Resident Population and Apportionment of the U.S.

House of Representatives
Maryland
Maryland's Resident Population,
Resident Number of 1790 - 2000
Year 6,000,000
Population Representatives
5,000,000
2000 5,296,486 8
1990 4,781,468 8 4,000,000

1980 4,216,933 8 3,000,000

1970 3,923,897 8 2,000,000
1960 3,100,689 8
1950 2,343,001 7 1,000,000
1940 1,821,244 6 -
1930 1,631,526 6
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1910 1,295,346 6
1900 1,188,044 6
1890 1,042,390 6 Maryland's Congressional Representation,
1880 934,943 6 1789 - 2000
1870 780,894 6 10
1860 687,049 5 8
1850 583,034 6 6
1840 470,019 6 4
1830 447,040 8
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1820 407,350 9
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1810 380,546 9
1800 341,548 9 89 00 20 40 60 80 00 20 40 60 80 00
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1790 319,728 8
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1. The resident population excludes the overseas population.
2. Congressional apportionment for each state is based upon (1) the resident population and (2) the overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees (and their
dependents living with them) allocated to their home state, as reported by the employing federal agencies.