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| | | MAINE: The Pine Tree State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.me.us/ | | Capital: | | Augusta | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1820 - 23rd | | Population: | | 1,321,505 (2005) |
| Density: | | 41.3 persons per sq. mi. (38th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $28,935 (34th) | | Land Area: | | 33,265 sq mi (39th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 0.8 | | Governor: | | John E. Baldacci (D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1974 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 1,280,538 (96.9%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 13,215 (1%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 10,572 (0.8%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 7,929 (0.6%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 10,572 (0.8%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 151 two-year term | | Seats in Senate: | | 35 four-year term | | Number of Constitutions: | | 1 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Mar. 15, 1820 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 2 | | Curious Facts:
| | Founded in 1866, the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta became the first Veteran’s Hospital in the U.S. |
| | | Nearly 90 percent of the
nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine,
approximately 40 million pounds. | |
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