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Admission to Statehood: December 28, 1846 (29th State)
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Area:
- Area: 56,276 sq.mi (145,754 sq.km.), 26th
- Land: 55,875 sq.mi. (144,716 sq.km.), 23rd
- Water: 401 sq.mi. (1,039 sq.km.), 44th
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Constitution: Iowa's Constitution , 29th State
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Population (2013): 3,155,070; Rank: 31 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird: Eastern Goldfinch | List of State Birds
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Constitution: Iowa's Constitution , 29th State
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Flag:
Having three vertical stripes blue, white and red the Iowa flag resembles the flag of France. On the white stripe is a bald eagle carrying a blue streamer in its beak. The state motto "Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer. The name of the state is emblazoned in red letters. Flag adopted 1921. Get this Flag -
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities: Des Moines | Cedar Rapids | Sioux City | Waterloo | Iowa City | Council Bluffs | Ames | Dubuque | Ankeny
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Population (2013): 3,090,416; Rank: 30 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil: Tama
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Song:
- "The Song of Iowa" | Words by: S.H.M. Byers | To the music of Tanenbaum
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Tree: Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) | Other State Trees
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County Profile: Iowa County Map Iowa County Map , 99 Counties
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Area:
- Area: 56,276 sq.mi (145,754 sq.km.), 26th
- Land: 55,875 sq.mi. (144,716 sq.km.), 23rd
- Water: 401 sq.mi. (1,039 sq.km.), 44th
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County Profile: Iowa County Map , 99 Counties
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Geographic Center: Story, 5 mi northeast of Ames
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Highest Point: Hawkeye Point ; 1,670 feet, (509 m), 42nd tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 41°57.7N / 93°23.1'W
- Relative Center: Story, 5 mi northeast of Ames
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Lowest Point: Iowa; 320 feet, 34th lowest
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Topography: Image | | Watershed from northwest to southeast; soil especially rich and land level in the north central region.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933 (31st) | August 10, 1874 | West Branch, Iowa
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- Agriculture: Hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, dairy products.
- Industry: Food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, printing and publishing, primary metals.
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