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    Markers Record Earlier Centers

    By Dobry  |  Posted April 11, 2011  |  Bloomington, Indiana
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Dobry shot these photos on April 9 of historic locales in Bloomington, Indiana. Among them is a census marker from 1910, when Bloomington was the geograpical 'population center' of the United States: 'When I saw the assignment about Plato, Missouri, I remembered the little marker at the Monroe County courthouse. Indiana University is my alma mater. This weekend, I travelled there and while shopping downtown, I walked across the street, found the marker, and snapped these photos. My memory was right!'

    'I'm sure for the people of Plato, Missouri, being declared the center of the U.S. population is a big deal,' he adds. 'From now on, this event is going to be part of Plato's history.'

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    Bloomington, Ind.

     

    The path to Plato, Missouri, as the center of the U.S. population, was a long one.

     

    This photo was taken recently in Bloomington, Ind., which was declared the nation's center after the 1910 U.S. Census. The marker is embedded in the Monroe County courthouse grounds.

     

    Small cornerstones or similar markers can be found in Indiana that record these decennial calculations of "centerhood."

     

    Indiana was the center for 6 census counts between 1890 to 1940. Afterwards the center of the population moved southwestward through Illinois and then on to Missouri.

     

    Bloomington is the home of the main campus of Indiana University.

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