Iowa

Iowa

Senators: MWINKLER F8 (R), ADEBORD D4 (I)

Representatives: HHAUGHEY D6 (I), AWELLS D8 (R)

(mwinkler) Date of Entry to Union: 1846, 29th state of entry (mwinkler) Population: 2,926,000 (mwinkler) Number of Representatives in House: 5 (mwinkler) Capital: Des Moines (mwinkler) In Iowa it is illegal for a man with a moustache to kiss a woman in public. (adebord) Iowa's present constitution was adopted in 1857 (adebord) Iowa was named after the Iowa River that the Ioway Indians named (adebord) Iowa has 99 counties (adebord) Iowa is known as an agricultural state (adebord) Iowa produces one tenth of the nation's food supply Iowa covers 56,276 square miles and is located in the midwest United States. (hhaughey) Most Iowans live in urban areas with about 53 people living in one square mile. (hhaughey) The current governor is Chet Culver and he was elected as a Democrat in 2006. (hhaughey) The unemployment rate is about 4.8% which was below the national average in 2004. (hhaughey) In the state, 25% of people work in service industries and 24% are in trade. (hhaughey) [] (hhaughey) (AWells) Iowas state flower is the wild rose.(1897) (AWells) state bird: eastern goldfinch.(1933) (AWells) state colors: red, white, and blue.(in state flag) (AWells) state song: Song of Iowa. (AWells) **10 largest cities (2005 est.):** [|Des Moines], 194,163; [|Cedar Rapids], 123,119; [|Davenport], 98,845; [|Sioux City], 83,148; [|Waterloo], 66,483; [|Iowa City], 62,887; [|Council Bluffs], 59,568; [|Dubuque], 57,798; [|West Des Moines], 52,768; [|Ames], 52,263