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Article: Iowa
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Iowa , midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi R., across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska and South Dakota, from which it is separated by the Missouri and the Big Sioux rivers, respectively (W); and Minnesota (N).
Facts and Figures
Area,
56,290 sq mi (145,791 sq km).
Pop.
(2000) 2,926,324, a 5.4% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital and largest city,
Des Moines.
Statehood,
Dec. 28, 1846 (29th state).
Highest pt.,
1,670 ft (509 m), Osceola co.;
lowest pt.,
Mississippi River, 480 ft (146 m).
Nickname,
Hawkeye State.
Motto,
Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain.
State bird,
Eastern ...
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