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Section IX THE STATE PAGES

THE FOLLOWING section presents information on all the states of the and the District of Columbia; the commonwealths of and the ; the territories of , and the Virgin Islands; and the United Na­ tions trusteeships of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Belau.* Included are listings of various executive officials, the justices of the supreme courts and officers of the legislatures. Lists of all officials are as of late 1981 or early 1982. Comprehensive listings of state legislators and other state officials appear in other publications of The Council of State Governments. Concluding each state listing are population figures and other statistics provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, based on the 1980 enumerafion. Preceding the state pages are three tables. The first lists the official names of states, the state capitols with zip codes and the telephone numbers of state central switchboards. The second table presents historical data on all the states, commonwealths and territories. The third presents a compilation of selected state statistics from the state pages.

*The Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Belau (formerly Palau) have been administered by the United Slates since July 18, 1947, as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPl), a trusteeship of the United Nations. The Northern Mariana Islands separated themselves from TTPI in March 1976 and now operate under a constitutional govern­ ment instituted January 9, 1978. The Federated States of Micronesia approved a con­ stitution on July 12, 1978, which became effective May 10, 1979. The Marshall Islands approved a constitution on March 1, 1979, which became effective May 1, 1979. The Republic of Belau adopted a constitution on July 9, 1980, which became effective January 1, 1981, and changed the name from Palau to Belau.

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Table 1 OFFICIAL NAMES OF STATES AND JURISDICTIONS, CAPITOLS, ZIP CODES AND CENTRAL SWITCHBOARDS

Slate or Name of Area Central other jurisdiction state capitol(a) Capital Zip code code switchboard , State of State Capitol Montgomery 36130 205 832-6011 , State of State Capitol Juneau 99811 907 465-2111 , State of State Capitol Phoenix 85007 602 255-4900 , State of State Capitol Little Rock 72201 501 371-3000 CaUforaia, State of State Capitol Sacramento 9S8I4 916 322-9900

Colorado, State of State Capitol 80203 303 866-5000 Connecikul, State of State Capitol Hartford 06IIS 203 566-2211 , State of Legislative Hall Dover 19901 302 736-4000 , State of State Capitol Tallahassee 32301 904 488-1234 , State of State Capitol 30334 404 656-2000

Hawaii, State of State Capitol 96813 808 548-2211 , State of State Capitol Boise 83720 208 334-2411 lUinols, State of State House Springfield 62706 217 782-2000 , State of State House Indianapolis 46204 317 232-3140 , State of State Capitol Des Moines 50319 515 281-5011

Kansas, State of State House Topeka 66612 913 296-0111 , Commonwealth of State Capitol Frankfort 40601 502 564-2500 , State of State Capitol Baton Rouge 70804 504 342-2000 , State of State House Augusta 04333 207 289-1110 , State of State House Annapolis 21401 301 269-6200

Massachusetts, Commonwealth of State House 02133 617 727-2121 , State of State Capitol Lansing 48909 517 373-1837 , State of State Capitol St. Paul 55515 612 296-6013 , State of New Capitol Jackson 39201 601 354-7011 , State of State Capitol Jefferson City 65101 314 751-2151 , State of State Capitol Helena 59620 406 449-2511 , State of State Capitol Lincoln 68509 402 471-2311 , State of State Capitol Canon City 89710 702 885-5000 , State of State House Concord 03301 603 271-1110 , State of State House Trenton 08625 609 292-2121 New , State of State Capitol Santa Fe 87503 505 827-4011 , State of State Capitol Albany 12224 518 474-2121 North Carolbia, State of State Capitol Raleigh 27611 919 733-1110 . State of State Capitol Bismarck 58505 701 224-2000 , State of State House Columbus 43215 614 466-2000 , State of State Capitol Oklahoma City 73105 405 521-1601 , State of State Capitol Salem 97310 503 378-3131 , Commonwealth of The Capitol Harrisburg 17120 717 787-2121 and Providence Plantations, State of State House Providence 02903 401 277-2000 South CaroUna, State of State House Columbia 29211 803 758-0221

