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  | NEBRASKA State Capital: Lincoln. State Motto: Equality before the law. Population: 1,623,000. Flag: A banner for the State of Nebraska shall consist of a reproduction of the great seal of the state, charged on the center in gold and silver on a field of national blue. Entered the Union: March 1, 1867 as the 37th state. State Bird: Western Meadowlark. State Flower: Goldenrod. State Nickname: Cornhusker State. Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water. State Tree: Eastern Cottonwood. | Matt H Donnell | 131 | 33 | 5-15-07 12:12 pm |
| NEW JERSEY State Capital: Trenton. Population: 7,904,000. Entered the Union: December 18, 1787 as the 3rd state. State Motto: Liberty and Prosperity. State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch. State Flower: Purple Violet. State Nickname: Garden State. Origin of Name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey. | Paul Louderback | 294 | 25 | 4-16-06 5:18 pm |
| NEW MEXICO Area: 121593 sq.mi, Land 121359 sq. mi., Water 234 sq.mi. Location: 35.67850 N, 105.95414 W. Border States: Arizona - Colorado - Oklahoma - Texas - Utah. Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, hay, nursery stock, chilies. Industry: Electric equipment, petroleum and coal products, food processing, printing and publishing, stone, glass, and clay products, tourism. Flag: The yellow field and red symbol colors are the colors of Spain. First brought to New Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540. On New Mexico's flag we see a red sun with rays stretching out from it. There are four groups of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun symbol of a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed that the giver of all good gave them gifts in groups of four. These gifts are: The four directions - north, east, south and west; The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter; The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night; Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age; and All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a beginning or end. State Motto: Crescit eundo "It grows as it goes". Origin of State's Name: Named by the Spanish for lands north of the Rio Grande River. Population: 1,739,844; 37th, 12/99. Statehood: January 6, 1912. Topography: Eastern third, Great Plains; central third, Rocky Mountains; western third, high plateau. 85% of the state is over 4000 feet in elevation. State Capital: Santa Fe. Largest Cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, and Roswell. Geographic Center: Torrance, 12 miles south-southwest of Willard. Highest Point: Wheeler Peak; 13,161 feet, 8th. Lowest Point: Red Bluff Lake; 2,817 feet, 48th. State Bird: Roadrunner. State Flower: Yucca flower - Yucca glauca. State Nickname: Land of Enchantment. State Song: O, Fair New Mexico. State Tree: Pinon - Pinus edulis. | ginny fulkerson | 31 | 11 | 6-12-06 2:17 am |
| NEW YORK Capital City: Albany Statehood: July 26, 1788 (11th) Population: 18,409,000 Nickname: Empire State / Excelsior State Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward) Origin of State Name: Named after England's Duke of York. Counties: 62 Largest Cities: New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse Border States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Land Area: 47,379 sq.mi., 30th largest Highest Point: Mt. Marcy, 5,344 ft. Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, sea level State Bird: Bluebird State Flower: Rose (rosa) State Tree: Sugar Maple (acer saccharum) State Song: I Love New York | John Yantis | 42 | 13 | 7-2-06 10:57 am |
| NORTH CAROLINA Capital City: Raleigh Statehood: November 21, 1789 (12th) Population: 7,670,000 Nickname: Tar Heel State / Old North State Motto: Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem) Origin of State Name: Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I. Counties: 100 Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham Border States: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Land Area: 48,843 sq. mi., 28th largest Highest Point: Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft. Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, sea level State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: American Dogwood (cornus florida) State Tree: Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris) State Song: The Old North State | Nick Smith | 1483 | 174 | 6-24-10 10:42 am |
| NORTH DAKOTA Population: 638,000. State Capital: Bismarck. Entered the Union: November 2, 1889 as the 39th state. State Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever: one and inseparable. State Bird: Western meadowlark. State Flower: Wild prairie rose. State Nickname: Sioux State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State. State Song: North Dakota Hymn. Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe, meaning allies. | Bill Jamison | 15 | 12 | 5-21-10 7:00 pm |
| OHIO Capital City: Columbus Statehood: March 1, 1803 (17th) Population: 11,275,000 Nickname: Buckeye State Motto: With God, All Things are Possible. Origin of State Name: From the Iroquois Indian word for "good river." Counties: 88 Largest Cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron Border States: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia Land Area: 41,004 sq. mi., 35th largest Highest Point: Campbell Hill, 1,549 ft. Lowest Point: Ohio River, 455 ft. State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Scarlet Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus) State Tree: Buckeye (aesculus glabra) State Song: Beautiful Ohio | Jason Allen Hodges | 4364 | 529 | 5-30-10 8:05 pm |
| OKLAHOMA Capital City: Oklahoma City Statehood: November 16, 1907 (46th) Population: 3,364,000 Nickname: Sooner State Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things) Origin of State Name: Based on Choctaw Indian words Counties: 77 Largest Cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, Broken Arrow Border States: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas Land Area: 68,656 sq. mi., 18th largest Highest Point: Black Mesa, 4,973 ft. Lowest Point: Little River, 289 ft. State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher State Flower: Oklahoma Rose State Wild Flower: Indian Paint Brush (Gaillardia pulchella) State Tree: Redbud (cercis canadensis) State Song: Oklahoma | Dale Finney | 1436 | 217 | 7-7-10 6:03 pm |
| OREGON Capital City: Salem Statehood: Feb 14th 1859 Population: 3,421,399 Nickname: Beaver State Motto: She Flies With Her Own Wings Origin of State Name: Origin and meaning of name unknown, may have been derived from that of the Wisconsin River shown on a 1715 French map as "Ouaricon-sint." Counties: 36 Largest City: Portland Border states: California Idaho Nevada Washington Land Area: 98386 sq.mi Highest Point: Mt. Hood 11,239 Lowest Point: Pacific coast, Sea Level State Bird: Western Meadowlark State Flower: Oregon Grape State Tree: Douglas Fir State Song: Oregon, My Oregon | Paul Louderback | 18 | 12 | 9-20-07 12:17 am |
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