PART II. THE UNITED STATES. Area and Political Divisions. The total area of the United States is 3,580,805 square miles, or 2,291,715,347 acres. The following statement shows the area of each State and Territory in the United States, date of organization of Territories, and of admission of new States into the Union (from the Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office of 1898): The following table shows the average rainfall, highest and lowest temperatures, based upon observations of twenty-three or less years, at selected stations in the several States and Territories: * See President's proclamation, Oct. 13, 1864 (13 Stat. L., 749). + See President's proclamation, Aug. 1, 1876 (19 Stat. L., 665). * See President's proclamations (26 Stat L., 1548 to 1552, inclusive). § See President's proclamation, Jan. 4 1896 (28 Stat. L., p. 12 of Proclamations by President). I See President's proclamation (26 Stat. L., 1544). |