| Population (1994): 1,623,000
(37th in size)
State size: 77,355 square miles (15th in
size)
State Capital: Lincoln (named after Abraham Lincoln)
Major cities: Lincoln and Omaha
Admission to union: The 37th State
Date entered the union: March 1, 1867
Origin of state name: Named after the Indian word for
the Platte River
Nicknames: The Cornhusker State
Bordering states: South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado
and Wyoming
State bird: Western Meadowlark
State flower: Goldenrod
State tree: Cottonwood
Motto: Equality Before the Law |
