Factual Information : Iowa
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Facts Origin of State Name: Named for Iowa Indians of the Siouan family.
Nick Name : The Hawkeye State.
Capital : Des Moines
Population : 2,926,324; 30th - 12/00
Entered Union : 28 December 1846 (29th).
Song : "The Song of Iowa."
Motto : Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain.
Flag : There are three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red; in the center a spreading eagle holds in its beak a blue ribbon with the state motto.
Bird : Eastern goldfinch.
Flower : Wild rose.
Tree : Oak.
Stone : Geode.
County : 99 counties
Agriculture : Hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, dairy products.
Industry : Food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, printing and publishing, primary metals.