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| | | WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountain State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.wv.us/ | | Capital: | | Charleston | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1863 - 35th | | Population: | | 1,816,856 (2005) |
| Density: | | 75.1 persons per sq. mi. (29th) | | Per Capita Income: | | $26,672 (49th) | | Land Area: | | 24,231 sq mi (41st) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 7.6 | | Governor: | | Joe Manchin |
| Lottery start-up year: | | 1986 | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 1,731,464 (95.3%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 16,352 (0.9%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 58,139 (3.2%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 3,634 (0.2%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 10,901 (0.6%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 100 | | Seats in Senate: | | 34 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 2 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Apr. 9, 1872 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 3 | | Curious Facts:
| | On July 1, 1921, West Virginia was the first state to have a sales tax.The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, West Virginia on October 23, 1870, on Summers Street. |
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