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Alabama
Area: 52,237 Sq Miles -
Ranks 30th in size
Population: 4,486,508 (2002) Ranks 23rd in population
Became a state: December 14, 1819 (22nd state)
Capitol: Montgomery
State Bird: Yellowhammer (Click link for
Coloring Page)
State Flower: Camellia
State Tree: Southern Pine
State Nickname: Yellowhammer State
State Motto: Audemus iura nostra defendere
(We dare defend our rights)
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Alaska
Area: 615,230 Sq Miles
- Ranks 1st in size
Population: 643,786 (2002) Ranks 48th in population
Became a state: January 3, 1959 (49th
state)
Capitol: Juneau
State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan (Click link
for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Forget-Me-Not
State Tree: Stika Spruce
State Nickname: The Last Frontier
State Motto: North to the future
Arizona
Area: 114,006 sq mi
- Ranks 6th in size
Population: 5,456,453 (2002) Ranks 20th in population
Became a state: February 14, 1912 (48th
state)
Capitol: Phoenix
State Bird: Catus Wren
State Flower: Saguro Cactus Blossom
State Tree: Palo Verde Tree
State Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
State Motto:Ditat Deus, God Enriches
Arkansas
Area: 53,182 sq mi
- Ranks 28th in size
Population: 2,710,079 (2002) Ranks 33th in population
Became a state: June 15, 1836 (25th
state)
Capitol: Little Rock
State Bird: Mockingbird
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Apple Blossom
State Tree: Southern Pine
State Nickname: Land of Opportunity
State Motto: Regnat populus, The People Rule
California
Area:158,869 sq mi - Ranks 3rd in
size
Population: 35,116,033 (2002) Ranks 1st in population
Became a state: September 9, 1850 (31st state)
Capitol: Sacramento
State Bird: California
Quail (Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: California Poppy
State Tree: California Redwood
State Nickname: The Golden State
State Motto: Eureka, I have found it!
Colorado
Area: 104,100 sq mi -
Ranks 8th in size
Population: 4,506,542 (2002) Ranks 24th in population
Became a state: August 1, 1876 (38th state)
Capitol: Denver
State Bird: Lark
Bunting (Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Columbine
State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
State Nickname: The Centennial State
State Motto: Nil sine numine, Nothing without
providence
Connecticut
Area: 5,544, sq mi - Ranks 48th in
size
Population: 3,460,503 (2002) Ranks 29th in population
Became a state: January 9, 1788 (5th state)
Capitol: Hartford
State Bird: Robin
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Tree: White Oak
State Nickname: The Constitution State
State Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet, He who
transplanted still sustains
Delaware
Area: 2,396, sq mi - Ranks 49th in size
Population: 807,385 (2002) Ranks 45th in population
Became a state: December 7, 1787 (1st state)
Capitol: Dover
State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
State Flower: Peach Blossom
State Tree: American Holly
State Nickname: The First State.
State Motto: Liberty and independence
Florida
Area: 59,928 sq mi - Ranks 23rd in size
Population: 16,713,149 (2002) Ranks 4th in population
Became a state: March 3, 1845 (27th state)
Capitol: Tallahassee
State Bird: Mockingbird
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Orange Blossom
State Tree: Sabel Palmetto
State Nickname: The Sunshine State
State Motto: In God we trust
Georgia
Area: 58,977 sq mi - Ranks 24rd in
size
Population: 8,560,310 (2002) Ranks 10th in population
Became a state: January 2, 1788 (4th state)
Capitol: Atlanta
State Bird: Brown Thrasher
State Flower: Cherokee Rose
State Tree: Live Oak
State Nickname: The Peach State
State Motto: Wisdom, justice and moderation
Hawaii
Area: 6,459 sq mi - Ranks 47th in size
Population: 1,244,898 (2002) Ranks
42nd in population
Became a state: August 21, 1959 (50th
state)
Capitol: Honolulu
State Bird: Nene, (Hawaiian Goose)
State Flower: Yellow Hibicus
State Tree: Kukui
State Nickname: The Aloha State
State Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono, (The
life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Idaho
Area:83,574 sq mi - Ranks 14th in size
Population: 1,341,131 (2002) - Ranks 39th
in population
Became a state: July 31, 1890 (43rd State)
Capitol: Boise
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Syringa
State Tree: Western White Pine
State Nickname: The Gem State
State Motto: Esto perpetua (It endures forever)
Illinois
Area: 57,918 sq mi - Ranks
25th in size
Population: 12,600,620 (2002) - Ranks 5th
in population
Became a state: December 3, 1818 - (21st State)
