1 ' Section VIII •^ THE .( \ rO» 1 State Pa^es •v> HE following pages present individual summaries on the several Tstates, commonwealths and territories. •Included are listings of certain of the executive officials, the Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts, officers of the legislatures, and mem­ bers of the Commissions on Interstate Coope^-ation. Listings of all offi­ cials are as of January, 1958. ; Concluding each page are population figures and other statistics, furnished by the. United States Bureau/ of the Census. Most of the data on the following pages, however, were provided directly by agen­ cies of the states themselves. ' • . '\' / » )• •b.; ^ 464 •'A «• \:i Busa THE STATES OF THE UNION-HISTORICAL DATA Dale Date Chronological "'•'•^ organiud admitted order of stale or other as to admission Jurisdiction Capital Source of stale lands Territory Union to Union Alabama.... Montgomery Mississippi Territory, 1798(a) March 3, 1817 Dec. 14, 1819 22 Arizona... Phoenix Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14. 1912 48 Arkansas..., Little Rock. Louisiana Purciiase, 1803 March 2, 1819 JuneylS, 1836 25 , California... Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (c) Sep^9. 1850 31 Colorado...., Denver Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) Feb. 28, 1861 Aug. 1, 1876 • 38 T^ Connecticut. Hartford^-- Royal charter, 1662(e) . Jan. 9. 1788(0 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, 1732, from Georgn II Jan. 2. 1788(f) 4 to Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia(e) Idaho...... Boise Oregon Territory, 1848 • March 3. 1863 July 3, 1890 43 IlUnois... Springfield'^' Northwest Territory, 1787" Feb. 3, 1809 Dec. 3. 1818 . 21 Indiana... Indianapoiia Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7. 1800 Dec. 11, 1816 19 Iowa.?...-. <Des Moines-, Louisiaiia Purchase, 1803 June 12, 1838 Dec. 28, 1846 29 Kansas... Topeka S Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) May 30, 1854 Jan. 29. 1861 34 Kentucky. Frankforf Part of Virginia until admitted (c) June I, 1792 15 o as state Louisiana. Baton Rouge . Louisiana Purchase, 1803(g) March 26, 1804 April 3Q. 1812 18 Maine.... -Part of Massachusetts until (c) March 15. 1820 23 Augusta V . admitted as state Maryland....... Charter, 1632", from Charles I AprU 28. 1788(f) Annapolis'. ' ; to Calvert(e) Massachusetts. .\ Charter to Massachusetts Bay Feb. 6. 1788(0 Boston Company, 1629(e) Michigan Lansing Northwest Territory, 1787 I Jan..11, 1805 Jan. 26, 1837 26 Minnesota...... St. Paul Nortliw'est Territory, 1787(h) March 3, 1849 May 11,1858 32 Mississippi Jackson Missi3sippi~Territory(i) AprU 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1.817 20 Missouri Jefferson City ^ Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10, 1821 24 Montana. Helena ^ Louisiana Purchase, 18030') 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, 1848 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31. 1854 36 New Hampshire. Concord Grants from Council for New June il. 1788(0 9 .7 England, 1622 and 1629. Made royal province, 1679(e) New Jersey Trenton Dutch settlement, 1618; Eng­ Dec. 18. .1787(0 lish 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," Eng­ July 26. 1788(0 11 lish control, 1664(e) North Carolina. Raleigh Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) Nov. 21, 1789(0 12 North Dakota.. Bism§rck Louisiana Purchase, 1803(k) March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 . 39 Ohlc.^sisy, Columbus Northwest Territory, 1787 (0 " Feb. 19, 1803 17 Oklahoma..... Oklahoma City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 2, 1890 Nov. 16. 1907 46 Oreftoii>;: i..... Salem Settlement and treaty with Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14, 1859 33 Britain, 1846 Fennsylninla,.. Harrisburg Grant, from Charles II to Dec. 12, 1787(0 William Penn, 1681(e) ' Rhode Island.. Providencp Charter. 1663, from ChailfiS 11(e) May 29. 1790(0 13 . South Carolina. Columbia* Charter. 1663, from Chiles 11(e) May 23. 1788(0 '8 .*, South Dakota.. Pierre Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2. 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 40 . ' Tennessee..... Nashville Part of North Carolina until (c) June 1, 1796 admitted as state 16 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 lauds of New Hamp­ (c) ;tlarch4, 1791 14 shire and New York Virginia Richmond Charter, 1609, from James I Jtjne 25, 1788(0 10 •V^' to London Company (e) Washington..,. Olympia, Oregon Territory, 1848 March 2, 1853 N'OV. II, 1889 42 West Vhrginla.. Charleston Part of Virginia until admitted (c) Jiinfe20,1863 35 as state Wisconsin..... Madbon Northwest Territory, 1787 AprU 20, 1836 May 29, 1E48 30 » Wyoming Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d,}) July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890 44 Alaska. Juneau Purchased from Russia. 1867 Aug. 24, 1912 Guam 'Agana Ceded from Spain, 1898 Aug. 1, 1950 Hawaii....;.... Honolulii Annexed, 1898 June 14. 1900 Puerto Rico...; San Juan Ceded from Spain. 1898 July 25. 