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| State Home Page: | | http://www.oregon.gov/ | | Capital: | | Salem | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1859 - 33rd | | Population: | | 3,641,056 (2005) |
| Density: | | 35.6 persons per sq. mi. (39th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $28,806 (23rd) | | Land Area: | | 97,073 sq mi (10th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 52.5 | | Governor: | | Ted Kulongoski (D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1985 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 3,306,079 (90.8%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 360,465 (9.9%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 65,539 (1.8%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 50,975 (1.4%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 134,710 (3.7%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 60 two-year term average district population: 57,000 | | Seats in Senate: | | 30 four-year term | | Number of Constitutions: | | 1 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Feb. 14, 1859 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 5 | | Curious Facts:
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Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets, and is quoted by "Bicycling Magazine" as one of the top ten cycling communities in the United States.Oregon's Tillamook Cheese Factory is the largest cheese factory in the world. |
| | | Oregon leads the nation in
growing peppermint, cover seed crops, blackberries, boysenberries,
loganberries, black raspberries, and hazelnuts. | |
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