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Explore this collection of student-friendly maps designed to help students better understand U.S. population growth, communities, geography, and history through topics such as apportionment, territorial expansion, and more.
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Datos sobre la población de Puerto Rico (K-8)Este mapa en español está diseñado para estudiantes de escuela elemental e intermedia.
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MapApportionment of the U.S. House of RepresentativesThis map shows the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives based on the 2010 Census.
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MapData Visualization - Increasing Urbanization Population DistributionThis data visualization reveals how the number and size of cities has increased between 1790 and 1890.
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MapData Visualization – Following the Frontier Line, 1790 to 1890This data visualization highlights population expansion into new territory, subsequent gains in population density, and increasing urbanization.
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Datos sobre la población de Puerto Rico (9-12)Este mapa en español provee un vistazo a la población de Puerto Rico para estudiantes de secundaria.
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MapFascinating Old Census Maps, Updated for a Modern AmericaInspired by the Statistical Atlas of the U.S., statistician Nathan Yau has created a series of fascinating maps of the country.
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MapPopulation of the United States – 1790 to 1820This map displays the population density of the United States according to the 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 Censuses.
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SIS Elementary School Map: Understanding the U.S. PopulationThis map illustrates data from all 50 states for elementary students.
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SIS High School Map: Diversity in the United StatesThis map highlights U.S. diversity data for high school students. It provides demographic breakdowns by age, sex, and race.
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SIS High School Map: Understanding the U.S. PopulationThis map provides an overview of all 50 states for high school students. It includes data on languages spoken at home, median income, and population growth.
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MapSIS K-12 Map: Population of the Northern Mariana IslandsThis map illustrates census data about the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for students in grades K-12.
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MapSIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of American SamoaThis map illustrates census data about American Samoa for students in grades K-12.
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MapSIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of GuamThis map illustrates census data about Guam for students in grades K-12.
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MapSIS K-12 Map: Understanding the Population of the U.S. Virgin IslandsThis map illustrates census data about the U.S. Virgin Islands for students in grades K-12.
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SIS Middle School Map: Understanding the U.S. PopulationThis map explains the U.S. population by providing data on the states with the youngest and oldest populations, highest and lowest average family size and more.
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MapScott’s Great SnakeThis cartoon map illustrates Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically, during the Civil War.
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State Facts for StudentsBring data close to home by helping students collect, analyze, and compare kid-friendly information about their own state.
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MapTeacher’s Guide: Analyzing MapsThis source for teachers provides activities designed to help students analyze maps. Discovering census data at times requires the use of maps.
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MapTerritorial Acquisitions MapIllustrates territorial expansion beginning with the territory of the original thirteen states and continuing throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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MapThematic Interactive MapsThematic interactive maps are data maps of a specific subject or for a specific purpose.
Page Last Revised - September 1, 2026