Iowa
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Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ ⓘ EYE-ə-wə)[6][7][8] is a landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
Iowa
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State of Iowa | |
Nickname: | |
Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain[1] | |
Anthem: "The Song of Iowa" | |
Country | United States |
Admitted to the Union | December 28, 1846 (29th) |
Capital (and largest city) | Des Moines |
Largest county or equivalent | Polk |
Largest metro and urban areas |
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Government | |
• Governor | Kim Reynolds (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Adam Gregg (R) |
Legislature | Iowa General Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Iowa Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 2: Ashley Hinson (R) 3: Zach Nunn (R) 4: Randy Feenstra (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 56,273 sq mi (145,746 km2) |
• Land | 55,857 sq mi (144,669 km2) |
• Water | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) 0.70% |
• Rank | 26th |
Elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,670 ft (509 m) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,190,369[4] |
• Rank | 30th |
• Density | 57.1/sq mi (22.1/km2) |
• Rank | 36th |
• Median household income | $61,691[5] |
• Income rank | 30th |
Demonym | Iowan |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation | IA |
ISO 3166 code | US-IA |
Website | iowa |
List of state symbols | |
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Bird | Eastern goldfinch |
Flower | Prairie rose |
Tree | Bur Oak |
Rock | Geode |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2004 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Iowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3,190,369,[9] according to the 2020 census. The state's capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area extends into three counties of southwest Iowa.[10] Iowa has been listed as one of the safest U.S. states in which to live.[11]
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.[12]
In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy began to transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production.[13][14] As of 2018, 22.6 million hogs outnumbered Iowans by more than 7 to 1 in 8,000 facilities large enough to require manure management plans.[15]