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Iowa (IA) Information, Facts and Statistics


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Capital of Iowa: Des Moines, IA
Largest City: Des Moines, IA

Iowa State Nickname(s):
The Hawkeye State

State Motto:
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.

Admitted to the Union:
December 28, 1846 as the 29th state

Iowa State Flower: Wild Rose

Iowa State Bird: American Goldfinch

Iowa Official State Tree: Oak

Iowa Population (2003): 2,944,000 (Rank in Pop.: 30)

Total Area: 56,272 sq. mi./145,744 sq. km. (Rank in Area: 26)

Iowa's Highest Point: Osceola County at 1,670 feet (509 meters)

Iowa Is Bordered By:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota


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