United States of America
Selected Geographical Facts
 STATE UNION ADMISSION CAPITOL  AREA
Sq. Mi.
STATE
POPULATION
LARGEST CITY CITY
POPULATION
HIGHEST
ELEVATION
Alabama
 12/14/1819
Montgomery
50,750
4,447,100
Birmingham 
242,820
2,407
Alaska
 01/03/1959
Juneau
   570,374
626,932
Anchorage
260,283
20,320
Arizona
02/14/1912
Phoenix
113,642
5,130,632
Phoenix
1,321,045
12,633
Arkansas
 06/15/1836
Little Rock
52,075
2,673,400
Little Rock
183,133
2,753
California
 09/09/1850
Sacramento
155,973
33,871,648
Los Angeles
3,694,820
14,494
Colorado
 08/01/1876
Denver
103,730
4,301,261
Denver
554,636
14,433
Connecticut
01/09/1788
Hartford
4,845
3,405,565
Bridgeport
139,529
2,380
Delaware
12/07/1787
Dover
1,955
783,600
Wilmington
72,664
448
Florida
 03/03/1845
Tallahassee
53,997
15,982,378
Jacksonville
735,617
 345
Georgia
 01/02/1788
Atlanta
57,919
8,186,453
Atlanta
416,474
 4,784
Hawaii
 08/21/1959
Honolulu
6,423
1,211,537
Honolulu
371,657
 13,796
Idaho
 07/03/1890
Boise
82,751
1,293,953
Boise
185,787
12,662
Illinois
 12/03/1818
Springfield
55,646
12,419,293
Chicago
2,896,016
1,235
Indiana
 12/11/1816
Indianapolis
35,936
6,080,485
Indianapolis
791,926
1,257
Iowa
 12/28/1846
Des Moines
55,965
2,926,324
Des Moines
198,682
1,670
Kansas
 01/29/1861
Topeka
81,793
2,688,418
Wichita
344,284
4,039
Kentucky
 06/01/1792
Frankfort
39,671
4,041,769
Lexington
260,512
4,145
Louisiana
 04/30/1812
Baton Rouge
44,520
4,468,976
New Orleans
484,674
535
Maine
 03/15/1820
Augusta
30,995
1,274,923
Portland
64,249
5,268
Maryland
04/28/1788
Annapolis
9,838
5,296,486
Baltimore
651,154
3,360
Massachusetts
02/06/1788
Boston
7,826
6,349,097
Boston
589,141
3,491
Michigan
 01/26/1837
Lansing
56,959
9,938,444
Detroit
951,270
1,979
Minnesota
 05/11/1858
St. Paul
79,548
4,919,479
Minneapolis
382,618
2,301
Mississippi
 12/10/1817
Jackson
47,234
2,844,658
Jackson
184,256
806
Missouri
 08/10/1821
Jefferson City
68,945
5,595,211
Kansas City
441,545
1,772
Montana
 11/08/1889
Helena
145,388
902,195
Billings
89,847
12,799
Nebraska
 03/01/1867
Lincoln
76,639
1,711,263
Omaha
390,007
5,426
Nevada
 10/31/1864
Carson City
  109,895
1,998,257
Las Vegas
478,434
13,143
New Hampshire
06/21/1788
Concord
 8,995
1,235,786
Manchester
107,006
6,288
New Jersey
12/18/1787
Trenton
7,468
8,414,350
Newark
273,546
1,803
New Mexico
 01/06/1912
Santa Fe
121,336
1,819,046
Albuquerque
448,607
13,161
New York
07/26/1788
Albany
47,379
18,976,457
New York City
8,008,278
5,344
North Carolina
11/21/1789
Raleigh
48,843
8,049,313
Charlotte
540,828
6,684
North Dakota
 11/02/1889
Bismarck
58,188
642,200
Fargo
90,599
3,506
Ohio
 03/01/1803
Columbus
41,004
11,353,140
Columbus
711,470
1,550
Oklahoma
 11/16/1907
Oklahoma City 
68,656
3,450,654
Oklahoma City
506,132
4,973
Oregon
 02/14/1859
Salem
96,187
3,421,399
Portland
529,121
11,239
Pennsylvania
12/12/1787
Harrisburg
44,892
12,281,054
Philadelphia
1,517,550
3,213
Rhode Island
05/29/1790
Providence
1,054
1,048,319
Providence
173,618
812
South Carolina
 05/23/1788
Columbia
30,207
4,012,012
Columbia
116,278
3,560
South Dakota
 11/02/1889
Pierre
75,956
754,844
Sioux Falls
123,975
7,242
Tennessee
 06/01/1796
Nashville
41,154
5,689,283
Memphis
650,100
6,643
Texas
 12/29/1845
Austin
262,015
20,851,820
Houston
1,953,631
8,749
Utah
 01/04/1896
Salt Lake City 
82,076
2,233,169
Salt Lake City
181,743
13,528
Vermont
 03/04/1791
Montpelier
9,267
608,827
Burlington
38,889
4,393
Virginia
06/25/1788
Richmond
39,700
7,078,515
Virginia Beach
425,257
5,729
Washington
 11/11/1889
Olympia
66,512
5,894,121
Seattle
563,374
14,410
West Virginia
 06/20/1863
Charleston
24,124
1,808,344
Charleston
53,421
4,863
Wisconsin
 05/29/1848
Madison
54,424
5,363,675
Milwaukee
596,974
1,951
Wyoming
 07/10/1890
Cheyenne
96,988
493,782
Cheyenne
53,011
13,804
United States
07/04/1776
Washington, D.C.
3,539,341
281,421,906
 .
572,059
20,320

Data for this page were taken from United States Census Bureau

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