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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: ----
5   Florida 1819 53,937
6   West Florida 1819 4,729
7   Definition of Louisiana-Texas Boundary: ----
8    Gain 1819 22,834
9    Loss 1819 -97,150
10  Texas Annexation: ----
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: ----
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: ----
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: ----
35  Marshall Islands 1947-1986 70
36  Micronesia 1947-1986 271
37  Palau 1947-1994 177
38 Former Possessions: ----
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: ----
50  Serranilla Bank (Columbia) 1856 ----
51  Bajo Nuevo Bank (Jamacia) 1856 ----



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