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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
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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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