Iowa
Iowa (
i/ˈaɪ.əwə/) is a U.S. state in the Midwastren Unitit States. It is mairchit bi sax states; Wisconsin tae the northeast, Illinois tae the east, Missouri tae the sooth, Nebraska tae the wast, Sooth Dakota tae the northwest, an Minnesota tae the north.
Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Iowa Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | 28 Dizember 1846 (29t) |
| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
| Lairgest metro | Des Moines metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Kim Reynolds (R) |
| Legislatur | General Assembly |
| • Upper hoose | Senate |
| • Lawer hoose | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 1: Rod Blum (R) 2: Dave Loebsack (D) 3: David Young (R) 4: Steve King (R) (leet) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,123,899 (2,015 est)<[1] |
| • Density | 21.2/km2 (54.8/sq mi) |
| • Median hooseaud income | $48075 |
| • Income rank | 24t |
| Leid | |
| Latitude | 40° 23′ N tae 43° 30′ N |
| Longitude | 90° 8′ W tae 96° 38′ W |
| Iowa state seembols | |
|---|---|
 The Banner o Iowa | |
 The Seal o Iowa | |
| Ainimal an Plant insignia | |
| Bird(s) | Eastren goldfinch |
| Flouer(s) | Wild rose |
| Grass | Bluebunch wheatgrass |
| Tree | Bur oak |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Motto | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. |
| Rock | Geode |
| Route merker(s) | |
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| State Quarter | |
 Released in 2004 | |
| Leets o Unitit States state seembols | |
In colonial times, Iowa wis a pairt o French Louisiana an Spaingie Louisiana; its state banner is patterned efter the banner o Fraunce. Efter the Louisiana Purchase, fowk laid the foondation for an agricultur-based economy in the hert o the Corn Belt.[2]
In the latter hauf o the 20t century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transeetion tae a diversifee'd economy o advanced manufacturin, processin, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, an green energy production.[3][4] Iowa is the 26t maist extensive in laund aurie an the 30t maist populous o the 50 U.S states. Its caipital an lairgest ceety bi population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live.[5] Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
References
eedit- ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Merry, Carl A. (1996). "The Historic Period". Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa. Archived frae the original on 4 Juin 2009. Retrieved 29 Juin 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Major Industries in Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived frae the original (PDF) on Mey 20, 2005. Retrieved Juin 29, 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Wind Energy in Iowa". Iowa Energy Center. Archived frae the original on 21 Juin 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State". Insurance Journal. Wells Publishing. 25 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
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