Iowa

Iowa state seembols
	The Banner o Iowa
	The Seal o Iowa
Ainimal an Plant insignia
Bird(s)	Eastren goldfinch
Flouer(s)	Wild rose
Grass	Bluebunch wheatgrass
Tree	Bur oak
Inanimate insignia
Motto	Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
Rock	Geode
Route merker(s)
State Quarter
	Released in 2004
	Leets o Unitit States state seembols

State of Iowa
State of Iowa
Flag	Seal
	Nickname(s): The Hawkeye State
	Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
Demonym	Iowan
Caipital; (an lairgest ceety)	Des Moines
Lairgest metro	Des Moines metropolitan aurie
Aurie	Ranked 26t
• Tot	{{{TotalAreaUS}}} sq mi; ({{{TotalArea}}} km2)
• Width	310 miles (500 km)
• Lenth	199 miles (320 km)
• % watter	{{{PCWater}}}
• Latitude	40° 23′ N tae 43° 30′ N
• Longitude	90° 8′ W tae 96° 38′ W
Population	Ranked 30t
• Tot	3,123,899 (2015 est)<
• Density	54.8/sq mi (21.2/km2); Ranked 36t
• Median hoosehauld income	$48,075 (24t)
Elevation
• Heichest pynt	Hawkeye Point; 1,671 ft (509 m)
• Mean	1,100 ft (340 m)
• Lawest pynt	Confluence o Mississippi River an Des Moines River; 480 ft (146 m)
Afore statehuid	Iowa Territory
Admission to Union	28 Dizember 1846 (29t)
Govrenor	Terry Branstad (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Kim Reynolds (R)
Legislatur	General Assembly
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	House of Representatives
U.S. Senators	Chuck Grassley (R); Joni Ernst (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	1: Rod Blum (R); 2: Dave Loebsack (D); 3: David Young (R); 4: Steve King (R) (leet)
Time zone	Central: UTC -6/-5
ISO 3166	US-IA
Abbreviations	IA,
Wabsteid	www.iowa.gov