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| | | ARKANSAS: The Natural State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.ar.us/ | | Capital: | | Little Rock | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1836 - 25th | | Population: | | 2,779,154 (2005) |
| Density: | | 51.3 persons per sq. mi. (34th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $24,296 (48th) | | Land Area: | | 53,187 sq mi (27th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 9.6 | | Governor: | | Mike Beebe |
| Lottery start-up year: | | N/A | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 2,259,452 (81.3%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 130,620 (4.7%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 436,327 (15.7%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 19,454 (0.7%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 30,571 (1.1%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 100 two-year term average district population: 26,734 | | Seats in Senate: | | 35 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 5 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Oct. 30, 1874 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 4 | | Curious Facts:
| | In 1983, Arkansas becomes the first state to require teachers to pass a basic skills test.Hattie O. W. Caraway (D) was the first woman elected to the United States Senate. She succeeded her husband in 1932. |
| | | Presidential birthplace: William Jefferson Clinton, 1993 - 2001 | | | | Wal-Mart was born in Arkansas | |
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