Posted on 07/03/2025 6:28:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The population of the United States has grown almost 123 times since the first federal census was conducted after the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
In 1780, the nearest available Census Bureau population estimate to the signing, nearly 2.8 million people lived in the first 13 states of the U.S.
There are now around 342 million people living across the U.S., according to estimates for July this year.
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Not counting American Indians? (In the first census)
So, it’s grown 122 times? That’s almost 123.
That first sentence is horribly written. Journalism/News Weak is a joke.
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