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Determining the Facts
Table 1: Distribution of Carnegie Libraries, 1920
State |
Population |
Libraries |
Libraries Per Million |
|
State |
Population |
Libraries |
Libraries Per Million |
AL |
2,348,174 |
14 |
6.0 |
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MT |
548,889 |
17 |
31.0 |
AZ |
334,162 |
4 |
12.0 |
|
NE |
1,296,372 |
69 |
53.2 |
AR |
1,752,204 |
4 |
2.3 |
|
NV |
77,407 |
1 |
12.9 |
CA |
3,426,861 |
142 |
41.4 |
|
NH |
443,083 |
9 |
20.3 |
CO |
939,629 |
35 |
37.2 |
|
NJ |
3,155,900 |
35 |
11.1 |
CT |
1,380,631 |
11 |
8.0 |
|
NM |
360,350 |
3 |
8.3 |
DE |
223,003 |
0 |
0 |
|
NY |
10,385,230 |
106 |
10.2 |
DC |
437,571 |
4 |
9.1 |
|
NC |
2,559,123 |
10 |
3.9 |
FL |
968,470 |
10 |
10.3 |
|
ND |
646,872 |
8 |
12.3 |
GA |
2,895,832 |
24 |
8.3 |
|
OH |
5,759,394 |
105 |
18.2 |
ID |
431,866 |
10 |
23.2 |
|
OK |
2,028,283 |
24 |
11.8 |
IL |
6,485,280 |
106 |
16.3 |
|
OR |
783,389 |
31 |
39.6 |
IN |
2,930,390 |
164 |
56.0 |
|
PA |
8,720,017 |
58 |
6.6 |
IA |
2,404,021 |
101 |
42.0 |
|
RI |
604,397 |
0 |
0 |
KS |
1,769,257 |
59 |
33.3 |
|
SC |
1,683,724 |
14 |
8.3 |
KY |
2,416,630 |
23 |
9.5 |
|
SD |
636,547 |
25 |
39.3 |
LA |
1,798,509 |
9 |
5.0 |
|
TN |
2,337,885 |
13 |
5.5 |
ME |
768,014 |
17 |
22.1 |
|
TX |
4,663,228 |
32 |
6.9 |
MD |
1,449,661 |
14 |
9.6 |
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UT |
449,396 |
23 |
51.2 |
MA |
3,852,356 |
43 |
11.2 |
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VT |
352,428 |
4 |
11.3 |
MI |
3,668,412 |
61 |
16.6 |
|
VA |
2,309,187 |
3 |
1.3 |
MN |
2,387,125 |
65 |
27.2 |
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WA |
1,356,621 |
43 |
31.7 |
MS |
1,790,618 |
11 |
6.1 |
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WV |
1,463,701 |
3 |
2.0 |
MO |
3,404,055 |
33 |
9.7 |
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WI |
2,632,067 |
63 |
23.9 |
MT |
548,889 |
17 |
31.0 |
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WY |
194,402 |
16 |
82.3 |
Questions for Table 1
1. Identify the number of Carnegie libraries in your state and determine your state's population in 1920.
2. Which state has the largest number of libraries? the lowest?
3. Which state has the highest number of libraries per million? the lowest?
4. Which state has the highest population? the lowest?
5. Based on your readings and Map 1, what conclusions can you draw from this data?
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