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Jews played a prominent role, and were among the pioneers of Oakland in the 1850s. In the early years, the Oakland Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1862, was the religious, social, and charitable center of the community. The first synagogue, the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland, was founded in 1875.
The population growth of each U.S. state from 1970 to 2020. This is a list of U.S. states and territories by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census. As required by the United States Constitution, a census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. Although the decennial census collects a variety of ...
African-American % of Population (1790–1990) Black or African American alone or in combination (2000-2020) by U.S. state and territory; State/Territory 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 United States of America: 19.3% 18.9% 19.0% 18.4% 18.1% 16.8% 15.7% 14.1 ...
226,167. The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000.
e. Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies, as many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution. Historians debate how much influence religion, specifically Christianity and more specifically ...
The United States transfers sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone back to the Republic of Panama, October 1, 1979; 1980s. Mount St. Helens erupts, May 18, 1980; Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th president of the United States on January 20, 1981; The United States joins Multinational Force in Lebanon, August 29, 1982 – February 26, 1984
The economic history of the United States is about characteristics of and important developments in the economy of the U.S., from the colonial era to the present. The emphasis is on productivity and economic performance and how the economy was affected by new technologies, the change of size in economic sectors and the effects of legislation and government policy.
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020.Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses.