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The US Census of 2000 determined that the homeownership rate in Tacoma is 54.7%. |
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The state soil of Washington is Tokul. |
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Beginning in the 1930s, Tacoma was for a time known in the Puget Sound region for its malodorousness, due to the "Aroma of Tacoma" -- a distinctive, acrid odor produced by local paper manufacturing. In the late 1990s, however, Simpson Tacoma Kraft reduced total sulfur emissions by 90%, largely eliminating the problem. |
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