US Population History

Year    Population

1610   350 estimates

1620   2302

1630   4646

1640   26634

1650   50368

1660   75068

1670   111935

1680   151507

1690   210392

1700   250888 13 colonies established

1710   331711

1720   466185

1730   625445

1740   905563

1750   1170760

1760   1593625 British win French Indian War

1770   2148076 Revolutionary War

1780   2780369 Revolutionary War

1790   3929214 US established

1800   5308493 Louisiana Purchase

1810   7239881

1820   9638453

1830   12866020

1840   17069453

1850   23191876 Mexican War

1860   31443321 Civil War

1870   38558371

1880   50189209

1890   62979766

1900   76212168

1910   92228496  WW1

1920   106021537

1930   123202624

1940   132164596 WW2

1950   151325798

1960   179323175

1970   203211926

1980   226656805

1990   248709873

2000   284421906

2010   308745638

2020   329.5 million

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-ushistory2os2xmaster/chapter/united-states-population-chart/

Comments

In the 1600s, the US was populated by persecuted refugees from Britton, seeking religious freedom. Briton was out of lumber and needed it to build ships. The colonists came from Britian where Royals owned the land and rented it to farm families. In the colonies, families could use the land to grow their own food and practice their religions. They built homes and formed communities. Families learned to read the Bible. Children were home-schooled. Colonists felt free. Skilled trades were needed and gave colonists a path to success. Manufacturing was home-based. Colleges were formed.

By the 1750s Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch and German colonists had joined the colonies,

By the 1800s French and Spanish families became US citizens. Native Americans were invited to assimilate or move to reservations in the West.  In the 1850s Spanish families became US citizens. These were followed by Italians, Jews and Asians.Families from all other European countries landed here. Former Black Slaves became citizens after 1865.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_history_of_the_United_States

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