Ever wonder how wealth was distributed in the United States around 1870? Wonder no more. Well, you might still wonder a bit. For example, what about wealth in Indian Territory?
Wealth at the time was on a completely different scale.
Simpler times, they were. Imagine what the rent on a New York apartment must have been!
Check out the Distributed Wealth print!
Tracking the center-point of America's population through the years:
It’s a neat idea, the mean center of population. As the population in the West grows, the center-point of America’s population creeps away from the East coast.
Center of population at each Census: 1790 - 1890 (1890)
In 1864 the per-pound price of cotton was $Chicago, up from $0.10 in 1860. The fluctuation of cotton prices has always been a wild ride, but man, the Civil War sure did a number on the market. And in case you’re curious, the incredibly-off-the-chart number for 1864 looks to be over $2/lb, but since it’s, you know, living somewhere in Illinois it’s hard to read. Highest number I can find is...
