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Table 16.Estimated total and school-age resident population, by state:\1\1970 to 1995

                                                            [In thousands]
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                        |       1970 \2\   |       1980 \2\   |       1985 \3\   |      1990 \2\    |      1993 \3\    |      1994 \3\    |      1995 \3\
                        |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------
         State          | Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-| Total, |5- to 17-
                        |all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds|all ages|year-olds
------------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------
             1          |   2    |    3    |   4    |    5    |   6    |    7    |   8    |    9    |   10   |   11    |   12   |   13    |   14   |   15
------------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------
   United States .......|203,302 |  52,540 |226,546 |  47,407 |237,924 |  44,782 |248,710 |  45,166 |257,783 |  47,419 |260,341 |  48,291 |262,755 |  49,149
                        |--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------
Alabama ................|  3,444 |     934 |  3,894 |     866 |  3,973 |     798 |  4,041 |     774 |  4,181 |     771 |  4,219 |     778 |  4,253 |     779
Alaska .................|    303 |      88 |    402 |      92 |    532 |     112 |    550 |     117 |    598 |     132 |    606 |     136 |    604 |     136
Arizona ................|  1,775 |     486 |  2,718 |     578 |  3,184 |     601 |  3,665 |     686 |  3,945 |     762 |  4,075 |     795 |  4,218 |     837
Arkansas ...............|  1,923 |     498 |  2,286 |     496 |  2,327 |     461 |  2,351 |     455 |  2,426 |     464 |  2,453 |     468 |  2,484 |     477
California .............| 19,971 |   4,999 | 23,668 |   4,681 | 26,441 |   4,752 | 29,760 |   5,337 | 31,217 |   5,734 | 31,431 |   5,844 | 31,589 |   5,984
                        |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |
Colorado ...............|  2,210 |     589 |  2,890 |     592 |  3,209 |     599 |  3,294 |     607 |  3,564 |     677 |  3,656 |     700 |  3,747 |     712
Connecticut ............|  3,032 |     768 |  3,108 |     638 |  3,201 |     549 |  3,287 |     520 |  3,278 |     545 |  3,275 |     557 |  3,275 |     570
Delaware ...............|    548 |     148 |    594 |     125 |    618 |     113 |    666 |     114 |    698 |     122 |    706 |     124 |    717 |     127
District of Columbia ...|    757 |     164 |    638 |     109 |    635 |      88 |    607 |      80 |    579 |      75 |    570 |      76 |    554 |      75
Florida ................|  6,791 |   1,609 |  9,746 |   1,789 | 11,351 |   1,792 | 12,938 |   2,011 | 13,726 |   2,230 | 13,953 |   2,300 | 14,166 |   2,403
                        |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |         |        |
Georgia ................|  4,588 |   1,223 |  5,463 |   1,231 |  5,963 |   1,195 |  6,478 |   1,230 |  6,902 |   1,308 |  7,055 |   1,344 |  7,201 |   1,372
Hawaii .................|    770 |     204 |    965 |     198 |  1,040 |     194 |  1,108 |     196 |  1,166 |     205 |  1,179 |     209 |  1,187 |     213
Idaho ..................|    713 |     200 |    944 |     213 |    994 |     223 |  1,007 |     228 |  1,100 |     245 |  1,133 |     252 |  1,163 |     258
Illinois ...............| 11,110 |   2,859 | 11,427 |   2,401 | 11,400 |   2,192 | 11,431 |   2,095 | 11,686 |   2,144 | 11,752 |   2,168 | 11,830 |   2,205
Indiana.................|  5,195 |   1,386 |  5,490 |   1,200 |  5,459 |   1,087 |  5,544 |   1,056 |  5,706 |   1,056 |  5,752 |   1,066 |  5,803 |   1,079
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Iowa ...................|  2,825 |     743 |  2,914 |     604 |  2,830 |     543 |  2,777 |     525 |  2,821 |     536 |  2,829 |     541 |  2,842 |     541
Kansas .................|  2,249 |     573 |  2,364 |     468 |  2,427 |     452 |  2,478 |     472 |  2,535 |     497 |  2,554 |     506 |  2,565 |     510
Kentucky ...............|  3,221 |     844 |  3,661 |     800 |  3,695 |     745 |  3,685 |     703 |  3,794 |     705 |  3,827 |     709 |  3,860 |     712
Louisiana ..............|  3,645 |   1,041 |  4,206 |     969 |  4,408 |     937 |  4,220 |     890 |  4,290 |     893 |  4,315 |     898 |  4,342 |     903
Maine ..................|    994 |     260 |  1,125 |     243 |  1,163 |     222 |  1,228 |     223 |  1,240 |     226 |  1,240 |     228 |  1,241 |     230
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Maryland ...............|  3,924 |   1,038 |  4,217 |     895 |  4,413 |     788 |  4,781 |     803 |  4,958 |     864 |  5,006 |     884 |  5,042 |     904
Massachusetts ..........|  5,689 |   1,407 |  5,737 |   1,153 |  5,881 |     989 |  6,016 |     940 |  6,018 |     978 |  6,041 |   1,001 |  6,074 |   1,019
Michigan ...............|  8,882 |   2,450 |  9,262 |   2,067 |  9,076 |   1,824 |  9,295 |   1,754 |  9,460 |   1,798 |  9,496 |   1,824 |  9,549 |   1,837
