October 30, 1900 (Tuesday)
- "76,295,220" William R. Merriam released the results of the 1900 United States Census. There were 74,627,907 in the forty-five states, and another 1,667,313 in the Territories, the District of Columbia, and stationed overseas. An additional 134,158 American Indians were not included in the total. Mr. Merriam added, "The figures of the population are the result of a careful computation by means of the latest tabulating machines.
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