States Admitted. Ratio. Population. Vermont................................... 1791 33,000 92,320 Kentucky.................................. 1792 33,000 95,638 Tennessee................................. 1796 33,000 73,864 Ohio...................................... 1802 33,000 82,443 Louisiana................................. 1812 35,000 75,212 Indiana................................... 1816 35,000 98,110 Mississippi............................... 1817 35,000 53,677 Illinois.................................. 1818 35,000 46,274 Alabama................................... 1819 35,000 111,150 Maine..................................... 1820 35,000 298,335 Missouri.................................. 1821 35,000 69,260 Arkansas.................................. 1836 47,700 65,175 Michigan.................................. 1837 47,700 158,073 Florida................................... 1845 70,680 57,951 Texas..................................... 1845 70,680 189,327 [17] Iowa...................................... 1846 70,680 132,527 Wisconsin................................. 1848 70,680 250,497 California................................ 1850 70,680 92,597 Oregon.................................... 1858 93,492 44,630 Minnesota................................. 1859 93,492 138,909 Kansas.................................... 1861 93,492 107,206 West Virginia............................. 1862 93,492 349,628 Nevada.................................... 1864 127,000 Not known. [Footnote 17: In 1850.] WASHINGTON, _January 29, 1867_. _To the Senate of the United States_: I return for reconsideration a bill entitled "An act for the admission of the State of Nebraska into the Union," which originated in the Senate and has received the assent of both Houses of Congress. A bill having in view the same object was presented for my approval a few hours prior to the adjournment of the last session, but, submitted at a time when there was no opportunity for a proper consideration of the subject, I withheld my signature and the measure failed to become a law.