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Iowa Information


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State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide

This guide contains information about the symbols, mottoes, flowers, trees, birds, songs, and even license plates for each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories.

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Name
Offical Name State of Iowa
Nicknames The Tall Corn State, The Hawkeye State
Abbreviations IA, US-IA
Origin of Name After Native American Iowa people

Government
Official Language English
Admission to Union 28 December 1846
Time Zone Central
Official Web Site www.iowa.gov

Population
Capital Des Moines
Largest City Des Moines
Population 2,926,324 (as of 2000 census)
Economy Agriculture: poultry and eggs, cattle, plant nursery items, peanuts, cotton, corn and sorghum, vegetables, milk, soybeans, peaches

Industry: food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, publishing, primary metals, insurance

Geography
Area 56,272 square miles (145,743 km2)
Major Rivers Cedar River, Des Moines River, Iowa River, Missouri River, Mississippi River
Major Lakes Lake Red Rock
Highest Point Hawkeye Point - 1,670 feet (509 meters)
Bordering States Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois
Bordering Country None
Bordering Body of Water None

Symbols
Flag Iowa Flag
Motto Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Song The Song of Iowa
Bird Eastern Goldfinch
Insect Honey Bee
Fish Channel Catfish
Fossil Crinoid
Flower Wild Rose
Tree Oak
Grass Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Rock Geode
Soil Tama
Colors Blue, White, Red

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