Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, December 28: Iowa Admitted to Union
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 28, 2008 - Profile America — Sunday, December 28th. Iowa became the 29th state to join the Union on this day in 1846. The name “Iowa” is derived from an American Indian word meaning “the beautiful land,” and it’s thought that the nickname “the Hawkeye State” is in honor of the famous Indian chief, Black Hawk. Iowa has long been an agricultural powerhouse and is the nation’s leading producer of corn and soybeans, as well as hogs and eggs. College football and basketball teams from Iowa are often nationally ranked. When Iowa became a state, it had a population of less than 200,000. Today, it is home to almost 3 million people. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, p. 610
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 27
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008, t. 12
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008edition.html
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button). For further information, contact Rick Reed: 301-763-2812; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov.
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