Digital History
| 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 | |
|
| Birth Rate |
| 1800 | 7.0 |
| 1810 | 6.9 |
| 1820 | 6.7 |
| 1830 | 6.6 |
| 1840 | 6.1 |
| 1850 | 5.4 |
| 1860 | 5.2 |
|
per 1,000 women aged 15-50 | ||
| 1830 | 1860 | |
| Illinois | 1,165 | 737 |
| Indiana | 1,112 | 733 |
| Michigan | 945 | 627 |
| Ohio | 933 | 644 |