WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
Profile America — Thursday, November 21st. The United States Congress met for the first time in the District of Columbia in late November 1800. Up until then, it did its squabbling, vituperating and, most importantly, legislating in Philadelphia. Ever since President George Washington laid the cornerstone for the Capitol in 1793, the District had been planned as the permanent home for the U.S. government. By 1800, enough of the Capitol had been completed for the members of the 6th Congress to move in. One senator found D.C. to be "lacking in houses, cellars, kitchens, well-informed men and amiable women." Only the villages of Georgetown and Alexandria offered any amenities. In 1800, the population of the District was 8,000. The current population of the nation's capital is a bit over 632,000. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Senate_Moves_to_Washington.htm
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/11000.html
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 26
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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