Urban Growth
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Digital History ID 3841 Number of Towns and Cities | | 1800 | 1860 | Towns 2,500-5,000 | 30 | 357 | Cities 25,000-250,000 | 3 | 32 | Cities 250,000 or more | 0 | 3 | Proportion of Population in Urban Areas | | 1800 | 1860 | Northeast | 9 | 36 | West | 0 | 14 | South | 2 | 7 | Declining Birth Rate | Year | Birth Rate | 1800 | 7.0 | 1810 | 6.9 | 1820 | 6.7 | 1830 | 6.6 | 1840 | 6.1 | 1850 | 5.4 | 1860 | 5.2 | Number of children under 5 per 1,000 women aged 15-50 | | 1830 | 1860 | Illinois | 1,165 | 737 | Indiana | 1,112 | 733 | Michigan | 945 | 627 | Ohio | 933 | 644 |
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