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| Des
Moines
/ Iowa
State Statistics |
| Iowa State Flag |
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| DES
MOINES
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| IOWA |
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| AREA |
56, 276 sq miles
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| CAPITAL |
Des Moines |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: June 12, 1838
Entered Union (rank): Dec. 28, 1846 (29) Present constitution adopted: 1857
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| LOCATION
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41.576N, 093.617W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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| HIGHEST
POINT |
Ocheyedan Mound, 1,670 ft. |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Mississippi River, 480 ft. |
| COUNTIES |
99 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
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| STATE FOSSIL
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| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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Geode |
| STATE GEMSTONE
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| STATE FLAG
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The land now called Iowa was once a part of French Louisiana, and the flag's red, white and blue colors represent that association. This flag was officially adopted in 1921, and it features the state's seal centered. |
| STATE COLORS
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red, white, and blue (in state flag) |
| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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We Do Amazing Things With Corn |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
| STATE SONG
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“Song of Iowa” |
| STATE TREE
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Oak (Northern Red Oak shown) Quercus |
| STATE BIRD
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eastern goldfinch (1933) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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| STATE FISH
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| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Hawkeye State |
| STATE FLOWER
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wild rose (1897) |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Illinois Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin |
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