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| | | ILLINOIS: The Land of Lincoln
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| State
Home Page: | | http://www.state.il.us/ | | Capital: | | Springfield | | Year Admitted
to Union: | | 1818 -
21st | | Population: | | 12,763,371(2005) |
| Density: | | 223.4
persons per sq. mi. (11th) | | Per Capita
Income: | | $33,205
(11th) | | Land Area: | | 56,345
sq mi (24th) | | Percent
of Land Federally Owned: | | 1.6 | | Governor: | | Rod Blagojevich
(D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1974 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 10,134,116 (79.4%) |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 1,825,162 (14.3%) |
| African-American
or Black persons: | | 1,927,269 (15.1%) |
| American
Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 38,290 (0.3%) |
| Asian, Pacific
Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 515,608 (4.2%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in
House: | | 118 | | Seats in
Senate: | | 59 | | Number of
Constitutions: | | 4 | | Effective
Date of Present Constitution: | | July 1,
1971 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 19 | | Curious
Facts: | | Pinball was invented in 1930 by In and Outdoor Games Company in Chicago. Abraham Lincoln's first public office was as postmaster of New Salem, Illinois.Metropolis the home of Superman really exists in Southern Illinois. |
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