Iowa is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west.
It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.
In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa’s agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production
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Flag of Iowa
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State Seal of Iowa
List of facts
Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana
Iowa is the 31st most populous and the 26th most extensive of the 50 states
Iowa had a population of 3,190,369, according to the 2020 census.
The state’s capital and most populous city is Des Moines.
Iowa has 99 counties in total.
People who live in Iowa or who come from Iowa are referred to as Iowans
The state attained statehood on December 28, 1846, becoming the 29th state to join the union
Iowa State Bird is called the Eastern Goldfinch
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Bur Oak is the official state tree of Iowa
The official state flower of Iowa is the Wild Prairie
The state flag of Iowa was adopted in 1921 but was designed in 1917 by Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhard.
The Lowest point of Iowa is Mississippi River at 480 feet
The Highest point of Iowa is Hawkeye Point at 1,670 fee
The human population is around three million, the hog population is around 21.2 million
Strawberry Point is the home of the world’s largest strawberry.
Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world’s largest bullhead fish.
Elk Horn in the largest Danish settlement in the United States.
The state Nickname is The Hawkeye State
The state Motto is Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
The state Anthem is “The Song of Iowa”
Iowa supported the Union during the Civil War, voting heavily for Abraham Lincoln
Iowa sent more than 75,000 volunteers to the armed forces of the Union
Iowa’s all-time hottest temperature of 118 °F (48 °C) was recorded at Keokuk on July 20, 1934
Iowa’s all-time lowest temperature of −47 °F (−44 °C) was recorded in Washta on January 12, 1912
Along Interstate 80 near Walcott lies the world’s largest truck stop, Iowa 80.
Northwest Iowa is home to some of the largest concentrations of wind turbine farms in the world.
Iowa is the Home of the World’s Largest Bullhead Fish Statue at 12 feet long
Iowa is 2nd to Illinois in soybean production.
The world best-renowned dance and gymnastics school is situated in Iowa.
Iowa is the Largest Corn Producer in America
Iowa is 92% farmland.
Iowa is the only state bordered by two navigable rivers; the Missouri to the west and the Mississippi to the east.
Sabula town in Jackson County, Iowa, is located on an island in Mississippi river.
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Elwood is the worlds tallest Gnome at 15 feet tall
Iowa is the home of Spirit Lake, the biggest glacier lake in the state.
Iowa City has the world’s largest wooden nickel, which is 12 feet across.
Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the nation at 99%.
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington’s Snake Alley the most crooked street in the world.
Strawberry Point, Iowa, has a 15-foot tall fiberglass strawberry, which is the world’s largest
IA is the Two-letter or Postal Abbreviation and Iowa is the Traditional or Standard Abbreviation for the State of Iowa.
Fenlon Place Elevator in Dubuque is the world’s steepest and shortest railway.
Glenn Miller, orchestra leader, was born in Clarinda located in Southwest Iowa
The actor John Wayne was born in Winterset on May 26, 1907.
Campers and motor homes are manufactured in Winnebago County.
The Grotto of Redemption in West Bend is the world’s largest collection of minerals, fossils and shells, which have been styled into a building.
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Iowa has more golf courses per capita than any other state in the USA at 441
Herbert Clark Hoover was president of the united states from 1929 to 1933 and was born in Iowa.
Iowa has the world’s largest concrete bull at 28 feet tall
The first moving train robbery in the world happened on July 21, 1873 in Adair, Iowa.
Waterloo is home to the John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum
Des Moines is home to members of the famous metal band Slipknot.
The Clint Eastwood movie The Bridges of Madison County, based on the novel of the same name, took place and was filmed in Madison County.
The Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines is the only state capitol in the United States to feature five domes
Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport is the first school of chiropractic in the world.
Iowa City was the first American city designated by the United Nations as a “City of Literature”
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