Center of population stays in Missouri, moves west by 11.8 miles

by Jennifer Weiser

Tue, November 16th 2021, 5:04 PM UTC

The Census Bureau announced the center of population moved 11.8 miles, from near Plato, MO, to near Hartville, MO.{ }{ }

The first center of population was in Chestertown, Maryland in 1790.{ } It has moved west since then.{ } (Image from the U.S. Census Bureau.)

FILE - A car drives through Plato, Mo. which was the former population center of the United States, on March 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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The Census Bureau announced the center of population moved 11.8 miles, from near Plato, MO, to near Hartville, MO.

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