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This map highlights the 13 Reserve banks. Note that each Bank is identified with the corresponding letter and its District number.

You may notice that the size of the districts seems slightly out of proportion—the districts in the Northeast tend to be very small, while those in the West are very large. This size discrepancy relates to the population distribution in 1913—the population was heavily concentrated along the east coast of the country.