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The Territories.
| Territories. | Organized. | |
| New Mexico | September 9, 1850. | |
| Utah | September 9, 1850. | |
| Arizona | February 24, 1863. | |
| Indian | June 30, 1834. | |
| District of Columbia | { | July 16, 1790. March 3, 1791. |
| Alaska | July 27, 1868. | |
| Oklahoma | May 2, 1890. |
Census of the United States.
The following table exhibits the population of the United States according to each census taken:
| 1st. 1790 | 3,929,328 |
| 2d. 1800 | 5,305,925 |
| 3d. 1810 | 7,289,814 |
| 4th. 1820 | 9,638,181 |
| 5th. 1830 | 12,866,026 |
| 6th. 1840 | 17,069,453 |
| 7th. 1850 | 23,191,876 |
| 8th. 1860 | 31,443,321 |
| 9th. 1870 | 38,558,371 |
| 10th. 1880 | 50,155,783 |
| 11th. 1890 | 62,622,250 |
Great Waterfalls.
Heights of remarkable waterfalls in this country and elsewhere:
| Feet. | |
| Nile Cataracts, Upper Egypt | 40 |
| Tivoli Cascade, near Rome | 40 |
| Falls of St. Anthony, Upper Mississippi | 60 |
| Passaic Falls, New Jersey | 71 |
| Waterfall Mountain Cascade, South Africa | 85 |
| Missouri Falls, North America | 90 |
| Genesee Falls, Rochester, N. Y. | 96 |
| Lidford Cascade, Devonshire, England | 100 |
| Niagara, North America | 164 |
| Fryer’s near Lochness, Scotland | 200 |
| Mont Morency Falls, Quebec, Canada | 250 |
| Falls of Terni, near Rome | 300 |
| Natchikin Falls, Kamschatka | 300 |
| Lanterbaum, Lake Theen, Switzerland | 900 |
| Falls of Arve, Savoy | 1,100 |
| Cerosola Cascade, Alps, Switzerland | 2,400 |