Iowa - The Hawkeye State

Iowa:
State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Nickname: Hawkeye State
State song: "The Song of Iowa"
State Flower: Wild prairie rose
The capital is Des Moines.
2000 Population: 2,926,324 (ranked 30th)
The state has an area of 56,276 sq miles with a land area of 55,875 square miles (ranked 23rd).
The 29th state, it gained admission on December 28, 1846.