| Admitted to Union |
December 28, 1846 |
| Capital |
Des Moines, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Hawkeye State, Corn State, Land of the Rolling Prairie, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
56,276 square miles |
Rank |
26th |
| Total Land Area |
55,875 square miles |
Rank |
23rd |
| Total Water Area |
401 square miles |
Rank |
44th |
| Length |
310 miles |
| Width |
200 miles |
| Highest Point |
1,670 feet (Sec. 29, T100N,R41W, Osceoloa County) |
Rank |
42nd |
| Lowest Point |
480 feet (Mississippi River) |
Rank |
38th |
| Mean Elevation |
1,100 feet |
Rank |
22nd |
| Highest Temp |
118 degrees on July 20, 1934 at Keokuk |
| Lowest Temp |
-47 degrees on January 12, 1912 at Washta |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
86.2 degrees |
Rank |
32nd |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
6.3 degrees |
Rank |
6th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
2,926,324 |
Rank |
30th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
52.37 |
Rank |
33rd |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Des Moines |
198,682 |
|
6. |
Iowa City |
62,220 |
| 2. |
Cedar Rapids |
120,758 |
7. |
Council Bluffs |
58,268 |
| 3. |
Davenport |
98,359 |
8. |
Dubuque |
57,686 |
| 4. |
Sioux City |
85,013 |
9. |
Ames |
50,731 |
| 5. |
Waterloo |
68,747 |
10. |
West Des Moines |
46,403 | |
| Median Age |
34 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
75.18 |
Rank |
9th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
3,846.4 |
Rank |
43rd |
| Violent Crimes |
325.5 |
Rank |
39th |
| Property |
3,521.0 |
Rank |
44th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$26,431 |
Rank |
33rd |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$22,949 |
Rank |
35th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$28,663 |
Rank |
35th |
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"The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse,
published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III
Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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