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Coordinates: 40°N 100°W  /  40°N 100°W  / 40; -100 The United States of America ( USA ), commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country located primarily in North America, consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.h At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area.d With a population of over 328 million , it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago, and European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast. Disputes over taxation and political representation with Great Britain led to the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), whi...
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Demographics

None Population Historical population Census Pop. %± 1790 3,929,214 — 1800 5,308,483 35.1% 1810 7,239,881 36.4% 1820 9,638,453 33.1% 1830 12,866,020 33.5% 1840 17,069,453 32.7% 1850 23,191,876 35.9% 1860 31,443,321 35.6% 1870 38,558,371 22.6% 1880 50,189,209 30.2% 1890 62,979,766 25.5% 1900 76,212,168 21.0% 1910 92,228,496 21.0% 1920 106,021,537 15.0% 1930 123,202,624 16.2% 1940 132,164,569 7.3% 1950 151,325,798 14.5% 1960 179,323,175 18.5% 1970 203,211,926 13.3% 1980 226,545,805 11.5% 1990 248,709,873 9.8% 2000 281,421,906 13.2% 2010 308,745,538 9.7% 2019 (est.) 328,239,523 6.3% Note that the census numbers do not include Native Americans until 1860. The U.S. Census Bureau officially estimated the country's population to be 328,239,523 as of July 1, 2019 . According to the Bureau's U.S. Population Clock, on May 23, 2020 , the U.S. population had a net gain of one person every 19 seconds, or about 4,547 people per day. The United States is the third most populous nation...
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