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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.ri.us/ | | Capital: | | Providence | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1787 - 13th of original 13 | | Population: | | 1,076,189 (2005) |
| Density: | | 1003.2 persons per sq. mi. (2nd) | | Per Capita Income: | | $31,937 (17th) | | Land Area: | | 1,212 sq mi (50th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 0.6 | | Governor: | | Don Carcieri (R) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1974 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 956,732 (88.9%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 115,152 9 (10.7%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 66,723 (6.2%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 6,457 (0.6%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 30,133 (2.8%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 75 | | Seats in Senate: | | 38 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 3 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | | Dec 4, 1986 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 2 | | Curious Facts:
| | The first traffic law was created in 1678, when authorities banned galloping horses on local streets in Newport. In 1904, the first speeding ticket was also given in Newport.Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state.The portrait of George Washington found on the United States one-dollar bill was painted by Rhode Islander Gilbert Stuart. |
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