This map shows the number of children age 7 to 20 from the 1920 Census. The greater populations of children are on the East coast, mainly New York and Pennsylvania. This helps explain why summer camps and other youth organizations were concentrated in these areas. Additionally, though PA, NY, NJ, and MA, are more populated than VT, NH, and ME, camps were placed in the more northern and less populated spaces due to their outdoor and wilderness access. North Carolina, Georgia, and California were also hot spots for summer camps as they too had larger youth populations.

As most summer camps were located in the North East, it can make sense that their populations were of a majority white youth. However, camps in southern states served mainly white children as well, despite the Black American populations in these areas. This can be explained by the national views on race and the idea of a childhood and summer escape belonging only to white children.

This map of the Carolina’s comes from a pamphlet about summer camps in the Appalachian region and was presented in a pamphlet by the Southern Railway System. Here, the mountains of the area are highlighted as well as the weather patterns which gives more insight into the geography of summer camps and the draws of wilderness and natural environments for camps.