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Nebraska (state)

State of Nebraska
Flag of Nebraska State seal of Nebraska
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Cornhusker State
Motto(s): Equality before the law
Map of the United States with Nebraska highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Nebraskan
Capital Lincoln
Largest city Omaha
Largest metro Omaha–Council Bluffs
Area Ranked 16th
 • Total 77,358 sq mi
(200,365 km2)
 • Width 210 miles (340 km)
 • Length 430 miles (690 km)
 • % water 0.7
 • Latitude 40° N to 43° N
 • Longitude 95° 19' W to 104° 03' W
Population Ranked 37th
 • Total 1,896,190 (2015 est)
 • Density 24.0/sq mi  (9.25/km2)
Ranked 43rd
 • Median household income $60,474 (18th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Panorama Point
5,424 ft (1654 m)
 • Mean 2,600 ft  (790 m)
 • Lowest point Missouri River at Kansas border
840 ft (256 m)
Before statehood Nebraska Territory
Admission to Union March 1, 1867 (37th)
Governor Pete Ricketts (R)
Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley (R)
Legislature Nebraska Legislature
 • Upper house None (unicameral)
 • Lower house None (unicameral)
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R)
Ben Sasse (R)
U.S. House delegation Jeff Fortenberry (R)
Don Bacon (R)
Adrian Smith (R) (list)
Time zones  
 • Most of state Central: UTC −6/−5
 • Panhandle Mountain: UTC −7/−6
ISO 3166 US-NE
Abbreviations NE, Neb., Nebr.
Website www.nebraska.gov
Nebraska state symbols
Flag of Nebraska.svg
Seal of Nebraska.svg
Living insignia
Bird Western meadowlark
Fish Channel catfish
Flower Goldenrod
Grass Little bluestem
Insect Western honeybee
Mammal White-tailed deer
Tree Cottonwood
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Square dance
Fossil Mammoth
Gemstone Blue agate
Rock Prairie agate
Soil Holdrege series
Song "Beautiful Nebraska"
Other Kool-Aid (state soft drink)
State route marker
Nebraska state route marker
State quarter
Nebraska quarter dollar coin
Released in 2006
Lists of United States state symbols
Nebraska state symbols
Flag of Nebraska.svg
Seal of Nebraska.svg
Living insignia
Bird Western meadowlark
Fish Channel catfish
Flower Goldenrod
Grass Little bluestem
Insect Western honey bee
Mammal White-tailed deer
Tree Eastern Cottonwood
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Square dance
Fossil Mammoth
Gemstone Chalcedony
Motto Equality before the law
Rock Agate
Slogan Nebraska, possibilities...endless
Soil Holdrege (soil)
Song "Beautiful Nebraska"
State route marker
Nebraska state route marker
State quarter
Nebraska quarter dollar coin
Released in 2006
Lists of United States state symbols

Nebraska Listeni/nˈbræskə/ is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River, Kansas to the south, Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west. Its area is just over 77,220 sq mi (200,000 km2) with almost 1.9 million people. Its state capital is Lincoln. Its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River.

Indigenous peoples including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota (Sioux) tribes lived in the region of present-day Nebraska for thousands of years before European exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.


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