Iowa
Ayúȟwa (Lakota) | |
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| State of Iowa | |
| Nickname: Hawkeye State | |
| Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain[1] | |
| Anthem: "The Song of Iowa" | |
 Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted | |
| 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 | Amy Sinclair (acting) (R) |
| Legislature | 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 |
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Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ EYE-ə-wə)[6][7][8] is a 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 is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million.[9] 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] Other metropolitan statistical areas in Iowa include Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Ames, Dubuque, Sioux City, and the Iowa portion of the Quad Cities. Iowa is home to 940 small towns, though its population is increasingly urbanized as small communities and rural areas decline in population.[11][12]
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, pioneers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.[13] 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.[14][15]
Politically, Iowa is notable for the Iowa Caucuses, an influential event in national politics, as well as its high levels of voter turnout and foundational leadership in civil rights including early adoption or support of black suffrage, women's rights, and same-sex marriage.[16][17][18][19] Iowa's standard of living is ranked among the best states and it performs highly on metrics such as governance, education, infrastructure, and safety.[20][21]
- ^ Secretary of State, Iowa (2000). "Iowa Official Register". Iowa Publications Online. State Library of Iowa.
- ^ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". Census.gov.
- ^ a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "2020 Census Apportionment Results". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Iowa Profile". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Iowa". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Iowa". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Iowa". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Resident Population for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census" (PDF). Census.gov. April 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2010–2018". Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Barton, Tom (August 20, 2023). "Rural Iowa continues to lose population. How some small towns are working to 'shrink smart'". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Merry, Carl A. (1996). "The Historic Period". Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Major Industries in Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Wind Energy in Iowa". Iowa Energy Center. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Laws and African-American Iowans | Iowa PBS". www.iowapbs.org. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa and the 19th Amendment (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa Joins States Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage | BU Today". Boston University. April 29, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa: Leader in Civil Rights and Equality | State Historical Society of Iowa". history.iowa.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State". Insurance Journal. Wells Publishing. March 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Best States: Overview of Iowa". US News & World Report. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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