| Capitol: |
Des Moines |
| Joined U.S.: |
# 29, December 28, 1846 |
| Nickname: |
"The Hawkeye State" |
| Motto: |
Our Liberties we prize and our Rights we will
maintain |
| Official Website: |
Iowa |
| State Song: |
"Song of Iowa" |
| State Grass: |
Bluebunch Wheatgrass |
| State Flower: |
Wild Rose |
| State Bird: |
Eastern Goldfinch |
| State Tree: |
Oak |
| State Rock: |
Geode |
| Borders: |
Minnesota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri,
Illinois, Wisconsin
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| Size: |
56,272 square miles |
| Highest Point: |
1,670 feet, Hawkeye Point |
| Lowest Point: |
480 feet, Mississippi River (at Keokuk) |
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