Facts about the 50 - Part 1 by Mert Arkan

States of the USA – Part 1

Alabama to Missouri

Capital: Montgomery

Nickname: Yellowhammer State

Origin of Name: From Alabama River by early European explorers and named "Alibamu" after the local Indian tribe

Year Entered Union (Rank): 1819 (22)

2010 Population: 4,779,736

State Flower: camellia

State Bird: yellowhammer

Capital: Juneau

Nickname: The Last Frontier

Origin of Name: Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”


2010 Population: 710,231

State Flower: forget-me-not

State Bird: sitka spruce

Capital: Phoenix

Nickname: Grand Canyon State

Origin of Name: Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”


2010 Population: 6,392,017

State Flower: flower of saguaro cactus

State Bird: cactus wren

Capital: Little Rock

Nickname: The Natural State

Origin of Name: From the Quapaw Indians


2010 Population: 2,915,918

State Flower: apple blossom

State Bird: mockingbird

Capital: Sacramento

Nickname: Golden State

Origin of Name: From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500


2010 Population: 37,253,956

State Flower: golden poppy

State Bird: California valley quail

Capital: Denver

Nickname: Centennial State

Origin of Name: From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”


2010 Population: 5,029,196

State Flower: Rocky Mountain columbine

State Bird: lark bunting

Capital: Hartford

Nickname: Constitution State

Origin of Name: From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”


2010 Population: 3,574,097

State Flower: mountain laurel

State Bird: American robin

Capital: Dover

Nickname: Diamond State; First State

Origin of Name: From Delaware River and Bay; named in turn for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr


2010 Population: 897,934

State Flower: peach blossom

State Bird: blue hen chicken

Capital: Tallahassee

Nickname: Sunshine State

Origin of Name: From the Spanish Pascua Florida, meaning “feast of flowers” (Easter)


2010 Population: 18,801,310

State Flower: orange blossom


Capital: Atlanta

Nickname: Peach State

Origin of Name: In honor of George II of England


2010 Population: 9,687,653

State Flower: Cherokee rose

State Bird: brown thrasher

Capital: Honolulu Nickname: Aloha State Origin of Name: Uncertain. The islands may

have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.

Year Entered Union (Rank): 1959 (50) 2010 Population: 1,360,301 State Flower: hibiscus State Bird: nene (Hawaiian goose)

Capital: Boise

Nickname: Gem State

Origin of Name: An invented name whose meaning is unknown.


2010 Population: 1,567,582

State Flower: syringa

State Bird: mountain bluebird

Capital: Springfield

Nickname: Prairie State

Origin of Name: Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”


2010 Population: 12,830,632

State Flower: violet

State Bird: cardinal

Capital: Indianapolis

Nickname: Hoosier State

Origin of Name: Meaning “land of Indians”


2010 Population: 6,483,802

State Flower: peony

State Bird: cardinal

Capital: Des Moines

Nickname: Hawkeye State

Origin of Name: From the Iowa River which was named after the Ioway Indian tribe


2010 Population: 3,046,355

State Flower: wild rose

State Bird: eastern goldfinch

Capital: Topeka

Nickname: Sunflower State

Origin of Name: From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”


2010 Population: 2,853,118

State Flower: sunflower

State Bird: western meadowlark

Capital: Frankfort

Nickname: Bluegrass State

Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”


2010 Population: 4,339,367

State Flower: goldenrod

State Bird: Kentucky cardinal

Capital: Baton Rouge

Nickname: Pelican State

Origin of Name: In honor of Louis XIV of France


2010 Population: 4,533,372

State Flower: magnolia

State Bird: eastern brown pelican

Capital: Augusta

Nickname: Pine Tree State

Origin of Name: First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France.


2010 Population: 1,328,361

State Flower: white pine cone and tassel

State Bird: chickadee

Capital: Annapolis

Nickname: The Old Line State; Free State

Origin of Name: In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)


2010 Population: 5,773,552

State Flower: black-eyed susan

State Bird: Baltimore oriole

Capital: Boston

Nickname: Bay State; Old Colony State

Origin of Name: From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”


2010 Population: 6,547,629

State Flower: mayflower

State Bird: chickadee

Capital: Lansing

Nickname: Wolverine State

Origin of Name: From Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”


2010 Population: 9,883,640

State Flower: apple blossom

State Bird: robin

Capital: St. Paul

Nickname: North Star State; Gopher State

Origin of Name: From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”


2010 Population: 5,303,925

State Flower: lady slipper

State Bird: common loon

Capital: Jackson

Nickname: Magnolia State

Origin of Name: From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”


2010 Population: 2,967,297

State Flower: evergreen magnolia


Capital: Jefferson City

Nickname: Show-me State

Origin of Name: Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”


2010 Population: 5,988,927

State Flower: hawthorn

State Bird: bluebird

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