| Population (1994): 2,829,000 (30th in size)
State size: 56,275 square miles (25th in
size)
State Capital: Des Moines (named after the Des Moines River which got
its name from an Indian word Moingouenes, which the French explorers
abbreviated to Riviere des Moines)
Major cities: Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines and
Sioux City
Admission to union: The 29th State
Date entered the union: December 28, 1846
Origin of state name: Named from an Indian word
"Ayuhwa" meaning "Sleepy Ones".
Nicknames: The Hawkeye State
Bordering states: Wisconsin, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Missouri
State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State flower: Wild Rose
State tree: Oak
Motto: Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will
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