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  | LOUISIANA Facts About Louisiana Capital City: Baton Rouge Statehood: April 30, 1812 Population: 4,468,976; 22nd Nickname: Pelican State Motto: Union, justice, and confidence Origin of State Name: Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV Counties: 64 Parishes Largest Cities: New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport LaFayette Lake Charles Kenner Bossier City Monroe Alexandria New Iberia Border States: Arkansas Mississippi Texas Land Area: 51843 sq.mi, 31st Land 43566 sq. mi., 33rd Water 8277 sq.mi., 5th Coastline 397 mi.; 5th Shoreline 7,721mi. 3rd Highest Point: 535 feet; 48th Lowest Point: at New Orleans; 8 feet below sea level; 2nd State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican State Flower: Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora State Tree: Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum State Song: Give Me Louisiana | George Konaris | 919 | 82 | 8-6-09 4:22 pm |
| MAINE acts About Maine Capital City: Augusta Statehood:March 15, 1820 Population: 1,274,923; 40th, Nickname: Pine Tree State Motto: Dirigo I lead Origin of State Name: Assumed to be a reference to the state region being a mainland, different from its many surrounding islands Counties: 16 Counties Largest Cities: Portland Lewiston Bangor South Portland Auburn Brunswick Biddeford Sanford Augusta Scarborough Border States: New Hampshire Land Area: 35387 sq.mi, 39th Land 30865 sq. mi., 39th Water 4523 sq.mi., 12rd Coastline 228 mi., 9th Shoreline 3,478 mi., 4th Highest Point:Katahdin Mtn.; 5268 feet, 22nd Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd State Bird: Chickadee State Flower: White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus, linnaeus State Tree: Eastern White pine Pinus strobus State Song: State Song of Maine | Dave DeMoss | 5 | 17 | 4-25-05 7:35 pm |
| MARYLAND Facts About Maryland Capital City: Annapolis Statehood:April 28, 1788 Population: 5,296,486; 19th Nickname: Old Line State Motto: "Fatti maschii parole femine," loosely translated "manly deeds, womanly words," but more accurately translated as "strong deeds, gentle words." Origin of State Name: Named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I Counties: 23 Counties Largest Cities: Baltimore Frederick Gaithersburg Bowie Rockville Hagerstown Annapolis College Park Salisbury Cumberland Border States: Delaware Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Land Area: 12407 sq.mi, 42nd Land 9775 sq. mi., 42nd Water 2633 sq.mi., 18th Coastline 31 mi., 20th Shoreline 3,190 mi., 9th Highest Point:Backbone Mtn.; 3360 feet, 32nd Lowest Point: Bloody Point Hole, 3rd; 174 feet below sea level State Bird: Baltimore Oriole State Flower: Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta State Tree: White Oak Quercus alba State Song: Maryland, My Maryland | stephen stewart | 40 | 28 | 8-23-07 2:36 pm |
| MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS Capital City: Boston Statehood: Massachusetts is one of the original 13 states (6th) of the Union (February 6, 1788). Population: 6,349,097 Nickname: The Bay State or the Old Bay State is the nickname most commonly attached to Massachusetts. She is also occasionally referred to as the Old Colony State, the Puritan State, and the Baked Bean State. Motto: Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem (Translation: By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty) Origin of State Name: Means takes its name from the Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston. The Indian term supposedly means "at or about the Great Hill". Counties: 14 Largest Cities: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, New Bedford, Brockton, Fall River, Lynn, Quincy Border States: New Hampshire, Vermont, Conneticut, Rhode Island Land Area: 8,257 square miles (land and water) Highest Point: Mt. Greylock (3,491) Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (sea level) State Bird: The Black-Capped Chickadee State Flower: The Mayflower (Epigaea regens), also commonly known as the ground laurel State Tree: The American Elm (Ulmus Americana) State Song: "All Hail to Massachusetts" | David Worden | 7 | 16 | 6-14-05 4:13 pm |
