Iowa
Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Iowa Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | 28 Dizember 1846 (29t) |
| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
| Lairgest metro | Des Moines metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | 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) |
| Population | |
| • Tot | 3,123,899 (2,015 est)<[1] |
| • Density | 21.2/km2 (54.8/sq mi) |
| • Median hooseaud income | $48,075 |
| • Income rank | 24t |
| Leid | |
| Latitude | 40° 23′ N tae 43° 30′ N |
| Longitude | 90° 8′ W tae 96° 38′ W |
| 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) | |
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| State Quarter | |
 Released in 2004 | |
| Leets o Unitit States state seembols | |
Iowa (
i/ˈaɪ.əwə/) is a U.S. state in the Midwastren Unitit States. It is mairchit bi sax states; Wisconsin tae the northeast, Illinois tae the east, Missouri tae the sooth, Nebraska tae the wast, Sooth Dakota tae the northwest, an Minnesota tae the north.
In colonial times, Iowa wis a pairt o French Louisiana an Spaingie Louisiana; its state banner is patterned efter the banner o Fraunce. Efter the Louisiana Purchase, fowk laid the foondation for an agricultur-based economy in the hert o the Corn Belt.[2]
In the latter hauf o the 20t century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transeetion tae a diversifee'd economy o advanced manufacturin, processin, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, an green energy production.[3][4] Iowa is the 26t maist extensive in laund aurie an the 30t maist populous o the 50 U.S states. Its caipital an lairgest ceety bi population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live.[5] Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
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- ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Merry, Carl A. (1996). "The Historic Period". Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa. Archived frae the oreeginal on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Major Industries in Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived frae the oreeginal (PDF) on Mey 20, 2005. Retrieved Juin 29, 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Wind Energy in Iowa". Iowa Energy Center. Archived frae the oreeginal on June 21, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State". Insurance Journal. Wells Publishing. March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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