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Iowa State Guide
Capital: Des Moines
December 28, 1846 (29th state)
 Although it is sometimes called the "Corn State," Iowa really is a breadbasket for the US, with 90 percent of its land devoted to farming. The main products are corn and hogs. Named for the Iowa River, which was named for the Iowa, or Ioway, Indians, Iowa joined the Union on
December 28, 1846 as the 29th state, the first free state in the old Louisiana Territory. The wild rose is the state flower and the capital is Des Moines.
Largest City - Des Moines
Area - 56,276 square miles [Iowa is the 26th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 2,926,324 (as of 2000) [Iowa is the 30th most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs, pigs), food manufacturing, insurance
Presidential Birthplace - Herbert Clark Hoover was born in West Branch on August 10, 1874 (he was the 31st US President, serving from 1929 to 1933).
Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Des Moines River, Missouri River, Cedar River, Iowa River
Major Lakes - Lake Red Rock
Highest Point - Ocheyeden Mound (in northwestern Iowa) - 1,670 feet (509 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Where the Mississippi River and Des Moines River meet; 480 feet (146 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin
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