South Dakota, State of State Capitol Pierre 57501 605 773-3011 , State of State Capitol Nashville 37219 615 741-3011 , State of State Capitol Austin 78701 512 475-2323 , State of State Capitol Salt Lake City 84114 801 533-4000 , State of State House Montpelier 05602 802 828-1110 , Commonwealth of State Capitol Richmond 23219 804 786-0000 , State of Legislative Building Olympia 98504 206 753-5000 , State of State Capitol Charieston 25305 304 348-3456 , State of State Capitol Madison 53702 608 266-2211 , State of State Capitol Cheyenne 82002 307 777-7011

District of Columbia District Building Washington 20004 202 727-1000 American Samoa, Territory of Maota Fono Pago Pago 96799 633-4116 Federated States of Micronesia Kolonia 96941 NCS Guam, Territory of Congress Building Agana 96910 477-7821 Marshall Islands Majuro 96960 . NCS Northern Mariana Is., Commonwealth of. Civic Center Saipan 96950 NCS Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of The Capitol San Juan 00904 809 721-2100 Republic of Beleau Koror %940 NCS Virgin Islands, Territory of Government House Charlotte Amalie 00801 809 774-0001

NCS—No central switchboard. (a) In some instances the name is not official.

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Table 2 THE STATES OF THE UNION—HISTORICAL DATA

Chrono­ Date Date logical organized admitted of State or admission other jurisdiction Capitol Source of state lands territory Union to Union Alabama Montgomery Mississippi Territory, 1798(a) March 3, 1817 Dec. 14, 1819 Alaska Juneau Purchased from Russia, 1867 Aug. 24, 1912 Jan. 3, 1959 Arizona Phoenix Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14, 1912 Aricansas .; Little Rock Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1819 June 15, 1836 Califoraia Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (c) Sept. 9, 1850

Colorado Denver Louisiana Purchase. 1803(d) Feb. 28, 1861 Aug. 1, 1876 Hartford Fundamental Orders, Jan. 14, 1638; Royal Jan. 9, 1788(0 charter, April 23, 1662(e) Delaware Dover Swedish charter, 1638; English chaner, 1683(e) Dec. 7, 1787(0 Florida Tallahassee Ceded by , 1819 March 30, 1822 March 3, 1845 Georgia Atlanta Charter, 1732, from George II to Trustees for ... Jan. 2, 1788(0 Establishing the Colony of Georgia(e)

Hawaii Honolulu Annexed, 1898 June 14, 1900 Aug. 21, 1959 Idaho '.. Boise Treaty with Britain, 1846 March 4, 1863 July 3, 1890 Springfield Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 3, 1809 Dec. 3, 1818 Indiana Indianapolis Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 Dec. II, 1816 Iowa Des Moines Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 12, 1838 Dec. 28, 1846

Kansas Topeka Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 Kentucky Frankfort Part of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 1, 1792 Louisiana Baton Rouge Louisiana Purchase, 1803(g) March 26, 1804 April 30, 1812 Maine Augusta Part of until admitted as state (c) March 15, 1820 Maryland Annapolis Charter, 1632, from Charles I to Calvert(e) April 28, 1788(0

Massachusetts Boston Charter to Massachusetts Bay Company, 1629(e) . . . Feb. 6, 1788(0 Michigan Lansing Northwest Territory, 1787 Jan. II, 1805 Jan. 26, 1837 Minnesota St. Paul Northwest Territory, 1787(h) March 3, 1849 May II, 1858 Mississippi Jackson Mississippi Territory(i) April 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 Missouri Jefferson City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10, 1821

