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First wave of European colonization

Estimates of pre-Columbian population have ranged from a low of 8.4 million to a high of 112.5 million persons; in 1976, geographer William Denevan derived a "consensus count" of about 54 million people.

Population history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas

In 1976, geographer William Denevan used the existing estimates to derive a "consensus count" of about 54 million people.

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