| MICHIGAN Facts About Michigan Capital City: Lansing Statehood:January 26, 1837 Population: 9,938,444; 8th Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State Motto: "Si quaeris peninsulam, amoenam circumsice" "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" Origin of State Name: Based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes. Counties: 83 Counties Largest Cities: Detroit Grand Rapids Warren Flint Sterling Heights Lansing Ann Arbor Livonia Dearborn Westland Border States: Illinois Indiana Minnesota (water border) Ohio Wisconsin Area: 9351 sq.mi, 46th Land 8969 sq. mi., 44th Water 382 sq.mi., 45th Coastline 13 mi., 22nd Shoreline 131 mi., 23rd Highest Point: Mt. Arvon; 1980 feet, 38th Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Erie; 572 feet, 40th State Bird: Robin State Flower: Apple Blossom Malus coronaria State Tree: Eastern white pine Pinus strobus State Song: Michigan, My Michigan | Chris Gelinski | 715 | 89 | 8-31-09 4:26 pm |
| MINNESOTA Facts About Minnesota Capital City: Saint Paul Statehood: May 11, 1858 Population: 4,919,479; 21st Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes Motto: L'Etoile du nord The star of the north Origin of State Name: Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes Counties: 87 Counties Largest Cities: Minneapolis Saint Paul Duluth Rochester Bloomington Brooklyn Park Plymouth Eagan Coon Rapids Burnsville Border States: Iowa Michigan (water border) North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Area: 86943 sq.mi, 12th Land 79617 sq. mi., 14th Water 7326 sq.mi., 7th Great Lakes 2,546 sq.mi., 5th Highest Point: Eagle Mountain; 2301 feet, 37th Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd State Bird: Common Loon State Flower: Pink and white lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae State Tree: Red Pine Pinus resinosa State Song: Hail! Minnesota | James Hiatt | 137 | 42 | 5-28-07 8:45 am |
| MISSISSIPPI Facts About Mississippi Capital City: Jackson Statehood: December 10, 1817 Population: 2,844,658; 31st Nickname: Magnolia State Motto: Virtute et armis By valor and arms Origin of State Name: Possible based on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning great river Counties: 82 Counties Largest Cities: Jackson Gulfport Biloxi Hattiesburg Greenville Meridian Tupelo Southaven Vicksburg Pascagoula Border States: Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee Land Area: 48434 sq.mi, 32nd Land 46914 sq. mi., 31st Water 1520 sq.mi., 25th Coastline 53 mi., 18th Shoreline 359 mi., 22nd Highest Point: Woodall Mtn.; 806 feet, 47th Lowest Point: Gulf Coast; sea level, 3rd State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora State Tree: Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora State Song: Go Mis-sis-sip-pi | chriss smith | 520 | 59 | 9-18-09 2:33 am |
| MISSOURI Facts About Missouri Capital City: Jefferson City Statehood: August 10, 1821 Population: 5,595,211; 17th Nickname: Show Me State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law Origin of State Name: Possible based on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning great river Counties: 114 Counties Largest Cities: Kansas City Saint Louis Springfield Independence Columbia Saint Joseph Lee's Summit Saint Charles Saint Peters Florissant Border States: Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Nebraska Oklahoma Tennessee Land Area: 69709 sq.mi, 21st Land 68898 sq. mi., 18th Water 811 sq.mi., 34th Highest Point: Taum Sauk Mtn.; 1772 feet, 41st Lowest Point: Saint Francis River; 230 feet, 30th State Bird: Bluebird State Flower: Hawthorn Crataegus State Tree: Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida State Song: Missouri Waltz | jeremy sullentrup | 1224 | 124 | 8-14-09 10:44 pm |
| MONTANA Facts About Montana Capital City: Helena Statehood: November 8,1889 Population: 902,195; 44th Nickname: Treasure State Motto: Oro y plata Gold and Silver Origin of State Name: Possible based on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning great river Counties: 56 Counties Largest Cities: Billings Missoula Great Falls Butte Bozeman Helena Kalispell Havre Anaconda Miles City Border States: Idaho North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Land Area: 147046 sq.mi, 4th Land 145556 sq. mi., 4th Water 1490 sq.mi., 26th Highest Point: Granite Peak; 12,799 feet, 10th Lowest Point: Kootenai River; 1800 feet, 47th State Bird: Western Meadowlark State Flower: Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva State Tree: Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa State Song: Montana | tim mendenhall | 20 | 21 | 8-20-09 3:22 pm |
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