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| State Home Page: | | http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/ | | Capital: | | Phoenix | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1912 - 48th | | Population: | |
5,939,292 (2005) |
| Density: | | 45.2 persons per sq. mi. (36th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $26,931 (29th) | | Land Area: | | 114,000 sq mi (6th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 44.6 | | Governor: | | Janet Napolitano (D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1982 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 5,190,941 (87.4%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 1,692,698 (28.5%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 374,175 (6.3%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 302,904 (5.1%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 142,543 (2.4%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 60 (two per district) | | Seats in Senate: | | 30 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 1 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Feb. 14, 1912 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 8 | | Curious Facts:
| | Navajo Community College in Tsaile, was the first college on an Indian reservation.The hottest recorded day in Phoenix was June 26, 1990, when the temperature hit 122 degrees. |
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