Facts about Iowa

Governer: Terry Branstad

Capital City:Des Moines

Motto:"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will mantain"

Population:3,007,856

Time Zone: Central time

State abbreviation:IA

Border States:Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Admission to Statehood:December 28,1846

Largest City: Des Moines

Highest point:1,670 feet above sea level (Hawkeye point)

Lowest point: 480 feet above sea level ( where Missisippi and Des Moines river meet.)

Professional Sports teams: Iowa Barnstormers

Famous people from the state:James A Van Allen, Abigail Van Buren, Henry A. Wallace, John Wayne, Andy Williams, Grant Wood.

Sources

https://www.50states.com/bio/iowa.htm

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/iowa/

https://governor.iowa.gov/