16, 330. 73 126, 220, 71 41, 754. 59 22,587.61 8,805, 976. 00 149, 102. 00 26,459, 89 500,00 329, 880.53 1, 620 1,981.53 21,949. 462, 542, 378. 82 †6, 561, 608.82 109, 300. 83 233, 334.00 1,477, 993. 77 213, 386. 65 688, 083. 25 2,075, 426. 29 126, 711.25 118,451. 12 3,739, 789.00 36, 880.99 5,703, 954.99 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,835, 892. 71 6, 915, 081, 32 4,930, 893. 56 6, 582, 841, 54 5, 180, 640, 63 11, 757, 662. 54 17, 540, 374. 00 3, 113, 464. 18 10, 016, 700. 87 106,062, 392. 13 36, 776, 170, 89 52, 742,078.96 43, 148, 876. 44 67,090, 382. 62 42, 523, 627. 38 41, 627, 464. 39 73, 005, 192.00 51, 139, 646. 00 145, 295, 284.97 62, 870, 665, 83 86, 904, 605, 00 68,855,954.00 54,963, 343. 00 44, 154, 240. 00 369, 529, 600.00 146, 860 1,998, 863. 84 44, 971.11 12, 827, 272. 94 8,955, 383.75 14, 770, 351. 64 1, 414, 567, 574.96 12, page 371,) in satisfaction of claims against the United States for lands sold within the Las Ormigas and La Nebraska under the act of April 19, 1864, (Statutes, vol. 13, page 49.) been received, not embracing claims confirmed and not yet reported as surveyed. JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. + Including Chickasaw cession. New Mexico. Washington Dakota Arizona Idaho No. 21.-Historical and statistical table of the United States of North America. [NOTE. The whole area of the United States, including water surface of lakes and rivers, is nearly equal to four million square miles, embracing the Russian purchase.] March 3, 1863 12 May 26, 1864 13 83 July 16, 1790 130 214 69,994 240, 597 **113, 916 143,776 | 10 miles sq. The estimated population of these Territories on January 1, 1865, as above indicated, was 360,000. *The total population of the United States in 1860 was, in round numbers, 31,500,000. In 1865 it is estimated that the population was 35,500,000, including the inhabitants of the Territories, estimated at 360,000 persons on January 1, 1865. At the present time, November 1, 1867, according to the most satisfactory estimate, it is about 38,500,000. In 1870, according to existing ratios, the population of this country will be over 42,250,000. At the end of the present century, 107,000,000. The area of those States marked with a star are derived from geographical authorities, the public surveys not having been completely extended over them. The present area of Nevada is 112,090 square miles, enlarged by adding one degree of longitude lying between the 37th and 42d degrees of north latitude, which was detached from the west part of Utah and also northwestern part of Arizona Territory, per act of Congress, approved May 5, 1866; U. S. Laws 1865 and 1866, page 43, and as assented to by the legislature of the State of Nevada, January 18, 1867. &White persons. Indians. The present area of Utah is 88,056 square miles, reduced from the former area of 106,382 square miles by incorporating one degree of longitude on the west side, between the 37th and 42d degrees of north latitude, with the State of Nevada, per act of Congress, approved May 5, 1866, and as accepted by the legislature of Nevada, January 18, 1867. **The present area of Arizona is 113,916 square miles, reduced from the former area of 126,141 square miles by an act of Congress, approved May 5, 1866, detaching from the northwestern part of Arizona a tract of land equal to 12,225 square miles, and adding it to the State of Nevada. U. S. Laws 1865 and 1866, page 43. NEVADA.-Enabling act approved March 21, 1864; Statutes, volume 13, page 30. Duly admitted into the Union. President's proclamation No. 22, dated October 31, 1864. Statutes, volume 13, page 749. COLORADO.-Enabling act approved March 21, 1864; Statutes, volume 13, page 32. Not yet admitted. NEBRASKA-Enabling act approved April 19, 1864; Statutes, volume 13, page 47. Duly admitted into the Union. See President's proclamation No. 9, dated March 1, 1867. U. S. Laws 1866 and 1867, page 4. That portion of the District of Columbia south of the Potomac river was retroceded to Virginia July 9, 1846. Statutes, volume 9, page 35. *** BOUNDARIES.-Commencing at 54° 40', north latitude, ascending Portland channel to the mountains, following their summits to the 141° west longitude; thence north, on this line, to the Arctic ocean, forming the eastern boundary. Starting from the Arctic ocean west, the line descends Behring's strait, between the two islands of Krusenstern and Ratmanoff, to the parallel of 65° 30', and proceeds due north without limitation into the same Arctic ocean. Beginning again at the same initial point, on the parallel of 65° 30', thence in a course southwest through Behring's strait, between the island of St. Lawrence and Cape Choukotski, to the 1720 west longitude; and thence southwesterly through Behring's sea, between the islands of Attou and Copper, to the meridian of 1930 west longitude; leaving the prolonged group of the Aleutian islands in the possessions now transferred to the United States, and making the western boundary of our country the dividing line between Asia and America. JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Land Office, October 15, 1867. No. 22.-Statement showing the area and population of the British possessions north of United States boundary line. The Report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for 1856 gives the area of Canada East at 210,000 square miles, and Canada West at 121,260 square miles. The census of 1861 gives Canada East a population of 1,110,664. |