Montana Helena Louisiana Purchase, 1803(j) May 26, 1864 Nov. 8, 1889 Nebraska Lincoln Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 30, 1854 March 1, 1867 Nevada Carson City Ceded by Mexico, 1848 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31, 1864 New Hampshire Concord Grants from Council for New , 1622 and June 21, 1788(0 1629. Made royal province, 1679(e) New Jersey Trenton Dutch settlement, 1618; English charter, 1664(e) Dec. 18. 1787(0 Santa Fe Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 6, 1912 New York Albany Dutch settlement, 1623; English control, 1664(e) July 26, 1788(0 Raleigh Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) Nov. 21, 1789(0 North Dakota Bismarck Louisiana Purchase, 1803(k) March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 Ohio Columbus Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 March 1, 1803 Oklahoma Oklahoma City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 2, 1890 Nov. 16, 1907 Oregon Salem Settlement and treaty with Britain, 1846 Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14. 1859 Pennsylvania Harrisburg Grant from Charles II to William Penn, 1681(e) Dec. 12, 1787(0 Rhode Island Providence Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) May 29, 1790(0 Columbia Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) May 23, 1788(0

South Dakota Pierre Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 Tennessee Nashville Pan of Nonh Carolina until land ceded to U.S. June 8, 1790(1) June 1, 1796 in 1789 Texas Austin Republicof Texas, 1845 (c) Dec. 29, 1845 Utah Salt Lake City Ceded by Mexico, 1848 Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 4, 18% Vermont Montpelier From lands of New Hampshire and New York (c) March 4, 1791

Virginia Richmond Chaner, 1609, from James I to London June 25, 1788(0 Company(e) Washington Olympia Oregon Tenitory, 1848 March 2, 1853 Nov. II, 1889 West Virgbila Charleston Pan of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 20, 1863 Wisconsin Madison Northwest Tenitory, 1787 April 20, 1836 May 29, 1848 Wyoming Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase, I803(d,j) July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890

Dist.ofCol Maryland (m) Amerkan Samoa ... Pago Pago Became a territory, 1900 Federated States of Mkronesia Kolonia May 10, 1979 Guam Agana Ceded by Spain, 1898 Aug. 1, 1950 Marshall Islands Majuro May 1, 1979 No. Mariana Is Saipan March 24, 1976 Puerto Rico San Juan Ceded by Spain, 1898 July 25, 1952(n) RepubUc of Belau... Koror Jan. 1, 1981 Vii^ Islands Charlotte Amalie -Purchased from , March 31,1917-

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(a) By the , 1783, England gave up claim to the 13 origi- (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803. nal Colonies, and to all land within an area extending along the present (i) See footnote (a). The lower portion of Mississippi was also acquired Canadian border to the Lake of the Woods, down the Mississippi River to from Spain in 1813. the 31st parallel, east to the Chattahoochie, down that river to the mouth (j) Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. of the , east to the source of the St. Mary's, down that river to the (k) The northern portion and the Red River Valley were acquired by ocean. The major pan of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, treaty with Great Britain in 1818. and the lower portion from Spain in 1813. (1) Date Southwest Territory (identical boundary as Tennessee's) was (b) Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 18S3. created. (c) No territorial status before admission to Union. (m) Area was originally 100 square miles, taken from Virginia and (d) Portion of land ceded by Mexico, 1848. Maryland. Virginia's portion south of the Potomac was given back to (e) One of the original 13 Colonies. that state in 1846. Site chosen in 1790, city incorporated 1802. (0 Date of ratification of U.S. Constitution. (n) On this date, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth (g) West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from Spain, 1810; by compact approved by the U.S. Congress and the voters of Puerto Rico added to Louisiana, 1812. as provided in U.S. Public Law 600 of I9S0.

