•^-v Section VIII \- THE STATE PAGES <1>: - .. N. \ .. / y ••'\. _.,A P" • .0 , •A •^.^ ^ State Pages HE following section presents individual pages on all of the T, States of the United/States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territories of AmericaR Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and tfife Trust Territory of tj|e Pacificlslands. Included are listings"^of various executive officials, the Justices of \. the Suprdiwe Courts, and officers of the Legislatures. Lists of all of­ ficials are as of late 1969 or early 1970. Concluding each page are population figures and other statistics, provided by the United States Bureau of the Census. \ ..••••- \ . • •• • ••• • . ••• \ I • - , -••-••..• ••. •, • .. .,\ < y Preceding the individual state pages, a table presents certain his­ torical data on all of the States, Coriimonwealths and Territories. ^\ /•• \ : I, ^ •;v. \-' > ( • V • \ •/ /v 5¥> " \ • r THE STATES OF THE UNION—HISTORICAL DATA* Date Date Chronological organited admitted order of Stale or other', as to admission jurisdiction Capital Source of stale lands Territory Union to Union Alnbama;.... Montgomery Mississippi Territory. 1798(a) March 3, 1817. Dec.-14. 1819 22 Alaska.. Juneau •Purchased from Russia, 1867 Aug. 24, 1912. Jan. 3,1959 49 Arizona Phoenix Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14, 1912 48 Arkansas. .. Little Rock Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2. 1819 June 15, 18.36 25 Callfoniia... Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 • " (c) Sept. 9, 1850 31 Colorado Denver Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) Feb. 28. 1861 Aug. 1. 1876 38 Ck>nnecticut. 'Hartford Royal charter, 1662(e) Jan. 9, 1788(f) 5 'Delaware. ... Dover Swedish charter, 1638; English ;.. Dec. 7. 1787(f) 1 . charter 1683(e) Florida. Tallahassee Ceded by Spain, 1819 March 30. 1822 -March 3. 1845 27 Georgia. Atlanta Charter, 17.32, from George II to ..,. Jan. 2. I788(f> 4 /. Trustees for Establishing the -'•, Colony of Georgia(e) Hawaii Honolulu Annexed, 1898 June 14. 1900 Aug. 21, 1959 50 Idaho Boise ' Treaty with Britain, 1846 March 4, 1863 July 3, 1890 43 Illinois.. Springfield Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 3. 1809 Dec. 3. 1818 21 Indiana... Indianapolis Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 Dec. 11. 1816 19 Iowa...... Des Moines Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 12, 1838 Dec. 28, 1846 29 Kansas.. Topeka- Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) May 30: 1854- Jan. 29. 1861 34 Kentucky. Frankfort" Part of Virginia until Admitted (c) June 1. 1792 15 as State- \ Louisiana. Baton'Rouge Louisiana Purchase, 180S(g) March 26, 1804 April 30. 1812 18 Maine!... Augusta. Part of Massachusetts until ad­ (c) March 15, 1820 23 mitted as State • i . ' .. Maryland . Annapolis Charter. 1632, from Charles I to : April 28. 1788(f) 7 Calvert(e) MassachusettSu . Boston Charter to Massachusetts Bay Feb.-6,. 1788(f) 6 Company, 1629(e) Mlctiigan.. Lansing / Northwest Territory. 1787 Jan. 11. 1805 . Jan. 26. 1837 26 Minnesota St. Paul Northwest Territory. 1787(h) March 3. 1849 May 11, 1858 32 Mississippi Jackson., '- - Mississippi Territory(i) April 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 . 20 Missouri........ Jefferson City Louisiana Purchase. 1803 ; June 4, 1812 Aug. 10. 1821 24 Montana........ Helena Louisiana Purchase. 1803(j) May 26. 1864 Nov..8, 1889 41 Nebraska Lincoln' Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 30, 1854 ' March 1, 1867 37 Nevada.... Carson City Ceded by Mexico, liS48 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31. 1864 36 New Hampshire. Concord • Grants from Council for New June 21. 1788(f) 9 England, 1622 and 1629. Ma3e royal province. 1679(e) New Jersey "Trenton Dutch settlement. 1618; English Dec. 18. 1787(f) charter, 1664(e) '.'%•' New Mexico. Santa Fe Ceded by Mexico. 1848(b) Sept. 9. 1850 Jan. 6, 1912 47 New York... Albany Dutch settlement, 1623;.English July 26./1788(f), 11 control. 1664(e) North Carolina. Raleigh "'"^^-..^ -Charter. 1663. from Charles 11(e) ....;.. Nov. 21. 1789(f) 12 North Dakota.. Bismarck. ' . <'•L'ouisian a Purchase. 1803fk) March 2. 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio Columbus Nortliwe^t Territory. 1787 (c) ' » ,March 1. 1803 17 Oklahoma „jOklahoma City Louisiana Purchase. 1803 May 2. 1890 Nov. 16. 1907 46 Oregon...... ."T ' Salem' Settlement and treaty with Brit- Aug. 14. 1848 Feb. 14. 1859. ain. 1846 Pehnsylyania.. Harrisburg Grant from Charles II to V/\\-~... Dec. 12.-1787(f) Ham Penn. 1681(e) . ".---.: Rhode Island. Providence ^Charter. 1663. from Charles 11(e) % .. May 29. [1790(f) 13 South Carolina, Columbia • Charter. 1663, from Charles 11(e) May 23. '1788(f) 8 South Dakota.. Pierre Louisiana Purchase. 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 .40 Tennessee. ;. /. Nashville . Part of North Carolina until ad­ (c) . June 1. 1796 16 mitted as State Texas Austin Republic of Texas. 