Statistics for Former State Capitals of United States - States A to M

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Year(s)	State	2010 Population	FORMER CAPITAL	% Correct
1812-1830, 1831-1849, 1865-1882	Louisiana	344,000	New Orleans	85%
1776-1778, 1782, 1784-1786	Georgia	136,000	Savannah	85%
1837-1847	Michigan	714,000	Detroit	80%
1850-1851	California	946,000	San Jose	75%
1864-1865	Georgia	91,000	Macon	70%
1820-1827, 1827-1832 (de facto)	Maine	66,000	Portland	70%
1863-1865	Louisiana	199,000	Shreveport	70%
1778-1780, 1781-1782, 1786-1796	Georgia	196,000	August	65%
1776-1875 (joint)	Connecticut	862,000	New Haven	65%
1819-1820	Alabama	180,000	Huntsville	55%
1846-1857	Iowa	68,000	Iowa City	55%
1826-1846	Alabama	90,000	Tuscaloosa	45%
1817-1821	Mississippi	16,000	Natchez	30%
1780-1781	Georgia	4,000	Heard's Fort	25%
1821-1826	Missouri	66,000	Saint Charles	20%
1853-1854	California	27,000	Benicia	10%
1816-1825	Indiana	3,000	Corydon	10%
1776-1777	Delaware	5,000	New Castle	10%
1796-1807	Georgia	2,000	Louisville	5%
1807-1864, 1865-1868	Georgia	18,000	Milledgeville	5%
1851-1852	California	116,000	Vallejo	5%
1820-1826	Alabama	0	Cahaba	0%
1830-1831	Louisiana	7,000	Donaldsonville	0%
1782-1784	Georgia	0	Ebenezer	0%
1818-1820	Illinois	14	Kaskaskia	0%
1862-1863	Louisiana	17,000	Opelousas	0%
1820-1839	Illinois	7,000	Vandalia	0%