According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 06/11/08 at 00:47 GMT (EST+5) is 304,306,175

One birth every.................................................   7 seconds
One death every..............................................  13 seconds
One international migrant (net) every............  29 seconds
Net gain of one person every.......................... 10 seconds

Interviewing woman with 10 children for the 1930 census

The census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years. The census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are used to distribute Congressional seats to states, to make decisions at every level of government, and to distribute $300 billion in federal funds to communities each year.

The first United States Census was conducted in 1790. George Washington was president of the 13 United States. The census was taken by U.S. marshals on horseback and counted 3.9 million people.

1800 Population:   5,308,483
US President:  John Adams
US States:  16

1850 Population:   23,191,876
US President:  Millard Fillmore
US States:  30

1900 Population:   76,212,168
US President:  William McKinley
US States:  45

1910 Population:   92,228,496
US President:  William Howard Taft
US States:  46

1920 Population:   106,021,537
US President:  Woodrow Wilson
US States:  48

1930 Population:   122,775,046
US President:  Herbert Hoover
US States:  48

1940 Population:   132,122,446
US President:  Franklin D. Roosevelt
US States:  48

1950 Population:   152,271,417
US President:  Harry S. Truman
US States:  48

1960 Population:   180,671,158
US President:  Dwight D. Eisenhower
US States:  50

1970 Population:   205,052,174
US President:  Richard M. Nixon

1980 Population:   227,224,681
US President:  Jimmy Carter

1990 Population:   249,464,396
US President:  George Bush

2000 Population:   281,421,906
US President:  Bill Clinton

The next census is in 2010.

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