1845 - (c) Dec. 29, 1845 28 Utah.......... Salt Lake City Ceded by Mexico. 1848 Sept. 9, 1850 Jan: 4, 1896 45 Vermont....:. Montpelier . From lands of New'.Hampshire (c) March 4. 1791 14 and New York Virginia........ Richmond Charter. 1609, from James I to June 25. 1788(f) 10 London Compariy(e). -\. Washington...... Olympia Oregon Territory, 1848 March 2, 1853 Nov. 11. 1889 42 West Virginia.... Charleston Part of Virginia until admitted .\(c) , June 20, 1863 35 as State Wisconsin. ... Madisoft Northwest Territory, 1787 April 20. 18.36 May 29, 1848 30 Wyoming.. Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase.. 1803(d.i) July.25.\1868 , July 10, 1890 44 American Sataoa Pago Pago Became a Territory, l£i99 Guam. .......*..' Agana - Ceded by Spain, 1898 . Aug. _„ . 1_. 195, 0 Puerto Rico San Jiian Cedeci by Spain', 1898 .•...:... .\,. ...' July 25.1952(1) TTPI. <..... Saipan Administered as trusteeship for the Uiiited Nations, July 18, 1947 ' Virgin Islands... Charlotte Atnalie ' Purchased from Denmark, January 17, 1917' ' * Table of ofHcial names of States, legislative bodies and' (e) One of the original thirteen Colonies. capitol biiildinRS is on paKC 64. (f) Date of ratification .of U.S. Constitution. fa) By the Treaty of Paris, 1783, England (rave up claim to (g) West Feliciana Dikrict (Baton Rouge) acquired^rom the thirteen original Colonies, an"a to all land within an area Spain. 1810, added to Louisiana, 1812. ' extendinit along the present Canadian border to the Lake of the (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803^ Woods, down the Mississippi River to the-31st parallel, east to '(i) See footnote (a). The lower portion of Mississippi was also the Chattahoochie, down that river to the mouth of the Flint, acquired from Spain in 1813\ east.to the source of the St. Mary's, down that river to the (j> Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. ocean. Territory west of the Alleghenies was claimed byvarious .- (k) The northern portion Vnd the Red River Valley were States, but was eventually all ceded to the Nation. Thus, the acquired by treaty with Great\Britain in 1818. major i>art of Alabama wasacquired by the Treaty of Paris, but (1) On this date Puerto Kicp became a self-governing Com­ the lower jwrtion from.Spain in 1813. monwealth by compact approvetTby the United States Congress (b) Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853. and the voters of Puerto Rico as "provided in U.S. Public Law- (c) No territorial status before admission to Union. 600 of 1950. " ' (d)'Portion of land ceded by Mexico; 1848. 561. ALABAMA •u'' i Nickname .. .'. .The Heart of Dixie Tree .Southern (Longleaf) Pine Motto , We Dare Defend OurRights Song ..Alabama Flower .., ^ ."... .Camellia Fish •, • • • • .Tarpon Bird .... .. ....... .Yellowhammer Entered the Union ......... .December 14, 1819 Capital City ,....-... Montgomery K "r"' ' OFFICERS . ; Governor i...... .ALBERT P. BREWER Lieutenant Governor <".,. (Vacancy) Secretary of State .'V.. .................. .MRS.,MABEL AMOS . Attorney General ......................; .MACDONALD GALLION State Treasurer • • • • -MRS. AGNES BAGGETT State Auditor MRS. MELBA TILL ALL£N SUPREME COURT J. ED. LiviNbsTON, Chief Justice THOMAS S. LAWSON JAMES N. BLOOPWORTH JAMES S..COLEMAN, JR. RoBERt T. SIMPSON PELHAM J. MERRILL ROBERT B." HARWOOD HUGH MADDOX DANIEL T.MCCALL, JR. / LEGISLATURE V ••'.••• •"'•••'•',•• . •• • '".••' ^^- ••• ' • • '• • - ".:.-- •'. : President of the Senate (Vacancy),/ Speaker of the House..; .RANKIN FITE President Pro Tem of the Senate. .O. J. GOODWYN Speaker Pro Tem of the House .HUGH.D. MERRILL Secretary of the Senate. •. .MCDOWELL LEE Clerk of the House.; ... .JOHN W. PEMBERTON : •/;;'•;•.• "•••••,-. ." v. • . , "' :\ • .. ;' • ;' •'• '•' .. r •^•v- -, .^•./•-:.;;V;;:.-V^,•-•/>'.^' /STATISTICS •'• '. •._.•••,;•"---:•- Land Area (square!miles) .,. .t50,85i Largest City Birmingham \ Rank in Nation.........................29th Population | •:,'.............. .340,887 Population • .,. .3,531,000 Number of Cities over 10,000 I*bpulationt... .29 Rank in Nation t ....21st ,., u co .- • CT • Density per squate mile f ;:,...... .69.4 dumber of Counties........................ .67 Number of Representatives in Congress........8 . 1_ ^'^^ SilL;- • • • • • ••••••••••• •• • •'^°"'frf5? • • -E^imated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 19^9, • Population +., . .134,393 t-Based on population estimate for July. 1. 1969. Rank in State J ;. ........... 3rd j Based on Bureau of the Xensus JReport3^ for 1960. • • _• •..'.." V •-• •• ... " • ' • '562 •. • •'•••• *.• .• <M_ • -^-Kp •-;v' -,t, • - •-?••. \ f^ ALASKA Motto .North to the Future. Stone .:.-. .Jade ' Flower , - .Forget-me-not Fish : :..... .King Salmon Bird .Willow Ptarmigan Purchased from Russia by the Tree .....'................ Sitka Spruce United States ....... .... .March. 30. 1867 —r. •» Alaska's Flag Entered the Union .... i. ... January