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Table Cf1 - Territorial expansion of the United States - land area, by accession: 1790-2000
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Land area
Row
Accession
Year(s)
Square miles
1
United States in 2000
3,536,278
2
Territory in 1790
895,415
3
Louisiana Purchase
1803
909,380
4
By treaty with Spain:
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5
Florida
1819
53,937
6
West Florida
1819
4,729
7
Definition of Louisiana-Texas Boundary:
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8
Gain
1819
22,834
9
Loss
1819
-97,150
10
Texas Annexation:
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11
Texas
1845
261,914
12
Other
1845
126,773
13
Oregon Territory
1846
286,541
14
Mexican Cession
1848
529,189
15
Gadsden Purchase
1853
29,670
16
Alaska Purchase
1867
570,374
17
Hawaiian Annexation
1898
6,423
18
Insular areas in 2000:
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19
Puerto Rico
1898
3,427
20
Guam
1898
210
21
American Samoa
1900
77
22
Virgin Islands of the U.S
1917
134
23
Northern Mariana Islands
1947
179
24
Minor Oulying Areas:
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25
Navassa Island
1857
2
26
Baker Island
1857
1
27
Howland Island
1857
1
28
Jarvis Island
1857
2
29
Kingman Reef
1858
Z
30
Johnston Atoll
1858
1
31
Midway Islands
1867
2
32
Wake Island
1898
3
33
Palmyra Atoll
1898
5
34
Freely Associated States:
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35
Marshall Islands
1947-1986
70
36
Micronesia
1947-1986
271
37
Palau
1947-1994
177
38
Former Possessions:
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39
The Philippines
1898-1946
115,124
1
40
Canal Zone (Panama)
1904-1999
553
1
41
Corn Islands (Nicaragua)
1914-1971
4
42
Phoenix Islands (Kiribati)
1856-1979
----
43
Line Islands (Kiribati)
1856-1979
----
44
Atolls of the Union Islands (Tokelau)
1856-1980
4
45
Atolls in the Ellice Islands (Tuvallu)
1856-1979
----
46
Swan Islands (Honduras)
1863-1971
1
47
Atolls of the Northern Cook Islands (Cook Islands)
1856-1980
----
48
Colombian Banks (Colombia)
1856-1972
----
49
Disputed Possessions:
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50
Serranilla Bank (Columbia)
1856
----
51
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Jamacia)
1856
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