General Demographic Information of the U. S.
- A basic source of information is the U.S. Census Bureau. Much of the data in this web page has been obtained from this source. Another very useful and informative resource is the U.S. Historical Census Data Browser
Population History of the U.S.
- The source of this data can be found here, which is part of the U.S. Census Bureau web site. The population history of the U.S. may be obtained by clicking here.
Population History of Selected U.S. Cities
- The source of this data can be found here,
which is part of the U.S. Census Bureau web site. Among other things, this
page contains the populations of the 100-largest urban places in the
U.S. from 1790-1990. The population history of selected U.S. cities may be
otained by clicking the appropriate place below:
- Akron
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Buffalo
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Houston
- Indianapolis
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Milwaukee
- New York
- Oakland
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- St. Louis
- Washington, DC
Time History of the Population of Representative U.S. Cities
Dependence of the population of selected U.S. cities on year since 1790, as well as the total U.S. population (divided by 10). The population jump in New York between 1890 and 1900 is due to the incorporation of Brooklyn in 1898. The sum of the New York and Brooklyn populations varies smoothly.
For details, see ``Scaling Theory for Migration-Driven Aggregate Growth'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 068301 (2002).
- The source of this data can be found here,
which is part of the U.S. Census Bureau web site. Among other things, this
page contains the populations of the 100-largest urban places in the
U.S. from 1790-1990. The population history of selected U.S. cities may be
otained by clicking the appropriate place below: