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Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə) [6] [7] [8] is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
Michigan: Michiganian Michigander, [37] Wolverine, [38] [39] Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively), [40] Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michigander") [40] Minnesota: Minnesotan Minne Mississippi: Mississippian Missouri: Missourian Missouran
The Upper Midwest is a northern subregion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States.Although the exact boundaries are not uniformly agreed upon, the region is usually defined to include the states of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin; some definitions include North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Nebraska and Illinois.
Warmest: Burlington, Iowa. ... Warmest: Benton Harbor, Michigan. Benton Harbor, in the southwest part of the Michigan on the shore of Lake Michigan, is the warmest city in the state. Its average ...
Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. ... Territory of Michigan, 1805–(1834–1836)–1837; Territory of Wisconsin, (1836–1838)-1848
The "Corn Belt" region is defined typically to include Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, southern Michigan, western Ohio, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, southern Minnesota, and parts of Missouri. [164] As of 2008 [update] , the top four corn-producing states were Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota, together accounting for more than half of the ...
In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836. [1] Two years later, the western portion was split off to become Iowa Territory. [2] The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on December 28, 1846, [3] by
Michigan outgained Iowa 111-61 and entered halftime in full control, even with only a 10-point lead. That lead increased in controversial fashion early in the third quarter, when Iowa quarterback ...