paragraph_text: Scotland is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,726. Scotland is a predominantly rural town, with agriculture as the principal industry. Scotland is the least populated town in Windham County.

paragraph_text: Bemis is a former company town in Madison County, Tennessee, United States, now part of the city of Jackson. The Bemis Brothers Bag Company established the town in 1900 to be the site of a cotton mill and housing for the mill workers. A area of Bemis was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Bemis Historic District. Much of the area is also a local historic district.

paragraph_text: Lyerly is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 540.

paragraph_text: Hallwood is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 206.

paragraph_text: Lee is a town in Madison County, Florida, United States. The population was 352 at the 2010 census. As of 2014, the town states its population is 386.

paragraph_text: Bancroft was a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census. As of 2013, the population of the town was 60. On July 1, 2015 the town voted to deorganize and become part of the unorganized territory of South Aroostook.

paragraph_text: Kiester, Minnesota City Motto (s): ``The Best Is Yet To Be ''Location of Kiester, Minnesota Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′ 15'' N 93 ° 42 ′ 42 ''W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.53750 ° N 93.71167 ° W ﻿ / 43.53750; - 93.71167 Country United States State Minnesota County Faribault Government Type Mayor - Council Mayor Jeanne Brooks Area Total 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km) Land 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km) Water 0 sq mi (0 km) Elevation 1,253 ft (382 m) Population (2010) Total 501 Estimate (2016) 473 Density 1,100 / sq mi (440 / km) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC - 6) Summer (DST) CDT (UTC - 5) ZIP code 56051 Area code (s) 507 Exchange: 294 FIPS code 27 - 33056 GNIS feature ID 0646138 Website cityofkiester.com

paragraph_text: Landaff is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 415.

paragraph_text: Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: "Betzischteddel") is a borough in Lancaster County, southeast of Harrisburg. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. There was a slight increase in the next decade, with 1,970 people living in Elizabethtown in 1910. As of the 2000 census, the population of the borough was 11,887. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as "E-Town." This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.

paragraph_text: Ehrhardt is a town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 545.

paragraph_text: Ada is a township in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. Its population during the 2000 Census was 60, and was estimated at 52 in 2009. Its population in 1900 was 232.

paragraph_text: Stoneham is an unincorporated community in Grimes County, Texas, United States. The town was once a part of a colony operated by Stephen F. Austin and by 1900, the population grew to 250. Although a ghost town by 1970, the town has since grown in population.

paragraph_text: Youngtown is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 6,156. Youngtown is the oldest retirement community in the United States.

paragraph_text: The Town of Cheraw is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 252 at the 2010 United States Census.

paragraph_text: Springfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,311 at the 2010 census. Gile State Forest is located within the town.

paragraph_text: Hoot Owl is a town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of zero (5 in 1990). By 2010, the population had risen to 4.

paragraph_text: Mayfield is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population of the town was 6,495 at the 2010 census.

paragraph_text: From fewer than 6,120 white settlers in 1850, Minnesota's official population grew to over 1.7 million by 1900. Each of the next six decades saw a 15 percent increase in population, reaching 3.4 million in 1960. Growth then slowed, rising 11 percent to 3.8 million in 1970, and an average of 9 percent over the next three decades to 4.9 million in the 2000 Census.The United States Census Bureau estimates the population of Minnesota was 5,611,179 on July 1, 2018, a 5.79 percent increase since the 2010 United States Census.  The rate of population change, and age and gender distributions, approximate the national average. Minnesota's center of population is in Hennepin County.As of the 2010 Census, the population of Minnesota was 5,303,925. The gender makeup of the state was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. 24.2% of the population were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older.The table below shows the racial composition of Minnesota's population as of 2017.

paragraph_text: Greenbush, officially the Town of Greenbush, is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, on the Penobscot River. The town's population was 1,491 at the 2010 United States Census.

paragraph_text: The Town of Ignacio is a Statutory Town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 697 at the 2010 United States Census

Question: By 1900, what was the population of the state where Keister is located?
Answer: 1.7 million