The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was created by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953, approved Apr. 1, 1953 (67 Stat. 18; 5 U. S. C. 623), which, effective Apr. 11, 1953, abolished the Federal Security Agency and transferred its functions to the new Department. 1 Recess appointment.

1 The Constitution was adopted by convention of the States Sept. 17, 1787, and was subsequently ratified by the several States in the order

listed.

2 Unanimous.

The area of Virginia at the date of ratification was 61,352 square miles, but Dec. 31, 1862, a portion of its territory was set off and admitted into the Union as a free and independent State under the name of West Virginia.

STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION

Formation

33, 215 69, 674

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
New York.

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
North Carolina. Seceded June 8, 1861. Readmitted
to representation by joint resolution of July 24, 1866.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the State of Virginia.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France under the treaty of Paris of Apr. 30, 1803.
Seceded Jan. 26, 1861. Readmitted to representation
upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 9,
1868.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the States of Georgia and South Carolina. Seceded
Jan. 9, 1861. Readmitted to representation by act
of Feb. 23, 1870.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the State of Virginia. Tur
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the States of South Carolina and Georgia. Seceded
Jan. 11, 1861. Readmitted to representation upon
ratifying the fourteenth amendment July 13, 1868.
Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Massachusetts.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France, under the name of "Louisi-
ana," by the treaty of Par is of 1803.

Arkansas.

June 15, 1836

52, 240

1,949, 387

1,909, 511

53, 104

Michigan..
Florida..

Jan. 26, 1837
Mar. 3, 1845

*200,000 54, 477

5, 256, 106 1,897, 414

6,371, 766
2,771, 305

Texas.

Dec. 29, 1845

$250,000

6, 414,824

58,216
58, 560

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France, under the name of "Louisi
ana," by the treaty of Paris of 1803. Seceded May 6,
1861. Readmitted to representation upon ratifying
fourteenth amendment, June 22, 1868.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
Spain by treaty of Washington of Feb. 22, 1819. Se-
ceded Jan. 11, 1861. Readmitted to representation
upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, June 25,
1868.

7,711, 194 267, 339 This State was originally a part of the Republic of
Mexico, but by a successful revolt the people estab-
lished for themselves an independent republican gov-
ernment, and were subsequently annexed to the
United States. Seceded Feb. 1, 1861. Readmitted
to representation by the act of Mar. 30, 1870.
Formed from a portion of the Territory of Wisconsin,
as the "Territory of Iowa," June 12, 1838.
Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Michigan, as the "Territory of Wisconsin," Apr. 20,
1836.

Sept. 9, 1850
May 11, 1858
Feb. 14, 1859

107,000

Kansas.

6,907, 387 10, 586, 223 158, 693 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2,

Jan. 29, 1861

107,206

1,801, 028

1,905, 299

84, 068 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.

96, 981

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
the treaty with France of Apr. 30, 1803, the treaty
with Spain of Feb. 22, 1819, and the treaty with
Great Britain of June 15, 1846.
82, 276 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France by the treaty of Apr. 30, 1803, and by the
State of Texas, in the settlement of her boundaries,
in 1850.

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Virginia.

160, 083 110, 540 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

By H. J. Res. 121 of the 83d Cong., agreed to Aug. 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 407), Congress corrected an oversight of one and a half centuries and formally admitted the State of Ohio to the Union, setting Mar, 1, 1803, as the effective date of admission. • Estimated.

STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION-Continued

Mar. 1, 1867

*60,000

1,315, 834

1,325, 510

77, 227

Aug. 1, 1876

*150, 000

1, 123, 296

1, 325, 089

Formation

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30,
1803.

104, 247 Formed from portions of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by the treaty of Apr. 30,
1803, and of that ceded by Mexico by the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803. The northern
boundary of the territory was settled by a treaty with
Great Britain, known as the "Oregon Treaty" of
June 15, 1846.

77, 047
70, 665
147, 138
68, 192

Idaho..

July 3, 1890

84, 385

524, 873

588, 637

Wyoming..

July 10, 1890

60, 705

250, 742

290, 529

83, 557
97, 914

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by France by treaty of Apr. 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

Formed by the union of Oklahoma Territory and In-
dian Territory.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the
United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo of Feb. 2, 1848.

749, 587 113, 909 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
Mexico, part by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of
Feb. 2, 1848, and part by what is known as the "Gads-
den Purchase," Dec. 30, 1853.

Jan.

7, 1959

*211,000

72,524

128,643

586, 400

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Russia by treaty of Mar. 30, 1867.

•Estimated.