not enumerated, in the 1950 and 1960 censuses; it was not mentioned in 1970. Kingman Reef was reported as unpopulated for the 1980 and 1990 censuses.
- The Midway Islands
- The Midway Islands, which lie amid the west end of Hawaii’s northwestern islands, consist of two islets, Eastern and Sand. They became a U.S. possession in 1867, and have been administered by the U.S. Navy since 1903. The Census Bureau reported the population of the Midway Islands as part of Hawaii in each decennial census from 1910 through 1940, and as a separate entity starting with the 1950 census.
- Palmyra Atoll
- Palmyra Atoll (or, incorrectly, Palmyra Island), consisting of more than 50 islets, became a U.S. possession in 1898 as part of Hawaii, and is privately owned. The Census Bureau reported the population of Palmyra as part of Hawaii for the 1940 census; the atoll was mentioned, but not enumerated, in the 1950 and 1960 censuses; and it has been reported separately as an unpopulated area since the 1970 census.
- Wake Island
- Wake Island has been reported as a populated area starting with the 1950 census. It became a U.S. possession in 1898, and has been administered by the U.S. Air Force since 1962.
Figures 7-1 and 7-2 depict the locations of all the Outlying Areas for which the Census Bureau reported data at the time of the last decennial census in which each was included. Tables 7-2 and 7-3 show both population and areal data for each entity included in the 1990 census or other recent decennial censuses. Numerous other atolls and islands, primarily in the Line, Phoenix, Tokelau, and Northern Cook Islands, were mentioned, but not enumerated, in the 1950 and 1960 censuses. The U.S. Government relinquished sovereignty over these islands, claimed jointly with the United Kingdom, to the new nations of Cook Islands, Kiribati, and Tokelau in the early 1980s.
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