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NAME

STATEHOOD

DATE/ORDER

PRE-STATEHOOD

NOTESDelawareDec. 7, 1787

1 stThe first of the original 13 colonies.PennsylvaniaDec. 12, 1787

2 ndThe second of the original 13 colonies.New JerseyDec. 18, 1787

3 rdThe third of the original 13 colonies.GeorgiaJan. 2, 1788

4 thThe fourth of the original 13 coloniesConnecticutJan. 9, 1788

5 thThe fifth of the original 13 colonies.MassachusettsFeb. 6, 1788

6 thThe sixth of the original 13 coloniesMarylandApril 28, 1788

7 thThe seventh of the original 13 colonies.South CarolinaMay 23, 1788

8 thThe eighth of the original 13 colonies.New HampshireJune 21, 1788

9 thThe ninth of the original 13 coloniesVirginiaJune 25, 1788

10 thThe 10th of the original 13 colonies.New YorkJuly 26, 1788

11 thThe 11th of the original 13 colonies.North CarolinaNov. 21, 1789

12 thThe 12th of the original 13 colonies.Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790

13 thThe 13th of the original 13 colonies.VermontMarch 4, 1791

14 thUntil statehood, had been a region claimed by both New York and New HampshireKentuckyJune 1, 1792

15 thNever a territory, it was part of Virginia until statehood.TennesseeJune 1, 1796

16 thWas Southwest Territory before statehood.OhioMarch 1, 1803

17 thWas part of the Northwest Territory until statehood.LouisianaApril 30, 1812

18 thWith certain boundary changes, had been the Territory of Orleans.IndianaDec. 11, 1816

19 thThere was a residue of Indiana Territory that continued to exist under that name until Dec. 3, 1818, when it was attached to Michigan Territory.MississippiDec. 10, 1817

20 thTerritory by Act of April 7, 1798, effective May 7, 1798.IllinoisDec. 3, 1818

21 st.AlabamaDec. 14, 1819

22 ndTerritory by Act of March 3, 1817, effective Aug. 15, 1817.MaineMarch 15, 1820

23 rdWhat is now the state of Maine was, before statehood, called the District of Maine and belonged to Massachusetts.MissouriAug. 10, 1821

24 thThe state was much smaller than the territory. The area to the west and northwest of the state, which had been in the territory, was commonly known as the "Missouri Country" until May 30, 1854, and certain of the post offices in this area show a Missouri abbreviation in the postmark.ArkansasJune 15, 1836

25 thThe territory was larger than the state. After statehood the leftover area to the west had post offices that continued for some years to use an Arkansas abbreviation in the postmarks, although they were really in the "Indian Country."MichiganJan. 26., 1837

26 th.FloridaMarch 3, 1845

27 th.TexasDec. 29, 1845

28 thWas an independent republic before statehood.IowaDec. 28, 1846

29 th.WisconsinMay 29, 1848

30 thThe state is smaller than the territory and the leftover area continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849.CaliforniaSept. 9, 1850

31 stCeded by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, concluded Feb. 2, 1848, and proclaimed July 4, 1848. From then until statehood, California had a military government until Dec. 20, 1849, and then a local civil government. It never had a territorial form of government.MinnesotaMay 11, 1858

32 nd.OregonFeb. 14, 1859

33 rd.KansasJan. 29, 1861

34 th.West VirginiaJune 20, 1863

35 thWas part of Virginia until statehood.NevadaOct. 31, 1864

36 th.NebraskaMarch 1, 1867

37 th.ColoradoAug. 1, 1876

38 th.North DakotaNov. 2, 1889

39 th or 40 thWas part of Dakota Territory before statehood. Admitted on same day as South DakotaSouth DakotaNov. 2, 1889

39 th or 40 thWas part of Dakota Territory before statehood. Admitted on same day as North DakotaMontanaNov. 8, 1889

41 st.WashingtonNov. 11, 1889

42 nd.IdahoJuly 3, 1890

43 rd.WyomingJuly 10, 1890

44 th.UtahJan. 4, 1896

45 th.OklahomaNov. 16, 1907

46 thThe state was formed from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.New MexicoJan. 6, 1912

47th.ArizonaFeb. 14, 1912

48 thThis region was sometimes called Arizona before 1863, although it was still in the Territory of New Mexico.AlaskaJan. 3, 1959

49 thA district from Oct. 18, 1867, until it became an organized territory Aug. 24, 1912.HawaiiAug. 21, 1959

50 thThe territorial date Aug. 12, 1898 is that of the formal transfer to the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as first Governor.

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