Table showing the center of population for the United States from 1790 to 1980, with coordinates and locations.

A table from a textbook page titled "Center of Population" showing the center of population for the United States from 1790 to 1980, including years, longitude, latitude, and approximate locations.

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1. The center of population moved approximately 20 miles west and 5 miles south from 1980 to 1990.
2. The center moved about 15 miles west and 10 miles south from 1990 to 2000.
3. The total displacement from 1980 to 2000 is approximately 35 miles west and 15 miles south.
4. The average rate of movement per decade is roughly 17.5 miles west and 7.5 miles south.
5. The direction of movement is consistently southwest, indicating a trend of population shift toward the western and southern regions of the United States over this period.

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