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Indiana Education
Indiana
has a humid continental climate, with cool winters and
warm, irriguous summers.The extreme southern portion of
the state is within the humid subtropical climate area
and receives more precipitation than other parts of
Indiana. Temperatures generally diverge from the north
and south sections of the state. As of
2010, there were 6, 483, 802 people residing in the state.
The population density was 181.0 persons per square
mile. The racial makeup of the state was 84.3% White,
9.1% African American, 1.6% Asian, 2.0% from a biracial
or multiracial background and 0.3% Native American. The US Dollar (USD) is the unit of
currency and is divided into 100 cents. Indiana ranked 14th in population in the
US with an estimated total of 6, 159, 068 in 2002, an
increase of 1.3% since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000,
Indiana's population grew from 5, 544, 159 to 6, 080, 485,
an increase of 9.7%. Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S.
state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County,
Indiana.
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