Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
State symbols: flower: wild rose, bird: eastern goldfinch, colors: red, white, and blue (in state flag), song: “Song of Iowa”
Nickname: Hawkeye State
10 largest cities (2010): Des Moines, 203,433; Cedar Rapids, 126,326; Davenport, 99,685; Sioux City, 82,684; Waterloo, 68,406; Iowa City, 67,862; Council Bluffs, 62,230; Ames, 58,965; Dubuque, 57,637; West Des Moines, 56,609.