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Resident Population and Apportionment of The U.S. House of Representatives

1) The document shows Maryland's resident population from 1790 to 2000 and the number of congressional representatives apportioned to Maryland during that time. 2) Maryland's resident population grew from 319,728 in 1790 to 5,296,486 in 2000, while its number of congressional representatives increased from 6 in 1789 to 8 from 1960 onward. 3) Congressional apportionment for each state is based on the resident population as well as overseas military and civilian employees allocated to their home state.

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Resident Population and Apportionment of The U.S. House of Representatives

1) The document shows Maryland's resident population from 1790 to 2000 and the number of congressional representatives apportioned to Maryland during that time. 2) Maryland's resident population grew from 319,728 in 1790 to 5,296,486 in 2000, while its number of congressional representatives increased from 6 in 1789 to 8 from 1960 onward. 3) Congressional apportionment for each state is based on the resident population as well as overseas military and civilian employees allocated to their home state.

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Resident Population and Apportionment of the U.S.

House of Representatives
Maryland
Maryland's Resident Population,
Resident Number of 1790 - 2000
Year 6,000,000
Population Representatives
5,000,000
2000 5,296,486 8
1990 4,781,468 8 4,000,000

1980 4,216,933 8 3,000,000


1970 3,923,897 8 2,000,000
1960 3,100,689 8
1950 2,343,001 7 1,000,000
1940 1,821,244 6 -
1930 1,631,526 6
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1910 1,295,346 6
1900 1,188,044 6
1890 1,042,390 6 Maryland's Congressional Representation,
1880 934,943 6 1789 - 2000
1870 780,894 6 10
1860 687,049 5 8
1850 583,034 6 6
1840 470,019 6 4
1830 447,040 8
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1810 380,546 9
1800 341,548 9 89 00 20 40 60 80 00 20 40 60 80 00
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1790 319,728 8
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1. The resident population excludes the overseas population.
2. Congressional apportionment for each state is based upon (1) the resident population and (2) the overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees (and their
dependents living with them) allocated to their home state, as reported by the employing federal agencies.

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