1952(1) f. Virgin Islands.. Charlotte Anfialie Purchased from Denmark. January 17, 1917 / (a) By'the Treaty of Paris, 1783, England gave up claim to. (f) Date of ratification of U. S. Constitution. -v the ilfiriglDai colonies, and to all land within an area extending (X)'West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from albhgllhe present Canadian border to the I^ke of the Woods, Spain, 1810, added to Louisiana, 1812. down the Mississippi River io the^31st parallel; east to thk (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803. Chattahoochie, down that river to the mouth of the Flint, easl\ (i) See footnote ^a). The lower portion of Mississippi wrtas also tOithCjsource of the St. Mary's, down that river to the ocean.. hcduired from Spain,!n 1813. ^> Territory west of the AJIeghenies was claimed by various states, .' u) Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 18^8, , but was eventually, all ceded to the nation. Thus, the major • L (k) The northern portion and the Red River Valley-were-, part{of Alabama was acquired by„tbe Treaty of Paris, but the' -acquired by treaty witb Great Britain in 1818. -'" - ower portion from Spain in 1813; \ . (I) On this date Puerto Rico became a self-goveminBcorathon- (b) Portion of lantf obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853.' ' wealth by compact approved by the United States Congress aiiU (c) No territorial status before admission to Union. the-voters of Puerto Kico as provided in U. S. Public Law 600^ (d) Portion of land ceded by Mexico, 1848. ' . of 1950. j . > , ,,/ : (e)»One of the original 13 colonics. * ) . v/ 465 '\'- /. -^ I' ALABAMA / .The Cotton State Bird. Yellowhammer Nicknames J TheYellowhammerState Song. Alabama '' A' Wc^ 'V'^ Motto ...We Dare Defend Our Rights Entered the Union Flower Goldehrod ...'. TDecember 14, 1819 '^4.T.^- Capital.City........ .Montgomery OFFICERS Governor .JAMES E. FOLSOM Lieutenant Govetnor W. GUY HARDWICK Secretary of State MARY TEXAS HURT GARNER Attorney General. JOHN M. PATTERSON State Treasurer JOHN BRANDON State Auditor. .MRS. AGNES BAGGETT Stgte Comptroller...;.. .JOHN GRAVES ALABAMA SUPREME C0URT Chief Justice. J. ED LIVINGSTON ' GOVERNOR HON. CHARLEJSM. COOPER Six Associate Members JAMES E. FOLSOU Chairman of the Commission on Interstate Cooperation LEGISLATURE President of the Senate. W. GUY HARDWICK President Pro Tem of the Senate Speaker of the House ;.... RANKIN FITE •f .BROUGHTON LAMBERTH Clerk of the House....;... OAKLEY MELTON, JR. Secretary of the Senate. .,. .J. E. SPEIGHT COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE COOPERATION Administrative MepabcFS Senate Members House Members JAMES E. FOLSOM, Governor"' JOE CALVIN ALBERT P. BREWER \. Cift\s. M. COOPER, Dir., Legislative B. L; CANTRELL E. B. HALTOM, JR. ~')/lV Rcf. Service, Chairman A. C. SHELTON CHAS. NICE, JR. FRANK BAREFIELEJ, Asst. to S^ate JOSEPH W. SMITH HENRY B. STEAGALL H Treasurer . GARET VAN ANTWERP HI HARRY J. HUDDLESTGN RALPH HAMMOND, Gov.'s Press'^Secy. ANNIE LOLA PRICE, Judge, Ct.: of Appeals V . LESLIE GWALTNEY, JR., Supt. of Insurance Ex-officio Afember: THE GOVERNOR . STATISTICS Area (square miles).....-........; 51,078 Popvdation (1950)...-.......;....... 106,525 f, Rank in Nation.. 27th Rank in State.,.. ...:........... .3rd Population (1956*) .3,135,000 Largest Qty....;. Birmingham Rank in Nation (1956*)............ .19th Population (1950) 326,037 s .Density per square mile (1956*) .61.4 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population;.,. .20 Number of Representatives in Congress. .. .9t Number of Counties.....;.. 67 Statc-Univcrsity;. ."TTT.7":University of-Alabama - Site.......,..."....... .Tuscaloosa 'Population etticniatei u of July 1, 1956, tubject to reviiion. Capital City. ',.. Montgomery tA« allocated, on baiit of 1950 population figures. ° ' \ . 466 .• i ..... :. '• »., ARIZONA Nickname. The Grand Canyon.State Bird... Cactus Wren Motto.. .Dital Deus (God Enriches) Song. Arizona Flower..., .Saguaro Cactus Entered the Union Tree .....;.. Palo Verde ...;... February 14,1912 Capital City Phoenix -X OFFICERS Governor ... .ERNEST W. MCFARLAND Lieutenant Governor.. .........None Secretary of State WESLEY BOTJN Attorney General .. ROBERT MORRISON State'^Treasurct* ., J. VV. KELLY iStdte Auditor.;MRS. JEWEL W. JORDAN ARIZONA SUPREME COURT Chief Justice......... .LEVI S. UDALL Four Associate Judges HON. CLARENCE L. CARPENTER GOVERNOR Chairman of the Arizona ERNEST VV. MCFARLANO Legislative' Council - LEGISLATURE ' President of the Senate ' Speaker of the House. .VV. L. COOK CLARENCE L. CARPENTER Clerk of the House..... .MRS. RUBY H. SANDERS Secretary of the Senate. .MRS. LOUISE C.BRiMH^Lt-.,^ - ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (Functions as Commission on Interstate Co6peration)' Senate Memibers House Members CLARENCE L. CARPENTER, Chairman VV. L. COOK, Vice-Cliainnan NEILSON BROWN ED. ELLSWORTH ° HIRAM S. CORBETT „ . JOHN H. HAUGH HAROLD C. GISS \I -^ . T. C. RHODES JOE HALDIMAN, JR. JoHN'C. SMITH ROBERT VV. PROCHNOW E. L.^TIDWELL ' • ( Director: JULES M. KLAOGE rS^ STATISTICS •^^ Area (square miles) 113,575 Population (1950) 106,818 Rank in Nation .5th • Rank in State.