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How Long Island would rank as 51st state
POPULATION: 31st
Long Island's 2008 population was about 2.8 million.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: 51st
Long Island's 1,198 square miles places it even behind Rhode Island, which is 1,545 square miles.
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: 1st
It would be $84,394. U.S. median: $50,740.
PER CAPITA INCOME: 1st
Long Island's $37,615 in 2007 is higher than any other state in...
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