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Washington, D.C. 150th Government Anniversary (1871): February 21, 2021

Press Release Number CB21-SFS.23
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From the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography — District of Columbia — History:

“The area of the District of Columbia was part of the original territory of the United States. The District of Columbia was formed from territory ceded by Maryland and Virginia in 1788, and was established in accordance with Acts of Congress passed in 1790 and 1791. Its boundary, a square ten miles on a side with vertices at the cardinal points to resemble a diamond, was established on March 30, 1791, and included all of the territory within present-day Arlington County, Virginia, and part of Alexandria city, Virginia. The portion south of the Potomac River was retroceded to Virginia in 1846.

“Census data for the District of Columbia are available beginning with the 1800 census.”

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