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Bookmark or Share- Iowa - WikipediaIowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. [9] The state's capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines.
- How We Became The Hawkeye State. | Our Iowa HeritageThe Hawkeye State is a popular nickname for the State of Iowa, and those who believe themselves to be true Iowans, will gladly identify themselves as Hawkeyes. Well, according to the State of Iowa web site...
- Why Is Iowa Called the Hawkeye State? - America ExplainedMost sources say that Iowa’s Hawkeye State nickname was inspired by a Native American warrior named Black Hawk and/or the character of Hawkeye in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans.
- Iowa | Flag, Facts, Maps, & Cities | BritannicaIowa, Midwestern U.S. state that forms a bridge between the forests of the east and the grasslands of the high prairie plains to the west. It was admitted to the union as the 29th state on December 28, 1846. The Mississippi River forms the Hawkeye State’s entire eastern border. Des Moines is the capital.
- The State of Iowa - An Introduction to the Hawkeye State from ...Welcome to Iowa, the Hawkeye State. With its fertile, rolling prairies, Iowa is one of the foremost farming states in the United States. One fifth of the nation's corn harvest is produced in Iowa.
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