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| Capital | Des Moines, also the largest city |
| First Settled | 1788 |
| Statehood | December 28, 1846 |
| Land Area | 56, 275 sq miles or 145,752 sq km, Iowa ranks 25th in size, Iowa is divided into 99 counties |
| Population | Population is approx. 2,787,424 and ranks 30th in population |
| Highest Point | 1,670 ft in Osceola County. |
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| Industrial Centers | Dubuque, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Davenport |
| Primary livestock | cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry |
| Primary crops | Corn, oats, barley, soy beans and sweet corn |
| Minerals | coal, clay, gypsum and limestone |
Famous Iowa Natives
| Herbert Hoover | 31st President, 1st President born west of Mississippi River. Home is West Branch |
| John Wayne | Marion Robert Morrison born in Winterset. Boyhood home open to public. |
| Mamie Doud Eisenhower | Wife of President Dwight Eisenhower, born in Boone. Home open to public |
| Buffalo Bill Cody | William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody homestead at Princeton and museum at Le Claire |
| Donna Reed | Donnabell Mullenger born in Denison. |
| Henry A. Wallace | Vice-president under Franklin Roosevelt. Founder of Pioneer Seed Company. |
| Glenn Miller | Big Band leader born in Clarinda. Home open to public. |
| Simon Estes | Opra Star |
| Cloris Leachman | Actress |
| Meredith Wilson | Wrote "The Music Man" |
| Hugh Sidney | Noted Journalist |
| J. V. Atanasoff | Inventor of the Digital Computer |
| Carrie Chapman Catt | Early suffragist |
| Grant Wood | Artist |
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