Statehood December 28, 1846 (29th state) Capital
Des Moines Population
2,872,000 Nickname The
Hawkeye State Motto "Our
liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain"
Area 56, 276 sq miles Number of
Counties 99 Highest
Point Ocheyedan Mound, 1,670 ft. Lowest
Point Mississippi River, 480 ft.
Statehood December 28, 1846 (29th state)
