Iowa (state)
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| Nickname(s): The Hawkeye State | |||||
| Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. | |||||
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| Demonym | Iowan | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Des Moines | ||||
| Largest metro | Des Moines metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 26th | ||||
| • Total | 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km2) |
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| • Width | 200 miles (322 km) | ||||
| • Length | 310 miles (499 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.70 | ||||
| • Latitude | 40° 23′ N to 43° 30′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 90° 8′ W to 96° 38′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 31st | ||||
| • Total | 3,134,693 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 54.8/sq mi (21.2/km2) Ranked 36th |
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| • Median household income | $60,855 (16th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Hawkeye Point 1,671 ft (509 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,100 ft (340 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point | Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River 480 ft (146 m) |
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| Before statehood | Iowa Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | December 28, 1846 (29th) | ||||
| Governor | Terry Branstad (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Kim Reynolds (R) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
1: Rod Blum (R) 2: Dave Loebsack (D) 3: David Young (R) 4: Steve King (R) (list) (list) |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC -6/-5 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-IA | ||||
| Abbreviations | IA | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Iowa state symbols | |
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The Flag of Iowa
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The Seal of Iowa
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| Bird | Eastern goldfinch |
| Flower | Wild rose |
| Grass | Pseudoroegneria spicata |
| Tree | Bur oak |
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| Motto | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. |
| Rock | Geode |
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Iowa (
i/ˈaɪ.oʊwə/) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west. Surrounding states include Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Minnesota to the north.
In colonial times, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.
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