VI. STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT JOHN M. MATHEWS In the following series of tables the more important facts relative to the forty-eight states which at present constitute the American Union are brought together for convenient refer ence: 1. The first table gives the area and population of the states, together with the date upon which they severally ratified the constitution of the United States, or upon which they were admitted to the Union. The population at 1900 and 1910 is given, together with the percentage of increase since 1900, and the rank of the several states in population in 1910. The population of the continental United States at the thirteenth census, taken April 15, 1910, was 91,402,151, an increase of 15,977,691 over the population on June 1, 1900, and an increase of 21 per cent., as compared with an increase of 22.7 per cent. in 1900. The states in which the population increased more than 50 per cent. include Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. All these states are situated in the western half of the United States. Including Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and military persons abroad, the population was 93,402,151. If the population of the Philippine Islands (7,635,426 in 1903) is added, with estimates for Guam, Samoa and the Canal, the total population of the United States and possessions on April 15, 1910, was 101,100,000. The new apportionment of state representatives in Congress is based upon the population as given upon the following page. 2. The second table gives for each state the assessed valuation of property as made in 1911 or 1912; the total state indebtedness and the amount of sinking funds held against the same; the appropriations for the annual expenses of the state, which, in some cases, indicate the actual revenue of the year; and the total expenditures for the year. The data furnished in this table were courteously supplied by the treasurers or comptrollers of the several states. 3. The third table revises and extends the table on pp. 184-9 of the YEAR BOOK for 1910, which gives the facts in regard to the state constitutions; dates of adoption; methods of ratification of present and former constitutions, and the existing methods of amendment authorized by law in each state. 4. The fourth table gives the state governors; their politics; the length of the governor's term in each state; the date of the beginning and ending of his term; and the governor's salary. 5. The fifth table presents the main features regarding the state legislatures, including the political complexion of the legislatures; number of members of each house; length of the term; frequency of session; the limit upon duration of sessions, if any; and the salaries of members of both branches of the legislature. 6. The sixth table indicates the main facts regarding the state judiciary; the name of the courts and number of judges; how chosen; length of term; and salary. 7. The seventh table indicates the number of counties in each state, and the general facts as to the county officers, their titles, which, as a rule, indicate their functions, and whether elected or appointed. An eighth table appeared in the YEAR BOOK for 1910, giving the census returns of receipts and payments of counties for 1902. I. THE STATES OF THE UNION AREA, POPULATION, DATES OF RATIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION, Percentage Rank in Ratification of Area Population, Population, of Increase, Population Constitution New Hampshire.. June 1900 1910 1900-1910 1910 Massachusetts.. February Rhode Island. Connecticut. New Jersey Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina.. South Carolina. May 23, 1788 30,495 Georgia. AREA. The total area of continen- | miles; of the Hawaiian Islands, 6,449 tal United States is 2,974,159 sq. sq. miles; of the Philippine Islands, miles. The total area, including Alaska | 115,026 sq. miles; of Porto Rico, 3,435 and Hawaii, is 3,624,122 sq. miles. sq. miles; and of the Panama Canal The area of Alaska is 590,884 sq. Zone, 448 sq. miles. II. STATE INDEBTEDNESS, TAXATION, REVENUES, AND EXPENDITURES The figures in the following table, for the most part courteously supplied by the treasurers or auditors of the various states, are the latest available. They relate in general to the fiscal year ending in 1913; in the case of states whose fiscal year coincides with the calendar year, the figures are for the year ending December 31, 1912. Bonded Indebtedness Sinking Total Total Arizona. 375,862,414 4.95 13,009,275 $10,394 3,825,367 3,193,352 Arkansas. 427,468,099 6.875 1,250,500 14,434 6,902,386 6,812,486 California. 2,920,400,512 21,445,956 18,691,877 Colorado. 413,835,450 4.10 4,464,949 None 3,580,445 3,837,423 Connecticut.. 1,102,990,545 Various 7,064,100 Delaware. 826,785 113,500 Florida. Georgia. 842,358,342 5.00 6,734,202 Idaho. 422,239,989 Illinois. 2,343,673,252 Indiana 1,890,460,710 0.90 1,010,163 Iowa.. 765,972,994 1,379,827 3,023,697 2,870,602 6,014,109 5,627,668 100,000 488,064 26,858,682 26,545,745 None 26,957,187 25,882,257 378,271 10,052,463 10,091,329 5,423,110 5,084,769 Kansas. 2,809,825,069 7,892,920 Kentucky. 851,550,237 10,306 7,666,780 7,769,131 Louisiana.. 550,517,808 7,355,785 Maine... 416,891,264 None 5,321,711 5,366,785 Maryland. 979,309,976 7,201,837 8,908,454 8,553,744 Massachusetts.. 5,479,279,693 17.92 117,480,662 38,250,410 17,680,502 17,092,466 Michigan. 2,288,000,000 9,249,408 22,414,877 13,165,468 Minnesota. 1,339,758,747 None 8,958,843 8,869,130 Mississippi... 411,551,004 6.00 3,923,752 4,426,591 Missouri.. 1,757,026,134 8,511,831 Montana 382,807,277 Nebraska 463,371,889 Nevada. 101,087,079 None 1,269,431 1,239,085 New Hampshire.. 398,714,464 None 3,209,751 3,273,675 New Jersey. 2,289,770,280 None 9,657,366 7,696,475 New Mexico.. 72,457,454 New York.. 11,128,498,055 1.00 108,355,660 26,013,597 107,763,064 101,495,444 North Carolina... 598,281,563 None 3,321,647 3,246,529 North Dakota... 294,770,325 119,985 4,564,753 4,349,070 Ohio... Oklahoma.. 36,481,059,158 103,978 15,578,471 14,697,184 1,777,079,420 Oregon. 905,011,679 None Pennsylvania... 5,208,131,613 None 659,160 5,356,115 4,487,119 785,510 32,374,890 35,516,410 Rhode Island... 618,834,569 781,102 3,250,631 3,184,761 South Carolina.. 291,531,003 922,149 3,972,032 3,205,816 Tennessee. :South Dakota. "Texas. 1,196,708,000 925,135 5,048,406 4,123,271 526,010,886 785,120 2,532,710,050 4,122,852 4,666,537 None 18,519,542 18,517,589 Utah.. 200,299,207 7.50 1,210,000 Vermont.. 222,989,343 240,000 None 3,668,004 3,954,599 Virginia.. 776,129,648 7,465,872 7,118,578 Washington, 1,005,086,000 West Virginia. 1,168,012,658 1,928,695 7,311,447 5,535,871 5,491,206 5,486,307 Wisconsin. 2,841,630,416 None 15,456,999 15,725,015 Wyoming. 182,185,927 3.08 117,000 None 1,320,153 1,017,263 2 Figures are for Oct., 1910-Oct., 185 III. STATE CONSTITUTIONS For the revision of the table of state constitutions on pp. 184-9 of the AMERICAN YEAR BOOK for 1910, it is necessary only to note that the following states have adopted popular initiative as a second means of proposing amendments: California (1911), Colorado (1911), Florida (1912), Michigan (1913), Nebraska (1912), Ohio (1912) and Texas (1911). The data for Arizona and New Mexico, admitted as states in 1912, are as follows: |