Visitation to Yellowstone 1872-1971
Table--Visitation to Yellowstone 1872-1971
(Compiled from Audrey Haines--compiled from available estimates and official
accounts. Before the year 1890, estimates based on:Letter, Gov. Benjamin
F. Potts (Montana) to Superintendant Nathaniel P. Langford, November 27,
1873, in National Archives, Washington, D. C.; Annual Report of Superintendant
Philetus W. Norris for the year 1879, p. 22; Annual Report of Superintendant
Patrick H. Conger for the year 1882, p. 10; Statement of Assistant Superintendant
George L. Henderson in Livingston, MT, Enterprise, July 16, 1883; p. 1,
c. 5.)
|
Year
|
Annual
|
Cumulative
|
|
1872
|
300
|
300
|
|
1873
|
500
|
800
|
|
1874
|
500
|
1,300
|
|
1875
|
500
|
1,800
|
|
1876
|
500
|
2,300
|
|
1877
|
1,000
|
3,300
|
|
1878
|
1,000
|
4,300
|
|
1879
|
1,030
|
5,330
|
|
1880
|
1,000
|
6,330
|
|
1881
|
1,000
|
7,330
|
|
1882
|
1,000
|
8,330
|
|
1883
|
5,000
|
13,330
|
|
1884
|
5,000
|
18,330
|
|
1885
|
5,000
|
23,330
|
|
1886
|
5,000
|
28,330
|
|
1887
|
5,000
|
33,330
|
|
1888
|
6,000
|
39,330
|
|
1889
|
6,000
|
45,330
|
|
1890
|
7,808
|
53,138
|
|
1891
|
7,154
|
60,292
|
|
1892
|
7,290
|
67,582
|
|
1893
|
6,154
|
73,736
|
|
1894
|
3,105
|
76,841
|
|
1895
|
5,438
|
82,279
|
|
1896
|
4,659
|
86,938
|
|
1897
|
10,825
|
97,763
|
|
1898
|
6,534
|
104,297
|
|
1899
|
9,579
|
113,876
|
|
1900
|
8,928
|
122,804
|
|
1901
|
10,769
|
133,573
|
|
1902
|
13,433
|
147,006
|
|
1903
|
13,165
|
160,171
|
|
1904
|
13,727
|
173,898
|
|
1905
|
26,188
|
200,086
|
|
1906
|
17,102
|
217,188
|
|
1907
|
16,414
|
233,602
|
|
1908
|
18,748
|
252,350
|
|
1909
|
32,545
|
284,985
|
|
1910
|
19,575
|
304,470
|
|
1911
|
23,054
|
327,524
|
|
1912
|
22,970
|
350,494
|
|
1913
|
24,929
|
375,423
|
|
1914
|
20,250
|
395,673
|
|
1915
|
51,895
|
447,568
|
|
1916
|
35,849
|
483,417
|
|
1917
|
35,400
|
518,817
|
|
1918
|
21,275
|
540,092
|
|
1919
|
62,261
|
602,353
|
|
1920
|
79,777
|
682,130
|
|
1921
|
81,651
|
763,781
|
|
1922
|
98,225
|
862,006
|
|
1923
|
138,352
|
1,000,358
|
|
1924
|
144,158
|
1,144,516
|
|
1925
|
154,282
|
1,298,798
|
|
1926
|
187,808
|
1,486,605
|
|
1927
|
200,825
|
1,687,430
|
|
1928
|
230,984
|
1,918,414
|
|
1929
|
260,697
|
2,179,111
|
|
1930
|
227,901
|
2,407,012
|
|
1931
|
221,248
|
2,628,260
|
|
1932
|
157,624
|
2,785,884
|
|
1933
|
161,938
|
2,947,822
|
|
1934
|
260,775
|
3,208,597
|
|
1935
|
317,998
|
3,526,595
|
|
1936
|
432,570
|
3,959,165
|
|
1937
|
499,242
|
4,458,407
|
|
1938
|
466,185
|
4,924,592
|
|
1939
|
486,936
|
5,411,528
|
|
1940
|
526,437
|
5,937,965
|
|
1941
|
581,761
|
6,519,726
|
|
1942
|
191,830
|
6,711,556
|
|
1943
|
64,144
|
6,775,700
|
|
1944
|
85,347
|
6,861,047
|
|
1945
|
178,296
|
7,039,343
|
|
1946
|
814,907
|
7,854,250
|
|
1947
|
932,503
|
8,786,753
|
|
1948
|
1,013,531
|
9,800,284
|
|
1949
|
1,133,516
|
10,933,800
|
|
1950
|
1,109,926
|
12,043,726
|
|
1951
|
1,166,346
|
13,210,072
|
|
1952
|
1,330,327
|
14,540,399
|
|
1953
|
1,326,858
|
15,867,257
|
|
1954
|
1,328,893
|
17,196,150
|
|
1955
|
1,368,515
|
18,564,665
|
|
1956
|
1,457,782
|
20,022,447
|
|
1957
|
1,595,875
|
21,618,322
|
|
1958
|
1,442,428
|
23,060,750
|
|
1959
|
1,408,667
|
24,469,417
|
|
1960
|
1,443,288
|
25,912,705
|
|
1961
|
1,524,088
|
27,436,793
|
|
1962
|
1,923,063
|
29,359,856
|
|
1963
|
1,870,644
|
31,230,500
|
|
1964
|
1,929,316
|
33,159,816
|
|
1965
|
2,062,476
|
35,222,292
|
|
1966
|
2,130,313
|
37,352,605
|
|
1967
|
2,210,023
|
39,562,628
|
|
1968
|
2,229,657
|
41,792,285
|
|
1969
|
2,193,894
|
43,986,179
|
|
1970
|
2,297,290
|
46,283,469
|
|
1971
|
2,120,487
|
48,403,956
|
|
|
|
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