News Articles for "Iowa"
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Iowa regulator pleased with ruling on disclosure
Iowa's top campaign regulator says she's pleased an appeals court upheld much of an Iowa law requiring outside groups to disclose their spending on politi...
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DuPont dampens 2013 net income expectations
Chemicals maker DuPont says it will reach only the low end of its net income forecast in 2013 because of the cool, wet spring weather, which is expected t...
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Search Results for "Iowa"
| State of Iowa | |||||
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| Nickname(s): The Hawkeye State[1] | |||||
| Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. | |||||
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| Official language(s) | English | ||||
| Demonym | Iowan | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Des Moines | ||||
| Largest metro | Des Moines metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 26th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km2) |
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| - Width | 310 miles (500 km) | ||||
| - Length | 199 miles (320 km) | ||||
| - % water | 0.70 | ||||
| - Latitude | 40° 23′ N to 43° 30′ N | ||||
| - Longitude | 90° 8′ W to 96° 38′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 30th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 3,074,186 (2012 est)[2] | ||||
| - Density | 54.8/sq mi (21.2/km2) Ranked 36th in the U.S. |
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| - Median household income | $48,075 (24th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| - Highest point | Hawkeye Point[3][4] 1,671 ft (509 m) |
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| - Mean | 1,100 ft (340 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point | Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River[3][4] 480 ft (146 m) |
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| Before statehood | Iowa Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | December 28, 1846 (29th) | ||||
| Governor | Terry E. Branstad (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Kim Reynolds (R) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| - Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Tom Harkin (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Central: UTC -6/-5 | ||||
| Abbreviations | IA US-IA | ||||
| Website | www.iowa.gov | ||||
