facts about the 50 - part 2 by mert arkan
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States of the USA – Part 2
Montana to Wyoming
Capital: Helena
Nickname: Treasure State
Origin of Name: From the Spanish word meaning “mountain.”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1889 (41)
2010 Population: 989,415
State Flower: bitterroot
State Bird: Western meadowlark
Capital: Lincoln
Nickname: Cornhusker State; Beef State
Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
Year Entered Union (Rank):1867 (37)
2010 Population: 1,826,341
State Flower: goldenrod
State Bird: Western meadowlark
Capital: Carson City
Nickname: Sagebrush State; Silver State
Origin of Name: Spanish: “snowcapped”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1864 (36)
2010 Population: 2,700,551
State Flower: sagebrush
State Bird: mountain bluebird
Capital: Concord
Nickname: Granite State
Origin of Name: From the English county of Hampshire
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1788 (9)
2010 Population: 1,316,470
State Flower: purple lilac
State Bird: purple finch
Capital: Trenton
Nickname: Garden State
Origin of Name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1787 (3)
2010 Population: 8,791,894
State Flower: purple violet
State Bird: eastern goldfinch
Capital: New Mexico
Nickname: Land of Enchantment
Origin of Name: From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1912 (47)
2010 Population: 2,059,179
State Flower: yucca
State Bird: roadrunner
Capital: Albany
Nickname: Empire State
Origin of Name: In honor of the Duke of York
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1788 (11)
2010 Population: 19,254,630
State Flower: rose
State Bird: bluebird
Capital: Raleigh
Nickname: Tar Heel State
Origin of Name: In honor of Charles I of England
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1789 (12)
2010 Population: 9,535,483
State Flower: dogwood
State Bird: cardinal
Capital: Bismarck
Nickname: Sioux State
Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1889 (39)
2010 Population: 672,591
State Flower: wild prairie rose
State Bird: western meadowlark
Capital: Columbus
Nickname: Buckeye State
Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1803 (17)
2010 Population: 11,536,504
State Flower: scarlet carnation
State Bird: cardinal
Capital: Oklahoma City
Nickname: Sooner State
Origin of Name: From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1907 (46)
2010 Population: 3,751,351
State Flower: mistletoe
State Bird: scissor-tailed flycatcher
Capital: Salem Nickname: Beaver State Origin of Name: Unknown. However, it is
generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer.
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1859 (33) 2010 Population: 3,831,074 State Flower: Oregon grape State Bird: western meadowlark
Capital: Harrisburg
Nickname: Keystone State
Origin of Name: In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1787 (2)
2010 Population: 12,702,379
State Flower: mountain laurel
State Bird: ruffed grouse
Capital: Providence
Nickname: The Ocean State
Origin of Name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1790 (13)
2010 Population: 1,051,302
State Flower: violet
State Bird: Rhode Island red hen
Capital: Columbia
Nickname: Palmetto State
Origin of Name: In honor of Charles I of England
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1788 (8)
2010 Population: 4,679,230
State Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine
State Bird: Carolina wren
Capital: Pierre
Nickname: Mount Rushmore State
Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1889 (40)
2010 Population: 775,933
State Flower: American pasqueflower
State Bird: ring-necked pheasant
Capital: Nashville
Nickname: Volunteer State
Origin of Name: Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1796 (16)
2010 Population: 6,346,105
State Flower: iris
State Bird: mockingbird
Capital: Austin
Nickname: Lone Star State
Origin of Name: From an Indian word meaning “friends”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1845 (28)
2010 Population: 25,145,561
State Flower: bluebonnet
State Bird: mockingbird
Capital: Salt Lake City
Nickname: Beehive State
Origin of Name: From the Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1896 (45)
2010 Population: 2,763,885
State Flower: sego lily
State Bird: California gull
Capital: Montpelier
Nickname: Green Mountain State
Origin of Name: From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1791 (14)
2010 Population: 625,741
State Flower: red clover
State Bird: hermit thrush
Capital: Richmond
Nickname: The Old Dominion
Origin of Name: In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1788 (10)
2010 Population: 8,001,024
State Flower: American dogwood
State Bird: cardinal
Capital: Olympia
Nickname: Evergreen State
Origin of Name: In honor of George Washington
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1889 (42)
2010 Population: 6,724,540
State Flower: coast rhododendron
State Bird: willow goldfinch
Capital: Charleston
Nickname: Mountain State
Origin of Name: In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1863 (35)
2010 Population: 1,852,994
State Flower: rhododendron
State Bird: cardinal
Capital: Madison
Nickname: Badger State
Origin of Name: French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1848 (30)
2010 Population: 5,686,986
State Flower: wood violet
State Bird: robin
Capital: Cheyenne
Nickname: Equality State
Origin of Name: From the Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania
Year Entered Union (Rank): 1890 (44)
2010 Population: 563,626
State Flower: Indian paintbrush
State Bird: western meadowlark
Origin of Name: District of Columbia, named after Columbus
Year Established: 1871
2010 Population: 632,323
State Flower: American beauty rose