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Article: The state of New England: A fact sheet
- Article from:
- The New England Journal of Higher Education
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright New England Board of Higher Education Spring 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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THE LAND
The six New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont cover 66,672 square miles or 2 percent of the total area of the United States.
New England is about the size of one Midwestern state-and, it has been noted, probably would be one state had America been settled from west to east
The region boasts more than 6,000 miles of shoreline, roughly 200 ski areas and more than 800 campgrounds.
THE PEOPLE
New England is home to approximately 13 million people or about 5 percent of the U.S. population.
Two states-Vermont and New Hampshireaccounted for more than 70 percent of the net increase in New England population during the first ...