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| | | INDIANA: The Hoosier State
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Home Page: | |
http://www.state.in.us | | Capital: | | Indianapolis | | Year Admitted
to Union: | | 1816 -
19th | | Population: | | 6,271,973 (2005) |
| Density: | | 169.5
persons per sq. mi. (16th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $28,797 (27th) | | Land Area: | | 36,185 sq mi (38th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 2.2 | | Governor: | | Mitch Daniels |
| Lottery start-up year: | | 1989 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White
persons: | | 5,556,968 (88.6%) |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 282,239 (4.5%) |
| African-American
or Black persons: | | 551,934 (8.8%) |
| American
Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 18,816 (0.3%) |
| Asian,
Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 75,264 (1.2%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats
in House: | | 100 | | Seats
in Senate: | | 50 | | Number
of Constitutions: | | 2 | | Effective
Date of Present Constitution: | | Nov.
1, 1851 | | Curious
Facts: | |
In 1880, Wabash became the first city in the United States to have electric streetlights.Corydon was the scene of the only Civil War battle on Indiana ground. The battle was fought July 9, 1863 when General John Hunt Morgan attacked the city. |
| | | The first
long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. | | Sources
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