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| The District of Columbia was formed in 1791 from territory ceded by Maryland and Virginia, but remained in some respects under their jurisdiction until the National government moved there in 1800. The District included the existing small cities of Georgetown and Alexandria as well as the site chosen for the Nation's new capital, Washington. In 1846 the portion south of the Potomac River, including Alexandria, was retroceded to Virginia. |  |
| Capital: N/A | Total Area: 68.3 sq mi |
| Latitude: 38°53'42.4" N | Longitude: 77°2'12" W |
| Last Significant Boundary Change:1800 | |
In 1800 the census reported the District as part of Maryland and Virginia. All populations shown in the table exclude the portion returned to Virginia in 1846.Population for 1800-40 is for the present territory of the District; it excludes Alexandria County, then a part of the District but retroceded to Virginia in 1846 and now comprising Arlington County and much of the city of Alexandria. Population of the District as then constituted: 1800: 14,093; 1810: 24,023; 1820: 33,039; 1830: 39,834; 1840: 43,712. The portion of the District ceded by Maryland became Washington County in 1801. The governmental relationship between the county and Washington and Georgetown cities changed over time; in 1874 all local governments in the District were superseded by a single government established by Congress. However, from 1810 through 1890 the census regularly was reported in terms of three subdivisions. From 1900 through 1990 the census has reported the District and the city of Washington as coextensive.
| 1790: --- | 1800: 8,144 | 1810: 15,471 | 1820: 23,336 | 1830: 30,261 | 1840: 33,745 | 1850: 51,687 | 1860: 75,080 |
| 1870: 131,700 | 1880: 177,624 | 1890: 230,392 | 1900: 278,718 | 1910: 331,069 | 1920: 437,571 | 1930: 486,869 | 1940: 663,091 |
| 1950: 802,178 | 1960: 763,956 | 1970: 756,510 | 1980: 638,333 | 1990: 606,900 | 2000: 572,059 |
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