Capitol: Springfield
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Violet
State Tree: White Oak
State Nickname: The Prairie State
State Motto: State sovereignty-national union
Iowa
Area: 556,276 sq mi - Ranks
26th in size
Population: 2,936,760 (2002) - Ranks 30th
in population
Became a state: December 28, 1846 - (29th State)
Capitol: Des Moines
State Bird: American Goldfinch
State Flower: Wild Rose
State Tree: Oak
State Nickname: The Hawkeye State
State Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we
will maintain
Indiana
Area: 36,420 sq mi - Ranks 38th in size
Population: 6,159,068 (2002) - Ranks 14th
in population
Became a state: December 11, 1816 - (19th State)
Capitol: Indianapolis
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Peony
State Tree: Tulip Poplar
State Nickname: The Hoosier State
State Motto: The crossroads of America
Kansas
Area: 82,282 sq mi - Ranks 15th in size
Population: 2,715,884 (2002) - Ranks 32nd in population
Became a state: January 29, 1861 - (34th State)
Capitol: Topeka
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Wild Native Sunflower
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Nickname: The Sunflower State
State Motto: Ad astra per aspera,
(To the stars through difficulty)
Kentucky
Area: 40,411 sq mi - Ranks 37th in size
Population: 4,092,891 (2002) - Ranks 25nd in population
Became a state: June 1, 1794 - (15th State)
Capitol: Frankfort
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Tree: Tulip Poplar
State Nickname: The Bluegrass State
State Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
Louisiana
Area: 49,651sq mi - Ranks 31th in size
Population: 4,482,646 (2002) - Ranks 22nd in population
Became a state: April 30, 1812 - (18th State)
Capitol: Baton Rouge
State Bird: Brown Pelican
State Flower: Magnolia
State Tree: Bald Cyprus
State Nickname: The Pelican State
State Motto: Union, justice, and confidence
Maine
Area: 33,741 sq mi - Ranks 39th in size
Population: 1,294,464 (2002) - Ranks 40th in population
Became a state: March 15, 1820 - (23rd State)
Capitol: Augusta
State Bird: Black Capped Chickadee
State Flower: White Pine Cone and Tassel
State Tree: White Pine
State Nickname: The Pine Tree State
State Motto: Dirigo, I Lead
Maryland
Area: 12,297 sq mi - Ranks 42th in size
Population: 5,458,137 (2002) - Ranks 19th in population
Became a state: April 28, 1788, the 7th state
Capitol: Annapolis
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
State Flower: Black-eyed Susan
State Tree: White Oak
State Nickname: The Old Line State
State Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine, (Strong
deeds, gentle words)
Massachusetts
Area: 9,241 sq mi -
Ranks 45th in size
Population: 6,427,801 (2002) - Ranks 13th in population
Became a state: February 6, 1788 - (6th State)
Capitol: Boston
State Bird: Black Capped Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower
State Tree: American Elm
State Nickname: The Bay State
State Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate
quietem,
(By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Michigan
Area: 96,705 sq mi - Ranks 11h in size
Population: 10,050,446 (2002) - Ranks 8th in population
Became a state: January 26, 1837 - (26th State)
Capitol: Lansing
State Bird: Robin
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Apple Blossom
State Tree: White Pine
State Nickname: The Wolverine State
State Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam
circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
Minnesota
Area: 86,943 sq mi - Ranks
12th in size
Population: 5,019,720 (2002) - Ranks 21st in
population
Became a state: May 11, 1858 - (32nd State)
Capitol: St. Paul
State Bird: Common Loon
State Flower: Pink and White Lady Slipper
State Tree: Norway Pine
State Nickname: The Land Of 10,000 Lakes
State Motto: L'etoile du Nord (Star of the North)
Mississippi
Area: 48,286 Sq mi - Ranks 32nd in size
Population: 2,871,782 (2002) - Ranks 31st in size
Became a state: December 10, 1817 - (20th State)
Capitol: Jackson
State Bird: Mockingbird
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Magnolia
State Tree: Magnolia
State Nickname: The Magnolia State
State Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Missouri
Area: 69,709 sq mi - Ranks
21st in Size
Population: 5,672,579 (2002) - Ranks 17th
Became a state: August 10, 1821 - The 24th state
Capitol: Jefferson City
State Bird: Blue Bird
State Flower: White Hawthorn Blossom
State Tree: Flowering Dogwood
State Nickname: The Show Me State
State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto,
(Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law)
