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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.tn.us/ | | Capital: | | Nashville | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1796 - 16th | | Population: | | 5,962,959 (2005) |
| Density: | | 138 persons per sq. mi. (19th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $28,565 (35th) | | Land Area: | | 42,144 sq mi (34th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 6.2 | | Governor: | | Phil Bredescen (D) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 2004 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 4,812,108 (80.7%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 178,889 (3%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 941,363 (16.4%) | | American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 17,889 (0.3%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 77,518 (1.3%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 99 two-year term | | Seats in Senate: | | 33 four-year term | | Number of Constitutions: | | 3 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Feb. 23, 1870 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 9 | | Curious Facts:
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The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis marks the site where Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in 1968.The only monument in the United States honoring both the Union and Confederate armies is located in Greenville at the Green County Courthouse. |
| | | The state is known as the
U.S. hardwood-flooring center. | |
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