Iowa was the 29th state in the
USA; it became a state on December 28, 1846 .
State Abbreviation - IA
State Capital - Des Moines
Largest City - Des Moines
Area - 56,276 square miles [Iowa is the 26th biggest state in
the USA]
Population - 2,926,324 (as of 2000) [Iowa is the 30th most populous
state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs, pigs),
food manufacturing, insurance
Presidential Birthplace - Herbert Clark
Hoover was born in West Branch on August 10, 1874 (he was
the 31st US President, serving from 1929 to 1933).
Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Des
Moines River, Missouri River, Cedar River, Iowa River
Major Lakes - Lake Red Rock
Highest Point - Ocheyeden Mound (in northwestern Iowa) - 1,670
feet (509 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Where the Mississippi River and Des Moines
River meet; 480 feet (146 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri,
South Dakota, Wisconsin
Origin of the Name Iowa - The
name Iowa comes from Ioway, the French word for the Bah-kho-je
Indian tribe that lived in the area.
State Nickname - Hawkeye State
State Motto - "Our liberties we prize and our rights
we will maintain"
State Song - The Song of Iowa
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