Montana
Area: 147,046 sq mi - Ranks 4th
in Size
Population: 909,453 (2002) - Ranks 44th in
Size
Became a state: November 8, 1889 - 41st state
Capitol: Helena
State Bird: Western Medowlark
State Flower: Bitterroot
State Tree: Ponderosa Pine
State Nickname: The Treasure State
State Motto: Oro y plata (Gold and silver)
Nebraska
Area: 77,358 sq mi - Ranks 16th
in Size
Population: 1,729,180 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 38th
in size
Became a state: March 1, 1867 -37th state
Capitol: Lincoln
State Bird: Western Medowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Nickname: The Cornhusker State
State Motto: Equality before the law
Nevada
Area: 110,567 sq mi - Ranks
7th in size
Population: 2,173,491 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 35th
in Size
Became a state: October 31, 1864 - 36th state
Capitol: Carson City
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Sagebrush
State Tree: Single-Leaf Piñon
State Nickname: The Silver State
State Motto: All for our country
New Hampshire
Area: 9,283 sq mi - Ranks 44th
in size
Population: 1,275,056 (2002 estimate) - Ranks
41st in size
Became a state: June 21, 1788 - 9th state
Capitol: Concord
State Bird: Purple Finch
State Flower: Purple Lilac
State Tree: White Birch
State Nickname: The Granite State
State Motto: Live free or die
New Jersey
Area: 8,215 sq mi - Ranks 46th
in size
Population: 8,590,300 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 9th
in Poplulaton
Became a state: December 18, 1787 - 3rd
state
Capitol: Trenton
State Bird: American Goldfinch
State Flower: Violet
State Tree: Red Oak
State Nickname: The Garden State
State Motto: Liberty and prosperity
New Mexico
Area: 121,598 sq mi - Ranks 5th
in size
Population: 1,855,059 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 36th
in Population
Became a state: January 6, 1912 - 47th state
Capitol: Santa Fe
State Bird: Roadrunner
State Flower: Yucca
State Tree: Nut Pine
State Nickname: Land of Enchantment
State Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
New York
Area: 53,989 sq mi - Ranks 27th in size
Population: 19,157,532 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 3rd
in Population
Became a state: July 26, 1788 - 11th state
Capitol: Albany
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose
State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Nickname: The Empire State
State Motto: Excelsior (Higher)
North Carolina
Area: 52,672 sq mi - Ranks 29th
in size
Population: 8,320,146 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 11th
in Population
Became a state: November 21, 1789 -12th state
Capitol: Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Flowering Dogwood
State Tree: Southern Pine
State Nickname: The Tar Heel State
State Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to
seem)
North Dakota
Area: 70,704 sq mi - Ranks 18th
in size
Population: 634,110 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 47th
in population
Became a state: November 2, 1889 - 39th state
Capitol: Bismark
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose
State Tree: American Elm
State Nickname: The Peace Garden State
State Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever, one
and inseparable
Ohio
Area: 44,828 sq mi - ranks 34th
in size
Population: 11,421,267 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 7th
in population
Became a state: March 1, 1803 - 17th state
Capitol: Columbus
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Red Carnation
State Tree: Ohio Buckye
State Nickname: The Buckeye State
State Motto: With God, all things are possible
Oklahoma
Area: 69,903 sq mi, Ranks - 20th
in Size
Population: 3,493,714 (2002 estimate) -Ranks 27th
in Population
Became a state: November 16, 1907 - 46th state
Capitol: Oklahoma City
State Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
State Flower: Mistletoe
State Tree: Redbud
State Nickname: The Sooners State
State Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all
things)
Oregon
Area: 97,132 sq mi, Ranks - 10th in size
Population: 3,521,515 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 28th
in population
Became a state: February 14, 1859 - 33rd state
Capitol: Salem
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon Grape
State Tree: Douglas Fir
State Nickname: The Beaver State
State Motto: Alis volat propriis (She flies with her
own wings)
Pennsylvania
Area: 46,058 sq mi - Ranks 33rd
in size
Population: 12,335,091 (2002 estimate) - Ranks
6th in population
Became a state: December 12, 1787 - 2nd state
Capitol: Harrisburg
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Tree: Hemlock