Minnesota ..............|  3,806 |   1,051 |  4,076 |     865 |  4,184 |     796 |  4,375 |     828 |  4,524 |     893 |  4,567 |     914 |  4,610 |     925
Mississippi ............|  2,217 |     635 |  2,521 |     599 |  2,588 |     576 |  2,573 |     550 |  2,640 |     545 |  2,669 |     549 |  2,697 |     553
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Missouri................|  4,678 |   1,183 |  4,917 |   1,008 |  5,000 |     941 |  5,117 |     944 |  5,235 |     984 |  5,278 |   1,003 |  5,324 |   1,012
Montana ................|    694 |     197 |    787 |     167 |    822 |     167 |    799 |     163 |    841 |     174 |    856 |     179 |    870 |     179
Nebraska ...............|  1,485 |     389 |  1,570 |     324 |  1,585 |     305 |  1,578 |     309 |  1,613 |     321 |  1,623 |     326 |  1,637 |     329
Nevada .................|    489 |     127 |    800 |     160 |    951 |     166 |  1,202 |     204 |  1,382 |     246 |  1,457 |     261 |  1,530 |     279
New Hampshire ..........|    738 |     189 |    921 |     196 |    997 |     182 |  1,109 |     194 |  1,124 |     206 |  1,137 |     212 |  1,148 |     219
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New Jersey .............|  7,171 |   1,797 |  7,365 |   1,528 |  7,566 |   1,340 |  7,730 |   1,265 |  7,859 |   1,326 |  7,904 |   1,352 |  7,945 |   1,386
New Mexico .............|  1,017 |     311 |  1,303 |     303 |  1,438 |     304 |  1,515 |     320 |  1,616 |     347 |  1,654 |     358 |  1,685 |     362
New York ...............| 18,241 |   4,358 | 17,558 |   3,552 | 17,792 |   3,173 | 17,990 |   3,000 | 18,153 |   3,094 | 18,169 |   3,129 | 18,136 |   3,177
North Carolina .........|  5,084 |   1,323 |  5,882 |   1,254 |  6,254 |   1,175 |  6,629 |   1,147 |  6,952 |   1,214 |  7,070 |   1,246 |  7,195 |   1,285
North Dakota ...........|    618 |     175 |    653 |     136 |    677 |     133 |    639 |     127 |    637 |     128 |    638 |     129 |    641 |     129
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Ohio ...................| 10,657 |   2,820 | 10,798 |   2,307 | 10,735 |   2,090 | 10,847 |   2,012 | 11,061 |   2,048 | 11,102 |   2,070 | 11,151 |   2,087
Oklahoma ...............|  2,559 |     640 |  3,025 |     622 |  3,271 |     635 |  3,146 |     609 |  3,233 |     633 |  3,258 |     643 |  3,278 |     648
Oregon .................|  2,092 |     534 |  2,633 |     525 |  2,673 |     504 |  2,842 |     521 |  3,035 |     564 |  3,086 |     574 |  3,141 |     587
Pennsylvania ...........| 11,801 |   2,925 | 11,864 |   2,376 | 11,771 |   2,079 | 11,882 |   1,996 | 12,030 |   2,067 | 12,052 |   2,099 | 12,072 |   2,125
Rhode Island ...........|    950 |     225 |    947 |     186 |    969 |     163 |  1,003 |     159 |  1,000 |     165 |    997 |     169 |    990 |     170
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South Carolina .........|  2,591 |     720 |  3,122 |     703 |  3,303 |     663 |  3,487 |     663 |  3,630 |     672 |  3,664 |     678 |  3,673 |     682
South Dakota ...........|    666 |     187 |    691 |     147 |    698 |     139 |    696 |     144 |    716 |     152 |    721 |     154 |    729 |     154
Tennessee ..............|  3,926 |   1,002 |  4,591 |     972 |  4,715 |     903 |  4,877 |     882 |  5,094 |     912 |  5,175 |     931 |  5,256 |     945
Texas ..................| 11,199 |   3,002 | 14,229 |   3,137 | 16,273 |   3,318 | 16,987 |   3,437 | 18,022 |   3,660 | 18,378 |   3,742 | 18,724 |   3,819
Utah ...................|  1,059 |     312 |  1,461 |     350 |  1,643 |     418 |  1,723 |     457 |  1,860 |     482 |  1,908 |     491 |  1,951 |     491
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Vermont ................|    445 |     118 |    511 |     109 |    530 |     100 |    563 |     102 |    576 |     106 |    580 |     108 |    585 |     110
Virginia ...............|  4,651 |   1,197 |  5,347 |   1,114 |  5,715 |   1,039 |  6,187 |   1,060 |  6,473 |   1,115 |  6,552 |   1,134 |  6,618 |   1,149
Washington .............|  3,413 |     881 |  4,132 |     826 |  4,400 |     816 |  4,867 |     893 |  5,259 |     990 |  5,343 |   1,014 |  5,431 |   1,033
West Virginia...........|  1,744 |     442 |  1,950 |     414 |  1,907 |     383 |  1,793 |     337 |  1,818 |     323 |  1,822 |     321 |  1,828 |     315
Wisconsin ..............|  4,418 |   1,203 |  4,706 |   1,011 |  4,748 |     908 |  4,892 |     927 |  5,044 |     981 |  5,082 |     997 |  5,123 |   1,009
Wyoming ................|    332 |      92 |    470 |     101 |    500 |     108 |    454 |     101 |    470 |     103 |    476 |     104 |    480 |     104
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\1\Includes Armed Forces residing in each state.

\2\As of April 1.

\3\Estimates as of July 1.

NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095 at the national level, CPH-L-74 (1990 data); and forthcoming state level P-25 Reports. (This table was prepared July 1996.)


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