Gift Baskets Iowa

Capital City: Des Moines

Abbreviation:  IA

Population (2019): 3,155,070; Rank: 31 of 50 | Population Quick Facts

Region:   Midwest

Admission to Statehood:   December 28, 1846 (29th State)

State Motto: “Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain”

State Nickname: Hawkeye State

Sports Teams: Find the best High School, College, League, and Professional sports teams of Iowa State

Origin of State Name: The word “Iowa” comes form the American Indian tribe of the same name.

Bordering States: The State of Iowa has 6 neighbors namely, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Area Codes: 319, 515, 563, 641, 712
 

Zip Codes:   Iowa Zip Codes

STATE BANNER and MOTTO
State Flag of Iowa
Iowa was right around 75 years of age before the state banner was taken on by the General Assembly. Making of the state banner had been recommended for quite a long time by energetic associations, yet no move was made until World War I, when Iowa National Guardsmen positioned along the Mexican boundary proposed a state banner was expected to assign their unit. This provoked the state's Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to plan a banner in 1917. The Iowa General Assembly authoritatively embraced the plan in 1921.

Planned by Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt of Knoxville, Iowa, an individual from the DAR, the state banner comprises of three vertical stripes - - blue, white and red. Gebhardt made sense of that the blue represents unwaveringness, equity and truth; the white for immaculateness; and the red for boldness. On the white place stripe is a hawk conveying in its bill blue decorations engraved with the state adage: "Our freedoms we prize, and our privileges we will keep up with." "Iowa" is in red just underneath the decorations.

All schools should fly the state banner on school days. The banner may likewise be flown on the destinations of public structures. When shown with the United States banner, the state banner should be flown underneath the public token.

STATE SONG
S.H.M. Byers expressed "Tune of Iowa," the state's true state melody, in 1897. The Iowa Legislature took on the tune in 1911. Byers' verses share his adoration for Iowa, and the melody is set to the tune for "O Tannenbaum."

STATE FLOWER
State Flower of Iowa: Wild Rose
The 26th Iowa General Assembly assigned the wild rose as the authority state bloom in 1897. It was picked for the honor since it was one of the enhancements utilized on the silver assistance which the state introduced to the warship USS Iowa that very year.

Albeit no specific types of the bloom was assigned by the General Assembly, the wild grassland rose (rosa pratincola) is most frequently refered to as the authority blossom. Wild roses are tracked down all through the state and blossom from June through pre-fall. The bloom, in fluctuating shades of pink, is set off by many yellow stamens in the middle.

STATE BIRD - State Bird of Iowa: Eastern Goldfinch
The Iowa General Assembly assigned the eastern goldfinch, otherwise called the American goldfinch and the wild canary, as the authority state bird in 1933. It was picked as the state bird since it is usually tracked down in Iowa and frequently remains through the colder time of year.

Seeds from dandelions, sunflowers, ragweed and night primrose are the principal wellspring of nourishment for the eastern goldfinch (carduelis tristis). In late July or early August, goldfinches assemble their homes from plant materials and line them with thistledown. The light blue-white eggs of the eastern goldfinch hatch following fourteen days and afterward, following a few additional weeks, the youthful birds leave the home.

The highest point of a male's head is finished off with dark and their radiant yellow body likewise has dark wings and tail. The female has a dull olive-yellow body with an earthy colored tail and wings. The male goldfinch procures similar dull plumage in the cold weather months.

STATE TREE
State Tree of Iowa: Oak
The oak was assigned as the authority state tree in 1961. The Iowa General Assembly picked the oak since it is bountiful in the state and fills in as haven, food and settling cover for some creatures and birds.

It is hard to track down a parcel of regular forest in Iowa that doesn't have in it no less than one types of oak. No other gathering of trees means quite a bit to individuals and natural life. Oak seeds, the nuts of oak trees, are a dietary staple of numerous creatures and birds. Deer, wild turkeys, fowls, quail, wood ducks, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, bluejays, nuthatches, grackles and a few sorts of woodpeckers are a couple of the animal types that rely upon oak seeds for a huge piece of their eating routine.

STATE ROCK
State Rock of Iowa: Geode
The Iowa General Assembly assigned the geode as the authority state rock in 1967. Since Iowa is notable for the presence of the geode, it was picked as the authority rock with an end goal to advance the travel industry in the state. Administrators who leaned toward making the geode the state rock brought up that it is among the most extraordinary and generally gorgeous of rocks and that Iowa is known overall as a result of the enormous number tracked down in the state. Different rocks considered for true status were limestone and fossil coral.

