Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies

University of Arkansas

 

Description: This raster map shows the population density of the lower Mississippi Valley, by county, for the year 1960. In 1960 states west of the Mi ssissippi are sparsely populated. Most of the population in the western Valley, with the exception of several localized metropolitan areas such as Kansas City, and Little Rock is located in close proximity to the Mississippi river. The eastern states are generally more densely populated. Source: U.S . Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.