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Statehood: November 11, 1889, the 42nd State
Capital: Olympia
Total Area: 19th among
States 184,827 sq km (71,362 sq mi)
Water Area: 10,502 sq
km(4,055 sq mi)
Highest Point: Mount Rainier
4,392 m (14,410 ft)
Total Population:
13th among
States
2010 Census - 6,724,540
Population Density in 2010:
101.2 people per sq mi
Distribution in 2000:
79.9%
Urban, 20.1% Rural
Economy:
Gross State Product - $351.1 billion (2010)
Personal income per capita - $41,751 (2009)
Largest cities in 2010:
Seattle: 608,660
Spokane: 208,916
Tacoma: 198,397
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- On May 18, 1980, Mount Saint Helens erupted in Washington, resulting
in 57 deaths and billions of dollars in damage.
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According
to the 1990 census, more than half the
residents of metropolitan Seattle were born outside
Washington.
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Governor Gary Locke is
the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history.
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In addition to its state
song, Washington also has an official state folk song: Roll on
Columbia, Roll On.
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Washington is number one
in the country in the production of these fruits and vegetables:
apples, lentils, dry edible peas, hops, pears, red raspberries,
spearmint oil, and sweet cherries.
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Washington is home to
Boeing, the world's largest aircraft maker.
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Washington has over
1,000 dams.
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Lewis and Clark explored
the Columbia River area of what is now Washington in 1805-06.
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The state of Washington
is the only state to be named after a United States president.
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Microsoft Corporation is
located in Redmond.
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Starbucks, the biggest
coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle.
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Medina is the home of
the world's wealthiest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates.
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