1986 AHSME Problem 8

The population of the United States in 1980 was 226,504,825. The area of the country is 3,615,122 square miles. There are (5280)^{2} square feet in one square mile. Which number below best approximates the average number of square feet per person?

\textbf{(A)}\ 5,000\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 10,000\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 50,000\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 100,000\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 500,000

Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.