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| Capitol City |
Austin |
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Year admitted into union
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Dec. 29, 1845
Texas is 160 years old |
| Year Settled |
1682 |
| Bird |
Mocking bird |
| Flower |
Bluebonnet |
State Flag
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flag's history.
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| Tree |
Pecan tree |
| Motto |
Friendship |
| Song |
Texas our Texas |
| Origin of Name |
From the Caddo indian word Tejas meaning friends or
allies
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| Nickname |
Lone star state |
| Area and Rank |
267,339 Sq mi, Rank 2nd largest |
| Extent |
737 mi N-S 774 mi E-W |
| Highest Elevation |
Guadeloupe peak 8749 ft Above sea level |
| Lowest Elevation |
Sea level along the Gulf of Mexico |
| Population |
22,118,509 rank 2nd most populated state |
| Ethnic Break Down |
White 71.0%
Black 11.5%
Hispanic 32.0%
Asian 2.7%
American Indian .6% |
| Population Density |
79.6 people sq mi |
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Economy
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| Service industry |
Real estate, Finance and insurance |
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| Manufacturing |
Chemicals, food processing, transportation
equipments and electrical equipment
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| Agriculture |
Beef-cattle, sheep, cotton, Grain sorghum,
grapefruit, oranges, pecans and corn |
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| Mining |
Petroleum, oil, natural gas, crushed stone,
magnesium, sand and gravel, sulfur
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