State Nickname: The Keystone State
State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
Rhode Island
Area: 1,231 sq mi - Ranks 50th
in size
Population: 1,069,725 (2002 estimate) - Ranks
43rd in population
Became a state: May 29, 1790 -13th state
Capitol: Providence
State Bird: Rhode Island Red
State Flower: Wood Violet
State Tree: Red Maple
State Nickname: The Ocean State
State Motto: Hope
South Carolina
Area: 31,189 sq mi - Ranks 40th
in size
Population: 4,107,183 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 26th
in population
Became a state: May 23, 1788 the 8th state
Capitol: Columbia
State Bird: Carolina Wren
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
State Tree: Palmetto
State Nickname: The Palmetto State
State Motto: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in
mind and resources) Dum spiro, spero (While I breathe, I hope)
South Dakota
Area: 77,121 sq mi - Ranks 17th
in size
Population: 761,063 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 46th
in population
Became a state: November 2, 1889 - 40th state
Capitol: Pierre
State Bird: Ring-Necked Pheasant
State Flower: American Pasqueflower
State Tree: Black Hills Spruce
State Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
State Motto: Under God the people rule
Tennessee
Area: 42,146 sq mi - Ranks 36th
in size
Population: 5,797,289 (2002 estimate) - ranks 16th
in population
Became a state: June 1, 1796 - 16th state
Capitol: Nashville
State Bird: Mockingbird
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Iris
State Tree: Tulip Tree (or Tulip Poplar)
State Nickname: The Volunteer State
State Motto: Agriculture and commerce
Texas
Area: 267,277 sq mi - Ranks 2nd
in Size
Population: 21,779,893 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 2nd
in population
Became a state: December 29, 1845 - 28th state
Capitol: Austin
State Bird: Mockingbird
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Bluebonnet
State Tree: Pecan
State Nickname: The Lone Star State
State Motto: Friendship
Utah
Area: 84,904 sq mi - Ranks 13th
in size
Population: 2,316,256
(2002 estimate) - Ranks 34th in population
Became a state: January 4, 1896 - 45th state
Capitol: Salt Lake City
State Bird: California Gull
State Flower: Sego Lilly
State Tree: Blue Spruce
State Nickname: The Beehive State
State Motto: Industry
Vermont
Area: 9,615 sq mi - Ranks 43rd
in size
Population: 616,592 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 49th
in population
Became a state: March 4, 1791 -14th state
Capitol: Montpelier
State Bird: Hermit Thrush
State Flower: Red Clover
State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Nickname: The Green Mountain State
State Motto: Freedom and unity
Virginia
Area: 42,326 sq mi - Ranks 35th
in size
Population: 7,293,542 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 12th
in size
Became a state: June 25, 1788 - 10th state
Capitol: Richmond
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Flowering Dogwood
State Tree: Flowering Dogwood
State Nickname: The Old Dominion State
State Motto: Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to
tyrants)
Washington
Area: 70,637 sq mi - Ranks 19th
in size
Population: 6,068,996 (2002 estimate) - ranks 15th
in population
Became a state: November 11, 1889 - 42nd state
Capitol: Olympia
State Bird: Willow Goldfinch
State Flower: Rhododendron
State Tree: Western Hemlock
State Nickname: The Evergreen State
State Motto: Alki (By and by)
West Virginia
Area: 24,231 sq mi - Ranks 41st
in size
Population: 1,801,873 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 37th
in population
Became a state: June 20, 1863 the 35th state
Capitol: Charleston
State Bird: Cardinal
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Rhododendron Maximum
State Tree : Sugar Maple
State Nickname: The Mountain State
State Motto: Montani semper liber (Mountaineers are
always free)
Wisconsin
Area: 65,499 sq mi - Ranks 22nd
in size
Population: 5,441,196 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 18th
in population
Became a state: May 29, 1848 - 30th state
Capitol: Madison
State Bird: Robin
(Click link for Coloring Page)
State Flower: Violet
State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Nickname: The Badger State
State Motto: Forward
Wyoming
Area: 97,818 sq mi - Ranks 9th
in size
Population: 498,703 (2002 estimate) - Ranks 51st
in size
Became a state: July 10, 1890 - 44th state
Capitol: Cheyenne
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Indian Paintbrush
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Nickname: The Equality State
State Motto: Equal rights |
