| State Home Page: |  | http://www.ncgov.com/ |
| Capital: | | Raleigh |
| Year Admitted to Union: | | 1787 - 12th of the original 13 |
| Population: | | 8,683,242 (2005) |
| Density: | | 165.2 persons per sq. mi. (17th) |
| Per Capita Income: | | $28,301 (28th) |
| Land Area: | | 52,669 sq mi (29th) |
| Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 7.5 |
| Governor: | | Michael F. Easley (D) |
| Lottery start-up year: | | N/A |
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| Ethnicity |
| White persons: | | 6,434,282 (74.1%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 555,727 (6.4%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 1,892,947 (21.8%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 112,882 (1.3%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 164,982 (1.9%) |
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| Legislature |
| Seats in House: | | 120 two-year term |
| Seats in Senate: | | 50 four-year term |
| Number of Constitutions: | | 3 |
| Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
July 1, 1971 |
| U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 13 |
| Curious Facts:
| | The Wright Brothers made the first successful airplane flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. |
| | | The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse,
at 208 feet, is the tallest on the East Coast |
| | | The Wright brothers issued
in the era of flight in Kitty Hawk in 1903 |
| | | Leads the U.S. in the
production of wooden furniture and cigarettes |
| | | The New River, which
runs through Ashe County, is the oldest river in the country and
second oldest in the world |
| | | On January 15, 1795,
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the first
state university to open its doors for students |
| | | Babe Ruth hit his first
professional home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914 |
| | | North Carolina has more
paved miles of road than any other state in the U.S. -- 78,000 miles |
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