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How US Population Compares To First Independence Day
Newsweek ^ | Jul 03, 2025 | Jordan King

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: declaration; godsgravesglyphs; theframers; therevolution

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1 posted on 07/03/2025 6:28:29 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not counting American Indians? (In the first census)


2 posted on 07/03/2025 6:33:39 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: MinorityRepublican

So, it’s grown 122 times? That’s almost 123.

That first sentence is horribly written. Journalism/News Weak is a joke.


3 posted on 07/03/2025 6:51:04 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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4 posted on 07/03/2025 7:15:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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