Utah Quick Facts Current Governor: Gary R. Herbert (Republican) Capital: Salt Lake City Population: 3,205,958 (2019 est.) Land Area: 82,169.62 sq km Water Area: 2,727.26 sq km Total Area: 84,896.88 SQ KM State Motto: “Industry” Nickname: Beehive State Electoral Votes: 6 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435) State Song: “Utah, This Is the Place” Date To Statehood: January 4, 1896 Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours) Official Website of Utaha: utah.gov Postal Code: UT Origin of name: The meaning of Utes as “the mountain people” is attributed to the neighboring Pueblo Indians, specifically from the Apache…
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50 US States Ranking by Size in Square Miles Here is the list of 50 U.S states ordered by total area, land area, and water area. Alaska is the biggest state in U.S. U.S States by Size Ordered by Total Area in Square Miles Rank States Total Square Miles % Of U.S. 1 Alaska 665,384.04 17.53% 2 Texas 268,596.46 7.07% 3 California 163,694.74 4.31% 4 Montana 147,039.71 3.87% 5 New Mexico 121,590.30 3.20% 6 Arizona 113,990.30 3.00% 7 Nevada 110,571.82 2.91% 8 Colorado 104,093.67 2.74% 9 Oregon 98,378.54 2.59% 10 Wyoming 97,813.01 2.58% 11 Michigan 96,713.51 2.55% 12 Minnesota 86,935.83…
Oklahoma Quick Facts Current Governor: Kevin Stitt (Republican) Capital: Oklahoma City Population: 3,956,971 (2019 est.) Land Area: 68,594.92 sq km Water Area: 1,303.95 sq km Total Area: 69,898.87 SQ KM Width: 230 mi (370 km) Length: 465 mi (749 km) State Motto: “Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things)” Nickname: Sooner State Electoral votes: 7 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 5 (of 435) State Song: “Oklahoma!” Date of Statehood: November 16, 1907 Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours) Official Website of Oklahoma: ok.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: OK Origin of name: Oklahoma is a Choctaw Indian word that means…
North Dakota Quick Facts Current Governor: Doug Burgum (Republican) Capital: Bismarck Population: 762,062 (2019 est.) Residents: Land Area: 69,000.80 sq km Water Area: 1,697.52 sq km Total Area: 70,698.32 SQ KM Width: 200 mi (321 km) Length: 300 mi (482 km) State Motto: “Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable” Nickname: Flickertail State Electoral votes: 3 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435) State Song: “North Dakota Hymn” Date of Statehood: November 2, 1889 Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours) Official Website of North Dakota: nd.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: ND Origin of name: creating the…
New York Quick Facts Current Governor: Andrew M. Cuomo (Democrat) Capital: Albany Population: 19,453,561 (2019 est.) Land Area: 47,126.40 sq km Water Area: 7,428.58 sq km Total Area: 54,554.98 SQ KM Width: 285 mi (455 km) Length: 330 mi (530 km) State Motto: “Excelsior (Ever Upward)” Nickname: Empire State Electoral votes: 29 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 29 (of 435) State Song: “I Love New York” Date of Statehood: July 26, 1788 Time Zone: Eastern (GMT − 5 hours) Official Website of New York: ny.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: NY Origin of name:Dutch settlers named the lower part of the…
New Mexico Quick Facts Current Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democrat) Capital: Santa Fe Population: 2,096,829 (2019 est.) Land Area: 121,298.15 sq km Water Area: 292.15 sq km Total Area: 121,590.30 SQ KM Width: 344 mi (552 km) Length: 371 mi (596 km) State Motto: “Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)” Nickname: Land of Enchantment Electoral votes: 5 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435) State Song: “O, Fair New Mexico” Date of Statehood: Jan. 6, 1912 Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours) Official Website of New Mexico: newmexico.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: NM State Symbol of New Mexico…
New Jersey Quick Facts Current Governor: Phil Murphy (Democrat) Capital: Trenton Population: 8,882,190 (2019 est.) Residents: Land Area: 7,354.22 sq km Water Area: 1,368.36 sq km Total Area: 8,722.58 SQ KM Width: 70 mi (112 km) Length: 250 ft (80 m) State Motto: “Liberty and Prosperity” Nickname: Garden State Electoral votes: 14 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435) State Song: “Alaska’s Flag” Date of Statehood: December 18, 1787 Time Zone: Eastern (GMT − 5 hours) Official Website of New Jersey: nj.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: NJ State Symbol of New Jersey State Animal Horse State Bird Eastern goldfinch…
Discover the wonders of New Hampshire! You will get a wealth information of the state of New Hampshire New Hampshire Quick Facts Current Governor: Chris Sununu (Republican) Capital: Concord Population: 1,359,711 (2019 est.) Land Area: 8,952.65 sq km Water Area: 396.51 sq km Total Area: 9,349.16 SQ KM Width: 68 mi (110 km) Length: 190 mi (305 km) State Motto: “Live Free or Die” Nickname: Granite State Electoral votes: 4 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 2 (of 435) State Song: “Old New Hampshire” Date of Statehood: June 21, 1788 Time Zone: Eastern (GMT − 5 hours) Official Website of…
state flag of Nevada Current Governor: Steve Sisolak (Democrat) Capital: Carson City Population: 3,080,156 (2019 est.) Land Area: 109,781.1 sq km Water Area: 790.6 sq km Total Area: 110,571.82 SQ KM Width: 322 mi (519 km) Length: 492 mi (787 km) State Motto: “All For Our Country” Nickname: Sagebrush State Electoral votes: 6 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 4 (of 435) State Song: “Home Means Nevada” Date of Statehood: October 31, 1864 Time Zone: Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) Official Website of Nevada: nv.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: NV Origin of name: The name “Nevada” comes from the Spanish nevada…
Montana Quick Facts Current Governor: Steve Bullock (Democrat) Capital: Juneau Population: 1,068,778 (2019 est.) Land Area: 145,545.80 sq km Water Area: 1,493.91 sq km Total Area: 147,039.71 SQ KM Width: 630 mi (1,015 km) Length: 255 mi (410 km) State Motto: “Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver)” Nickname: Treasure State Electoral votes: 3 Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435) State Song: “Montana” Date of Statehood: Nov. 8, 1889 Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours) Official Website of Alabama: mt.gov State abbreviation/Postal code: MT Origin of name: The name Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, which…