Facts and Figures

Statehood December 28, 1846 (29th state)

Capital Des Moines

Population 2,872,000

Nickname The Hawkeye State

Motto "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain"

Bird Eastern Goldfinch

Flower Wild Rose

Song "Song of Iowa"

Land

Area 56, 276 sq miles

Number of Counties 99

Highest Point Osceola County, 1,670 ft.

Lowest Point Mississippi River, 480 ft.
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Maps and more...

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State Flag here

Iowa Image & Flag here

Iowa County Map
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Iowa Outline Map here

Iowa Maps by University of Texas, here

Name all the States & Capitol Cities a test, here

Recommended Links

State of Iowa web site

State of Iowa tourism site

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