Mean Center of Population for the United States: 1790 to 2010

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PE N N SY LVA N IA

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1800 Kent
1810
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1950
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1940

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2010 Mean Center of Population

Located near Plato, MO
Mean Center of Population
SO UT H Kent County of Center of Population
CA RO LIN A State or State Equivalent
ALA BAM A GEORGIA County or County Equivalent

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau Prepared by the Geography Division