Interesting facts about the second 25 states of the USA, plus a bonus

1. States of the USA – Part 2
Montana to Wyoming

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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

8.  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

9.  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

10.  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

11.  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

12.  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

13.  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

14.  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

15.  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

16.  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

17.  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

18.  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

19.  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

20.  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

21.  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

22.  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

23.  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

24.  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

25.  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

26.  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

27.  Origin of Name: District of Columbia, named
after Columbus
 Year Established: 1871
 2010 Population: 632,323
 State Flower: American beauty rose