| Capital
City: |
Des Moines |
|
| Nickname: |
Hawkeye State /
Corn State |
| Motto: |
Our liberties we
prize and our rights we will maintain. |
| Statehood: |
December 28,
1846 (29th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
From the Dakota
Indian word "Ayuhwa," meaning "sleepy ones,"
referring to a tribe living in that area |
| Largest
Cities: |
Des Moines,
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo |
| Border
States: |
Illinois,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| Land
Area: |
55,875 sq. mi.;
23rdlargest |
| State
Bird: |
Eastern
Goldfinch |
| State
Flower: |
Wild Prairie
Rose (rosa pratincola) |
| State
Tree: |
Oak (quercus) |
| State
Song: |
The Song of Iowa |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
