IOWA THE HAWKEYE STATE Iowa Iowa is a land of surprises There are many farms and small towns The state's gently rolling hills are filled with row after row of corn and soybeans But there's more to the state than barns and tractors Iowa is a rural state but students flock to its world class colleges and universities In bustling cities like Des Moines Iowa City and Ames there are museums zoos parks concert halls sports stadiums and ethnic restaurants Iowans pride themselves on their friendliness Drivers wave as they pass each other on country roads When someone is in need neighbors are quick to lend a hand or offer a steaming casserole for dinner Iowa's nickname is The Hawkeye State It is named partly after the fictional character Hawkeye in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of the Mohicans It is also named in honor of Black Hawk a Native American leader of the Sauk tribe A statue called The Pioneers overlooks Des Moines lowa IOWA
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IOWA QUICK FACTS Name Iowa gets its name from a tribe of Native Americans that early European explorers called the Ioway THES State Capital Des Moines population 209 220 CAT SEAL FHE GRE OF ION Date of Statehood December 28 1846 29th state Population 3 107 126 30th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 56 273 square miles 145 746 sq km 26ch largest state Largest City Des Moines population 209 220 Nickname The Hawkeye State Motto Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain State Bird Eastern Goldfinch State Flower Wild Rose IOWA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Rock Geode State Tree Oak State Song Song of Iowa Highest Point Hawkeye Point in Osceola County 1 670 feet 509 m Lowest Point 480 feet 146 m on the Mississippi River in Lee County HAWKEYEK Average July High Temperature 84°F 29°C Record High Temperature 118°F 48°C in Keokuk on July 20 1934 Average January Low Temperature 11°F 12°C Record Low Temperature 47°F 44°C on January 12 1912 in Washta and on February 3 1996 in Elkader Average Annual Precipitation 34 inches 86 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 4 Herbert Hoover Greetings U S Presidents Born in Iowa Herbert Hoover 1874 1964 31st president U S Postal Service Abbreviation IA QUICK FACTS N
