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Iowa
Ayúȟwa
(Lakota)
|
|
|---|---|
| State of Iowa | |
| Nickname:
Hawkeye State
[1]
|
|
| Motto(s):
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
[2]
|
|
| Anthem: "The Song of Iowa" |
|
Location of Iowa within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Admitted to the Union | December 28, 1846 (29th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Des Moines |
| Largest county or equivalent | Polk |
| Largest metro and urban areas |
|
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kim Reynolds (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer (R) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Iowa Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 2: Ashley Hinson (R) 3: Zach Nunn (R) 4: Randy Feenstra (R) (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
56,273 sq mi (145,746 km2) |
| • Land | 55,857 sq mi (144,669 km2) |
| • Water | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) 0.70% |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,670 ft (509 m) |
| Population
(2024)
|
|
|
• Total
|
 3,241,488[5] |
| • Rank | 31st |
| • Density | 57.1/sq mi (22.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 36th |
| • Median household income | $71,400 (2023)[6] |
| • Income rank | 33rd |
| Demonym | Iowan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
IA
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-IA |
| Website | iowa |
|
Iowa
Ayúȟwa
(Lakota)
|
|
|---|---|
| State of Iowa | |
| Nickname:
Hawkeye State
[1]
|
|
| Motto(s):
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
[2]
|
|
| Anthem: "The Song of Iowa" |
|
|
Location of Iowa within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Admitted to the Union | December 28, 1846 (29th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Des Moines |
| Largest county or equivalent | Polk |
| Largest metro and urban areas |
|
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kim Reynolds (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer (R) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Iowa Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 2: Ashley Hinson (R) 3: Zach Nunn (R) 4: Randy Feenstra (R) (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
56,273 sq mi (145,746 km2) |
| • Land | 55,857 sq mi (144,669 km2) |
| • Water | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) 0.70% |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,670 ft (509 m) |
| Population
(2024)
|
|
|
• Total
|
3,241,488[5] |
| • Rank | 31st |
| • Density | 57.1/sq mi (22.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 36th |
| • Median household income | $71,400 (2023)[6] |
| • Income rank | 33rd |
| Demonym | Iowan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
IA
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-IA |
| Website | iowa |
