Impact of Climate Change and Land Use on the Southwestern United States

Information resources

1990 Population density for the Southwestern U.S.

1990 Population density by county

Click on a county to obtain population growth data for that county

Population per Square Mile
Map legend		 Santa Clara County, CA
Total area: 1312 sq. mi
Population density chart
YearPopulationPopulation
density
19006021645.90
19108353963.68
192010067676.74
1930145118110.61
1940174949133.35
1950290547221.47
1960642315489.60
19701064714811.57
19801295071987.16
199314975771141.52

For details about the data, please see

Population Growth of the Southwest United States, 1900-1990 by Martin Chourre with Stewart Wright (in this web conference)
Data sources: USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center and U.S. Bureau of the Census
Original software by Peter Schweitzer with assistance from Yew Yuan

USGS

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/resources/population/199006085.html
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