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NICK NAME | Hawkeye State, Heartland of America | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Des Moines | |
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LARGEST CITY | Des Moines | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Cedar Rapids | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Polk | |
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AREA | 56,276 sq. miles; 55,875 sq. miles land, 401 sq. miles water. (26th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 1,670 ft., along the northern boundary of Osceola County. | |
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LOWEST POINT | 480 Ft.; at the junction of the Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers (Lee County). | |
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ABBREVIATION | IA (postal); Ia. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 319, 515, 712 | |
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TIME ZONE | Central | |
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PART OF REGION | Plains, Midwest | |
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ADMISSION DATE | December 28, 1846 (29th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the central United States, bordering Misouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ilinois. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For the Iowa River, itself named for the Iowa Indians of Siouan Linguistic stock. The name is a French version of the Dakota name for the tribe, variously Ayuhwa, Ouaouia, Aiouez, or Ioways "the sleepy ones." The tribal name Ouaouiatonon appears on a 1673 French map, near the Iowa River. | |
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STATE BIRD | Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis Tristis) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Wild rose (Rosa Pratincola) | |
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STATE SONG | "The Song of Iowa" | |
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STATE STONE | Geode | |
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STATE TREE | Oak (Quercus) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain |
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