|
| Capital
City: |
Des Moines |
| Location: |
41.57673 N, 093.61740 W |
| Area: |
56,276 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
2,852,400 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 28, 1846;
29th State |
| Song: |
The Song of Iowa |
| |
words by: S.H.M. Byers |
| Nickname: |
Hawkeye State, Com
State |
| Origin of states
name: |
|
| Time
zone: |
Central |
| Other Cities: |
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City |
| Border
States: |
Illinois,
Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, |
| |
South
Dakota, Wisconsin. |
| Geographic Center: |
Story, 5 miles northeast of ames |
| Coastline: |
None |
| Highest Point: |
High Point; 1670 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Hogs, corn, soybeans,
oats, cattle, dairy products. |
| Industry: |
Food processing, machinery, primary
metals. |
| National
Park: |
None |
| Topography: |
Watershed from northwest to southeast;
soile specially |
| |
rich and land level in the north
central region. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 73 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 21 |
| Flower: |
Wild Prairie Rose |
| Tree: |
Oak |
| Newspapers: |
Des
Moines Register |
| Attractions: |
Iowa
Attractions. Roadside America |
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