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MARYLAND MANUAL 495
TABLE 1.—POPULATION OF MARYLAND, URBAN AND
RURAL: 1790 TO 1950
(For description of new and old urban definitions, see text)
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Population
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Date
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Percent
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urban
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Total
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Urban
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Rural
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New urban definition,
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1950 (Apr. 1)
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2,343,001
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1,615,902
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727,099
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69 0
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Old urban definition:
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1950 (Apr. 1)
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2,343,001
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1,274,618
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1,068,383
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54 4
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1940 (Apr. 1)
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1,821,244
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1,080,351
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740,893
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59 3
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1930 (Apr. 1)
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1,631,526
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974,869
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656,657
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59 8
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1920 (Jan. 1)
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1,449,661
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869,422
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580,239
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60 0
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1910 (Apr. 15)
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1,295,346
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658,192
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637,154
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50 8
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1900 (June 1)
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1,188,044
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591,206
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596,838
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49 8
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1890 (June 1)
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1,042,390
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495,702
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546,688
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47 6
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1880 (June 1)
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934,943
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375,843
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559,100
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40 2
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1870 (June 1)
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780,894
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295,459
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485,435
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37 8
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1860 (June 1)
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687,049
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233,300
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453,749
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34 0
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1850 (June 1)
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583,034
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188,045
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394,989
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32 3
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1840 (June 1)
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470,019
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113,912
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356,107
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24 2
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1830 (June 1)
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447,040
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91,041
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355,999
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20 4
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1820 (Aug. 7)
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407,350
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66,378
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340,972
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16 3
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1810 (Aug. 6)
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380,546
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46,555
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333,991
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12 2
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1800 (Aug. 4)
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341,548
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26,514
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315,034
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7 8
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1790 (Aug. 2)
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319,728
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13,503
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306,225
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4 2
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