Maps for urban percentage of population by state

[Vosem]

Fascinating (surprising in the modern sense; not surprising when I remember the context of the time) that Louisiana was once among the most urbanized states of the union (can't quite tell -- was it the most urbanized in the 1810s?).

[Vosem]

Oh, I'm totally aware that New Orleans was one of the most significant urban centers of early 19th-century America. Just looks weird in a modern-context, where Louisiana isn't thought of at all as a particularly urban state.