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
IOWA GEOGRAPHY Iowa Iowa is a state in the Midwest It is in the north central part of the United States The Mississippi River forms its eastern boundary Across the river are Wisconsin and Illinois Iowa's western border is formed by the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers South Dakota and Nebraska are to the west Minnesota borders Iowa to the north and to the south lies the state of Missouri Iowa is the 26th largest state It measures 56 273 square miles 145 746 sq km Most of the state is flat or gently rolling plains Its highest elevation is just 1 670 feet 509 m at Hawkeye Point in the northwestern part of the state Iowa's lowest point is on the Mississippi River An aerial view of Iowa shows the state's flat landscape perfect for farming IOWA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MINNESOTA SOUTH DAKOTA WISCONSIN Sioux City Cedar Rapids Ames IOWA Davenport lowa City Des Moines NEBRASKA ILLINOIS MISSOURI lowa's total land and water area is 56 272 square miles 145 744 sq km It is the 26th largest state The state capital is Des Moines GEOGRAPHY
