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Bordewich, Fergus M. (2008). Washington: the making of the American capital. HarperCollins. pp.76–80. ISBN 978-0-06-084238-3. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2015. Get to Know D.C." Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010 . Retrieved July 11, 2011.

a b c "District of Columbia—Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012 . Retrieved April 21, 2012.

Schwartzman, Paul; Robert E. Pierre (April 6, 2008). "From Ruins To Rebirth". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011 . Retrieved June 6, 2008. After the reorganization, in 1873, President Grant appointed Alexander Robey Shepherd as Governor of the District of Columbia. Shepherd authorized large-scale projects that greatly modernized the city but ultimately bankrupted the district government. In 1874, Congress replaced the territorial government with an appointed three-member board of commissioners. [49] Summers are hot and humid with a July daily average of 79.8°F (26.6°C) and average daily relative humidity around 66%, which can cause moderate personal discomfort. Heat indices regularly approach 100°F (38°C) at the height of summer. [82] The combination of heat and humidity in the summer brings very frequent thunderstorms, some of which occasionally produce tornadoes in the area. [83] The highest natural elevation in the district is 409 feet (125m) above sea level at Fort Reno Park in upper northwest Washington, D.C. [66] The lowest point is sea level at the Potomac River. [67] The geographic center of Washington is near the intersection of 4th and L Streets NW. [68] [69] [70] Apportionment totals are collected by combining Resident and Overseas population. (For D.C., this is 689545 residents and 1988 overseas population.)

Compromise of 1850". Library of Congress. September 21, 2007. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011 . Retrieved July 24, 2008.Washington, D.C., was a planned city, and many of the city's street grids were developed in that initial plan. In 1791, President George Washington commissioned Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, a French-born architect and city planner, to design the new capital, and enlisted Scottish surveyor Alexander Ralston to help lay out the city plan. [98] The L'Enfant Plan featured broad streets and avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing room for open space and landscaping. [99] L'Enfant based his design on plans of other major world cities, including Paris, Amsterdam, Karlsruhe, and Milan that Thomas Jefferson had sent to him. [100] L'Enfant's design also envisioned a garden-lined grand avenue approximately 1 mile (1.6km) in length and 400 feet (120m) wide in area that is now the National Mall. [101] In March 1792, however, President Washington dismissed L'Enfant due to conflicts with the three commissioners appointed to supervise the capital's construction. Andrew Ellicott, who worked with L'Enfant in surveying the city, was then tasked with completing its design. Though Ellicott revised the original L'Enfant plans, including changing some street patterns, L'Enfant is still credited with the city's overall design. [102] In addition to the Metropolitan Police Department, several federal law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction in the city, including the U.S. Park Police, founded in 1791. [363] Sister cities a b Clabaugh, Jeff (September 11, 2017). "The Wharf: DC's most ambitious development project set to open". WTOP . Retrieved July 19, 2020. See also: Streets and highways of Washington, D.C.; Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.; and List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C. The L'Enfant Plan for the city, developed in 1791 by Pierre L'Enfant The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was extended to Georgetown in 1830. An aerial view of Northwest Washington, D.C. at sunset in June 2018 Washington, D.C., has been a member state of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) since 2015. [273]