In Latin, the word geode implies earthlike. Geodes are molded like the earth and normal around four crawls in distance across. Geodes are tracked down in limestone developments and have a hard external shell. At the point when painstakingly torn open, a shining covering of mineral precious stones, most frequently quartz and calcite, is uncovered. Geologists characteristic the precious stone development to the permeation of groundwater in the geologic past. Southeastern Iowa is one of the state's best Geode gathering regions. Geode State Park in Henry County is named for the event of the geode.

STATE SEAL
Iowa State Seal
The Great Seal of Iowa pictures a resident trooper remaining in a wheat field encompassed by cultivating and modern devices, with the Mississippi River behind the scenes. A hawk above bears the state proverb.

STATE NICKNAME
Iowa is otherwise called the Hawkeye State.

STATE QUARTER
Iowa State Quarter
In 2004, when Governor Vilsack and the top of the U.S. Mint revealed the 29th dedicatory quarter at the foot of the Iowa Capitol, the emphasis was on instruction. Schoolchildren, instructors and dignitaries were close by for the occasion as the Iowa quarter was presented as "the country's just training quarter." The coin highlights Iowa craftsman Grant Wood's "Arbor Day" painting of a one-room school building and educator with understudies establishing a tree. The witticism on the coin is "Establishment in Education."

Topography and CLIMATE
At 199 miles in length and 310 miles wide, Iowa is the 26th biggest state in the United States. Iowa has 99 districts and 947 urban communities. The capital city is Des Moines. The most noteworthy rise is 1,671 feet at Hawkeye Point, close to Sibley. The most minimal height is 480 feet, close to Keokuk. The typical high is 74 degrees, while the typical low is 17 degrees.

Population
Iowa positions 30th in absolute populace, at 3,123,899 individuals. The middle family pay in Iowa is $52,716.

Iowa State Facts

Entered Union: Dec. 28, 1846 (29th State)
Organized as territory: June 12, 1838
Present constitution adopted: 1857

Fun Facts

State abbreviation/Postal code: Iowa/IA
Nickname: The Hawkeye State
Origin of name: From the Iowa River, which was named after the Ioway (or Báxoe) people.
Motto: “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain”
State symbols:
Bird: Eastern goldfinch (1933)
Flower: Wild rose (1897)
Tree: Oak (1961)
Rock: Geode (1967)
Colors: Red, white, and blue (in state flag)
Song: "Song of Iowa"

Government

Capital: Des Moines
Governor: Kim Reynolds, R (to Jan. 2019)
Lieut. Governor: Adam Gregg, R (to Jan. 2019)
Secy. of State: Paul Pate, R (to Jan. 2019)
Treasurer: Michael L. Fitzgerald, D (to Jan. 2019)
Atty. General: Tom Miller, D (to Jan. 2019)
U.S. Representatives: 4
Senators: Chuck Grassley, R (to Jan. 2023); Joni Ernst, R (to Jan. 2021)
See Also: Historical biographies of Iowa Congress members

Population

Residents: Iowan
Resident population: 3,123,899 (30th Largest State, 2015)
10 largest cities (2014): Des Moines, 206,688; Cedar Rapids, 128,119; Davenport, 101,363; Sioux City, 82,719; Iowa City, 70,133; Waterloo, 68,297; Council Bluffs, 62,115; Ames, 60,634; West Des Moines, 59,296; Dubuque, 58,155;
Race/Ethnicity: White (91.3%); Black (2.9%); American Indian (0.4%); Asian (1.7%); Other race (1.3%); Two or more races (1.9%); Hispanic/Latino (5.0%).
Religion: Protestant (60%); No religion (21%); Catholic (18%); Muslim (1%); No answer (1%).
Sex: Male (49.5%); Female (50.5%).
Age: Under 18 (23.3%); 18-64 (60%); 65 and over (16.7%). Median Age: 38.1
See Also: Additional Iowa Census Data

Economy

GDP: 185 billion dollars (29th in U.S., 2016)
Unemployment: 3.4% (2015)
Overview: Iowa's largest industries are manufacturing and agriculture. Iowa leads the nation in corn and soybean production and comes in third in total livestock sales. Local manufacturing is largely focused around food processing and heavy machinery. Iowa is home to a large number of insurance and financial groups, as well as a notable publishing industry.

Geography

Land area: 55,869 sq mi. (144,701 sq km)
Geographic center: In Story County, 5 mi. NE of Ames
Number of counties: 99
Largest county by population and area: Polk, 444,009 (2014); Kossuth, 973 sq mi.
State forests: 10 (43,917 ac.)
State parks/recreation areas: 84 (53,000 ac.)
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