Flag of Iowa
Capital:
Des Moines
Population:
2,944,062
Governor:
Chet Culver (D)
Statehood:
29th
state admitted on
December 28, 1846
Motto:
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
Nickname:
The Hawkeye State or The Corn State
State Song:
The Song of Iowa
State Bird:
Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower:
Wild Prairie Rose
State Tree:
Oak
Fun facts and information about the State of Iowa.
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Iowa fast facts and trivia in no particular order! Submitted by readers. Scranton is home to Iowa's oldest water tower still in service.  ...
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Bess Streeter Aldrich author, Cedar Falls; Bix Beiderbecke jazz musician, Davenport; Norman Borlaug plant pathologist, geneticist, Cresco; Donald L. Campbell inventor, Clinton; Wallace Hume Carothers inventor, Burlington; Johnny Carson TV entertainer, Corning; William Buffalo Bill Cody William Frawley actor,
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Symbols, statistics, history and facts about the Hawkeye State - Iowa.
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Encyclopedia: Iowa
The State of Iowa (IPA: /ˈaɪəwə/) is a state in the midwestern region of the United States of America. It is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The stat...
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Information on Iowa — economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia. When Iowa became a state in 1846, its capital was Iowa City; the more centrally located Des Moines became the new capital in 1857.
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IOWA AGRICULTURE QUICK FACTS; •In 2006, Iowa led the nation in the production of pork, corn, soybeans and eggs. •Iowa ranked third nationally in cash receipts for farm commodities in 2006 at $14.8 billion. •About 88% of the land area in the state (55,869.36 square miles) is in farms.
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