Statehood
Dec 28, 1846
Iowa
Capital
Des Moines
Nickname
The Hawkeye State
Iowa
About
The US state of Iowa is located in the upper Midwest region. The state shares a border with six other states. By size, Iowa is the 26th largest. The state's largest metropolitan area is that of Des Moines. The state's official flower is the prairie rose.
Trivia
The state has a rich agricultural industry with corn and soybeans being the most prominent crops. The state is the the top U.S. producer of ethanol. Iowa is the home of the Midwest League baseball team, Cedar Rapids Kernels.
