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Brief History. Washington territory was visited by Spanish, American and British explorers in the late 1700s. Rival American and British settlers and conflicting territorial claims threatened war in the early 1840s. However, in 1846 the Oregon Treaty set the boundary at the 49th parallel and war was averted. Among the major points of interest: Mt. Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades National Parks. Mount St. Helens.

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More About This State

Nickname: The Evergreen State

Capital: Olympia

Date entered union: Nov. 11, 1889

Population: 6,287,759

State Flower: PinkRhododendron

State Bird: Willow Goldfinch

Land area: 66,544 sq mi.

Topography: Olympic Mountains on the northwest peninsula; open land along coast to Columbia River; flat terrain of Puget Sound lowland; Cascade Mountains high peaks to the east of lowland; Columbia Basin in central portion; highlands to the northeast; mountains to the southeast.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Manufacturing; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: Washingtonian

Ethnicities: White: 4,821,823 (81.8%); Black: 190,267 (3.2%); American Indian: 93,301 (1.6%); Asian: 322,335 (5.5%); Other race: 228,923 (3.9%); Two or more races: 213,519 (3.6%); Hispanic/Latino: 441,509 (7.5%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 2,934,300 (49.8%); Female: 2,959,821 (50.2%)

Median household income ($): 45,776

College Grads: 18.4%

Home Owners: 64.6%

Famous people: Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix

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