| 1960 Census National Center of Population |
| | PID: |
JB1836
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| Designation: |
CENTER OF POPULATION 1961 |
| Date: |
1961 |
| Type: |
DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK |
| State and county: |
IL/CLINTON |
| Position: |
38° 35' 58.2" (N) 089° 12' 35.3" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
143. (meters) 469.16 (feet) |
| Last report: |
1970 GOOD LOCENG |
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| 1970 Census National Center of Population |
| | PID: |
JB1913
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| Designation: |
CENSUS CTR OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
1971 |
| Type: |
DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK |
| State and county: |
IL/ST CLAIR |
| Position: |
38° 27' 47.2" (N) 089° 42' 22.3" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
123.6 (meters) 405.51 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2001 GOOD NGS |
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| 1980 Census National Center of Population |
| | PID: |
JC1679
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| Designation: |
CENSUS |
| Date: |
1980 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
MO/JEFFERSON |
| Position: |
38° 08' 13.2" (N) 090° 34' 26.5" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
193. (meters) 633.20 (feet) |
| Last report: |
1982 GOOD NGS |
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| 1990 Census National Center of Population |
| | PID: |
HC1137
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| Designation: |
POPULATION CENTER |
| Date: |
1991 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
MO/CRAWFORD |
| Position: |
37° 58' 27.1" (N) 091° 20' 15.0" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
223.0 (meters) 731.63 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD MODNR |
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| 2000 Census National Center of Population |
| | PID: |
AJ3110
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| Designation: |
CENSUS 2000 |
| Date: |
2001 |
| Type: |
DV = VERTICAL CONTROL DISK |
| State and county: |
MO/PHELPS |
| Position: |
37° 42' 29.0" (N) 091° 52' 03.7" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
368.675 (meters) 1209.56 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD INDIV |
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| 2000 Census State Centers of Population |
| After the 2000 census, the NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), the Census Bureau, and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) sponsored a project to monument each state's center of population. To date, 21 of these state monuments have been accepted into the NGS National Spatial Reference System database. Information on the locations of 18 additional state monuments has been obtained from various sources.
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| Alabama |
| No information was found. |
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| Alaska |
| The station was unveiled Aug 20, 2005 at the South Palmer Station on the Glenn Highway, the commuter rail terminal at the Alaska State Fair. Its approximate location is 61°34'41.6" N 149°08'19.9" W. |
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| Arizona |
| This station was dedicated Feb 25, 2004 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located at McQueen Park, 510 N. Horne Ave, Gilbert, Arizona. Its approximate location is 33°21'21.8" N 111°48'59.4" W. |
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| Arkansas |
| As of June 2002, the US Army Corps of Engineers was assisting Arkansas in setting this station near Toad Suck Park, 1.5 miles west of Toad Suck, Arkansas. The work was expected to be completed in August 2002. No other information was found. |
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| California |
| | PID: |
DH6647
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| Designation: |
CA 2000 CPOP |
| Date: |
July 1, 2004 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
CA/KERN |
| Position: |
35° 25' 03.3" (N) 119° 25' 27.9" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
91.6(meters) 300.5 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2004 MONUMENTED CADT |
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| Colorado |
| | PID: |
DH7070
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| Designation: |
SAMPSON MTN |
| Date: |
2000 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
CO/JEFFERSON |
| Position: |
39° 32' 35.4" (N) 105° 09' 07.3" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
1856.3 (meters) 6090 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2000 MONUMENTED NGS |
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| Connecticut |
| | PID: |
DG5871
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| Designation: |
CENTROID |
| Date: |
November 12, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
CT/NEW HAVEN |
| Position: |
41° 30' 39.6" (N) 072° 52' 59.9" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
69.6 (meters) 228.35 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD CTGS |
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| Delaware |
| The monument was set in 2003 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located on the north side of Rt 9 (Flemings Landing Road) at the roadside edge of the grounds of the old school house near Cedar Swamp Road. It is a Berntsen commemorative disk stamped 2000 Delaware Population Center Marker, CEDAR SWAMP, and its coordinates are 39° 24' 19.90589 (N), 75° 35' 19.08456 (W). |
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| District of Columbia |
| No information was found. |
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| Florida |
| | PID: |
DK4252
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| Designation: |
FLORIDA 2000 CENTER OF POPULAT |
| Date: |
September 26, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
FL/POLK |
| Position: |
27° 45' 07.3" (N) 081° 48' 06.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
41.86 (meters) 137.3 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2003 MONUMENTED PICKET |
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| Georgia |
| | PID: |
DF6671
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| Designation: |
GEORGIA CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
March 06, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
GA/BUTTS |
| Position: |
33° 19' 15.1" (N) 083° 50' 38.0" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
164.0 (meters) 538.06 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD GADT |
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| Hawaii |
| No monument has been set. The calculated Census 2000 center of population falls in the ocean and no alternate location has been selected. |
