Iowa Historical Map: American Indian Territorial Losses - 1850-1890

History Map: Defined
A historical map represents the different times in history. This type of map may have details such as the sides that fought in a war, or the territory that was gained in a battle. A history map also shows territories in that were taken over in a certain period, paths that explorers blazed or even areas that played a part in notable times- such as The California Gold Rush.

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Introduction    Iowa Top of Page Although it is sometimes called the "Corn State," Iowa really is a breadbasket for the U.S., with 90 percent of its land devoted to farming. The main products are corn and hogs. Named for the Iowa River, which was named for the Iowa, or Ioway, Indians, Iowa joined the Union in 1846 as the 29th state. The wild rose is the state flower and the capital is Des Moines.    Miscellaneous    Iowa Top of Page State Flower: Wild Rose State Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain State Nickname: Hawkeye State State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch    Geography    Iowa Top of Page Land area, 2000 (square miles): 55,869 Length: 310 miles Width: 200 miles 10 largest cities, 2000: Des Moines, 198,682 Cedar Rapids, 120,758 Davenport, 98,359 Sioux City, 85,013 Waterloo, 68,747 Iowa City, 62,220 Council Bluffs, 58,268 Dubuque, 57,686 Ames, 50,731 West Des Moines, 46,403 Geographic Center: 5 miles northeast of Ames Geographic Center County: Story Highest Point: 1,670 ft. — Hawkeye Point, on Sterler Farm, north of Sibley Lowest Point: 480 ft. — Mississippi River Number of counties: 99 State forests: 10 (43,917 ac.) State parks: 83 (53,000 ac.) Persons per square mile, 2000: 52 This page last updated July 10, 2007 GDP Data — Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis Population and Economic Data — US Census Bureau Government Data — Congress.Org