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| | | VERMONT: The Green Mountain State
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| State Home Page: | | http://vermont.gov/ | | Capital: | | Montpelier | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1791 - 14th | | Population: | | 623,050 (2005) |
| Density: | | 65.8 persons per sq. mi. (30th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $30,534 (25th) | | Land Area: | | 9,614 sq mi (43rd) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 6.3 | | Governor: | | James H. Douglas (R) | | Lottery start-up year: | | 1978 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 603,735 (96.9%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 6,854 (1.1%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 3,738 (0.6%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 2,492 (0.4%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 623 (1%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 150 | | Seats in Senate: | | 30 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 3 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
July 9, 1793 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 1 | | Curious Facts:
| | Vermont was the first state after the original 13 colonies to join the United States.The first Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream store opened in Burlington in 1978.As of the 2000 Census, Montpelier, VA was the least-populous state capital in the United States, with a population of 8,035. |
| | | Vermont makes more maple syrup,
marble and monument granite than any other state. | |
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