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| Idaho |
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This station was set May 21, 2004 and dedicated September 25, 2004, but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located approximately 7 miles west of Stanley, Idaho, at the Park Creek Overlook on Idaho Highway 21. The position is at approximately 44°16'56.5" N 115°01'39.0" W, at a distance of 5.92 miles N62°22'10"E from the state's Census 2000 center of population located at 44°14'33.4" N 115°08'00.0" W. |
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| Illinois |
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This station was dedicated July 10, 2004 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located at the edge of Centennial Park in Mazon, Illinois. |
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| Indiana |
| A monument has not yet been set. |
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| Iowa |
| No information was found. |
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| Kansas |
|
A monument marking the state's center of population is located at the commuter parking lot and scenic overlook on Highway 63, just north of Westphalia near Route 133. It is unclear whether this is the official monument of the Center of Population project. [Update: on Nov 18, 2005, the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors replied that Kansas had not yet set a monument.] |
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| Kentucky |
| | PID: |
DG7974
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| Designation: |
CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
November 12, 2002 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
KY/WASHINGTON |
| Position: |
37° 45' 39.6" (N) 085° 12' 53.1" (W)
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| Altitude: |
219.2 (meters) 719.16 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2002 MONUMENTED KYTC |
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| Louisiana |
| | PID: |
DE5745
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| Designation: |
LOUISIANA POPULATION CENTER |
| Date: |
April 16, 2001 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
LA/POINTE COUPEE |
| Position: |
30° 41' 55.1" (N) 091° 27' 27.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
8. (meters) 26.25 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2001 MONUMENTED LASPS |
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| Maine |
| No information was found. |
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| Maryland |
| | PID: |
DF8458
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| Designation: |
MARYLAND CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
August 05, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
MD/HOWARD |
| Position: |
39° 08' 21.3" (N) 076° 49' 42.2" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
78.9 (meters) 258.86 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2007 GOOD JMT |
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| Massachusetts |
| This station was dedicated June 2, 2004 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located on the grounds of the Natick High School athletic complex in Natick, Mass. Its location is approximately N 42° 16' 18.7" W 71° 21' 48.4" |
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| Michigan |
| | PID: |
DF8446
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| Designation: |
MICHIGAN CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
August 18, 2003 |
| Type: |
Z = SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
MI/SHIAWASSEE |
| Position: |
42° 48' 42.6" (N) 084° 18' 25.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
270.1 (meters) 886.15 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2007 GOOD WOOLPT |
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| Minnesota |
| No information was found. |
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| Mississippi |
| The Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors decided not to participate in the project. |
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| Missouri |
| | PID: |
DE6442
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| Designation: |
MISSOURI CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
May 20, 2002 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
MO/OSAGE |
| Position: |
38° 27' 15.0" (N) 092° 00' 36.1" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
242.0 (meters) 793.96 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD INDIV |
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| Montana |
| | PID: |
DH4417
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| Designation: |
MONTANA CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
Aug 18, 2002 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
MT/MEAGHER |
| Position: |
46° 48' 07.7" (N) 111° 10' 51.2" (W)
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| Altitude: |
1343.4 (meters) 4407 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2002 MONUMENTED PROFLN |
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| Nebraska |
| No information was found. |
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| Nevada |
| | PID: |
DG4047
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| Designation: |
BEATTY HIGH SCHOOL CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
NV/NYE |
| Position: |
36° 54' 03.7" (N) 116° 45' 25.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
1000.5 (meters) 3282.47 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2003 MONUMENTED NGS |
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| New Hampshire |
| This station was dedicated Nov 21, 2003 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located at the Pembroke Public Library, Pembroke, New Hampshire. |
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| New Jersey |
| | PID: |
DE6224
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| Designation: |
NEW JERSEY POPULATION CENTER |
| Date: |
December 08, 2001 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
NJ/MIDDLESEX |
| Position: |
40° 27' 09.0" (N) 074° 26' 08.5" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
8.5 (meters) 27.89 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2007 GOOD AASCO |
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| New Mexico |
| This monument is located in the campground of the Manzano Mountains State Park, near the flagpole. Its approximate location is N 34° 36' 11.5" W 106° 21' 40.7" |
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| New York |
| | PID: |
DG9708
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| Designation: |
NY CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
November 16, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
NY/ORANGE |
| Position: |
41° 27' 33.2" (N) 074° 36' 05.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
