Statehood:  December 28, 1846 (29^th State)

State Song: "Song of Iowa "

State Bird: eastern goldfinch (1933)

State Fossil: Crinoid

State Flower: wild rose (1897)

State Colors: red, white, and blue (in state flag)

State Tree: Oak

State Rock: Geode

State Soil: Tama

State Nickname: Hawkeye State

State Motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain"

Highest Point: The highest point in Iowa is on Sterler Farm, north of Sibley, in Osceola County and is 1,670 feet above sea level. The high point was officially named Hawkeye Point

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Iowa is at the Mississippi River ; 480 feet above sea level.

Largest cities: Des Moines, 194,163; Cedar Rapids, 123,119; Davenport, 98,845; Sioux City, 83,148; Waterloo, 66,483; Iowa City, 62,887; Council Bluffs, 59,568; Dubuque, 57,798; West Des Moines, 52,768; Ames, 52,263:

Famous Iowans:

Bess Streeter Aldrich author, Cedar Falls
Bix Beiderbecke jazz musician, Davenport
Norman Borlaug plant pathologist, geneticist, Cresco
Donald L. Campbell inventor, Clinton
Wallace Hume Carothers inventor, Burlington
Johnny Carson TV entertainer, Corning
William Buffalo Bill Cody scout, Scott Cty
Gardner Cowles Jr. publisher, Algona
Lee DeForest inventor, Council Bluffs
Simon Estes bass-baritone, Centerville

Population (Quick Facts): 2,982,085

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html

Official State website:

http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html

State Legislature:

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/

Capital of Iowa : Des Moines, IA

 http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/

Transportation:

http://www.dot.state.ia.us/sitemap.htm

International Trades:

http://www.iowalifechanging.com/business/export_assistance.html

Natural Resources:

http://www.iowadnr.com/

Maps for the state of:

http://www.dot.state.ia.us/sitemap.htm

Iowa Job link:

http://das.hre.iowa.gov/state_jobs.html

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/visiting.html

Museums:

http://www.museumlink.com/iowa.htm

State Parks: 

http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/index.html

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/iowa.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/IA/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/ianews.php