153.1 (meters) 502. (feet) |
| Last report: |
2003 MONUMENTED DELHUD |
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| North Carolina |
| | PID: |
DI0243
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| Designation: |
CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
NC/RANDOLPH |
| Position: |
35°33' 36.9" (N) 079° 39' 33.9" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
162.15 (meters) 532.0 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2005 GOOD NCGS |
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| North Dakota |
| | PID: |
DH4421
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| Designation: |
NORTH DAKOTA POPULATION CENTER |
| Date: |
Sep. 2003 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
ND/WELLS |
| Position: |
47° 38' 40.8" (N) 099° 37' 42.8" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
490.8 (meters) 1610 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2004 GOOD NDSPLS |
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| Ohio |
| | PID: |
DF5566
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| Designation: |
OHIO CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
2002 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
OH/MORROW |
| Position: |
40° 32' 56.7" (N) 082° 49' 36.4" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
349.5 (meters) 1146.65 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2006 GOOD INDIV |
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| Oklahoma |
| No information was found. |
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| Oregon |
| Oregon has not set a monument. |
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| Pennsylvania |
| A monument was set March 15, 2002 in Veterans Memorial Park in Newport, Pennsylvania. The monument was an Eagle Scout project undertaken by Jonathan Rose of Altoona. [Thanks go to Shari Taylor of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors for this information.] The disk is located just outside the left field fence line of the park's baseball field. Its location is approximately N 40° 28' 50.9" W 77° 08' 00.4" [thanks to Ernmark for the coordinates.] |
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| Rhode Island |
| On July 7, 2005 the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Professional Land Surveyors chose a location for the monument. The location is a ledge outcrop along the median of Route 2 in Cranston, just south of the Pastore Building. |
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| South Carolina |
| | PID: |
DG7240
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| Designation: |
SOUTH CAROLINA POPULATION CTR |
| Date: |
2004 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
SC/RICHLAND |
| Position: |
33° 59' 59.1" (N) 081° 01' 58.3" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
95.30 (meters) 312.66 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2004 MONUMENTED SCGS |
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| South Dakota |
| | PID: |
DF6326
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| Designation: |
GANN VALLEY |
| Date: |
September 26, 2002 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
SD/BUFFALO |
| Position: |
44° 01' 56.8" (N) 098° 59' 15.7" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
520.2 (meters) 1707 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2002 MONUMENTED SDDT |
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| Tennesse |
| | PID: |
DG7704
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| Designation: |
CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
October 10, 2003 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
TN/RUTHERFORD |
| Position: |
35° 47' 02.5" (N) 086° 24' 54.0" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
191.9 (meters) 629.59 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2007 GOOD TVA |
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| Texas |
| This station was dedicated in 2002 but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located at Holland in Bell County, Texas at the First National Bank. Its location is approximately 30°52'46.1" N 97°24'19.4" W. |
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| Utah |
| This station was set February 17, 2003, but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. The monument is designated THANKSGIVING POINT at the Thanksgiving Point development in Lehi, Utah. Its location is approximately 40°25'33.9" N 111°53'13.9" W |
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| Vermont |
| This station was dedicated in July 2002, but has not yet been accepted into the NGS database. It is located at approximately 44°05'21" (N) 072°29'14" (W) on Fuller Road in Warren, Vermont, approximately 0.64 miles NE of the state's Census 2002 center of population which is located at 44°04'52.05" N 72°48'51.51" W. directions |
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| Virginia |
| | PID: |
DF8080
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| Designation: |
VIRGINIA CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
April 08, 2002 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
VA/GOOCHLAND |
| Position: |
37° 43' 22.8" (N) 077° 49' 44.2" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
92.4 (meters) 303.15 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2006 GOOD USPSQD |
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| Washington |
| | PID: |
DE6225
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| Designation: |
WASHINGTON POPULATION CENTER |
| Date: |
April 2002 |
| Type: |
DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION |
| State and county: |
WA/KING |
| Position: |
47° 19' 15.6" (N) 121° 54' 28.2" (W)
Topozone
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| Altitude: |
230.8 (meters) 757.22 (feet) |
| Last report: |
2002 GOOD NGS |
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| West Virginia |
| The station has been set and was scheduled to be dedicated in the Spring or Summer of 2005. The GPS data has been submitted to the NGS, but the station is not yet listed in the NSRS database. The monument is located along Hwy 4 near I-79 exit 67 in Braxton County, West Virgina at approximately 38° 42' 04.4" N 80° 39' 45.9 W. |
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| Wisconsin |
| | PID: |
DH5705
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| Designation: |
WISCONSIN CENTER OF POPULATION |
| Date: |
2000 |
| Type: |
DD = SURVEY DISK |
| State and county: |
WI/GREEN LAKE |
| Position: |
43° 43' 39.9" (N) 081° 00' 03.7" (W)
Topozone
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| Last report: |
2007 GOOD WIDT |
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| Wyoming |
| As of September 2002, work was underway to find a location for the station and set the monument. No other information was found. |
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