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697 Percentage Densily No. of change per represen­ State or Land area in Rank in Rank in 1970 to square tatives in Popu- Rank in Popula­ other jurisdiction square miles nation Population nation 1980 mile Congress Capital lation slate Largest cily tion Oklahoma 68,782 19 3,025,266 26 18.2 44.0 6 Oklahoma City 403.213 1 Oklahoma City 403.213 Oregon 96,184 10 2,632,663 30 25.9 27.4 5 Salem 89,233 3 Portland 366.383 Pennsylvania 44,966 32 11,866,728 4 0.6 263.9 23 Harrisburg 53,264 10 Philadelphia 1.688.210 Rhode Island 1,049 50 947,154 40 -0.3 902.9 2 Providence 156,804 1 Provdence 156,804 SODUI Carolina 30,225 40 3,119.208 24 20.4 103.2 6 Columbia 99.2% 1 Columbia 99,2% South Dakou 75,955 16 690,178 45 3.6 9.1 1 Pierre 11,973 9 Sioux Falls 81,343 Tennessee 41,328 34 4,590,750 17 16.9 111.1 9 Nashville 455.651 2 Memphis 646,356 Texas 262,134 2 14,228,383 3 27.1 54.3 27 Austin 345.496 6 Houston 1,594.086 Utah 82,096 12 1,461,037 36 37.9 17.8 3 Salt Lake City 163.033 1 Salt Lake City 163.033 Vermont 9,267 43 511,456 48 15.0 55.2 1 Montpelier 8.241 5 Burlington 37,712 Virginia 39,780 36 5,346,279 14 14.9 134.4 10 Richmond 219.214 3 Norfolk 266,979 Washington 66,570 20 4.130,163 20 21.0 62.0 8 Olympia 27,447 15 Seattle 493,846 West Virginia 24,070 41 1,949.644 34 11.8 81.0 4 Charleston 63.968 1 Charleston 63.968 Wisconsfai 54,464 25 4,705,335 16 6.5 86.4 9 Madison 170.616 2 Milwaukee 636.212 Wyoming 97,203 9 470,816 49 41.6 4.8 1 Cheyenne 47,283 2 Casper 51.016 ON VO OO Dist.orCol 61 637,651 -15.7 10.453.3 Kb) 637,651 American Samoa ... 76 32,395 19.3(c) 426.3 Pago Pago 3.058 Pago Pago 3,058 Federated States of Micronesia 271 73,755 (d) 272.2 Kolonia 7.633 Moen, Truk 9,679 Guam 209 105,816 24.5(c) 506.3 1(b) Agana 881 Dededo 23.659 Marshall Islands 70 31,042 35.6(c) 443.5 Majuro 8.667 Majuro 8,667 No. Mariana Is 184 16,758 73.8(c) 91.1 Saipan 14.585 Saipan 14,585 Puerto Rico 3,421 3,187,570 17.5(c) 931.8 •|(b) San Juan 1.083.114 San Juan 1.083.114 Republic of Belau... 192 12,177 8.6(c) 63.4 Koror 7.643 Koror 7.643 Virgin Islands 132 95.591 53.0(c) 724.2 1(b) Charlotte Amalie, 11,756 Charlotte Amalie, 11.756 St. Thomas St. Thomas

'Bureau of the Census population figures indicate flnal April 1. 1980 population counts for all states and the District of Columbia. Other population figures are based on a preliminary 1980 count by the Bureau of the Census. (a) Honolulu County. (b) Delegate with committee voting privileges only. (c) Unofficial.. (d) Not available.' Alabama Alaska

Nickname The Heart of Dixie Motto North to the Future Motto We Dare Defend Our Rights Forget-me-not Flower Camellia Bird Willow Ptarmigan Bird Yellowhammer Tree Sitka Spruce Tree Southern (LongleaO Pine Song Alaska's Flag Song Alabama Gem Jade Stone Marble Fish King Salmon Hematite Purchased from Russia by the Fish Tarpon United States March 30, 1867 Entered the Union December 14, 1819 Entered the Union January 3,1959 Capital Montgomery Capital Juneau SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Forrest H. James Jr. Governor Jay S. Hammond Lieutenant Governor George D. H. McMillan Jr. Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller Secretary of State Don E. Siegelman Attorney General Wilson L. Condon Attorney General Charles Graddick SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Jay A. Rabinowitz, Chief Justice C. C. Torbert Jr., Chief Justice Edmond W. Burke Oscar W. Adams Jr. Allen Compton Reneau P. Almon Roger G. Connor Samuel A. Beatty Warren Matthews T. Eric Embry James H. Faulkner LEGISLATURE Richard L. Jones President of the Senate Jalmar Kerttula Hugh Maddox Majority Leader Tim Kelly Janie L. Shores Secretary of the Senate Peggy Mulligan LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Joe Hayes Majority Leader Rick Halford President of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House Irene Cashen George D. H. McMillan Jr. President Pro Tern of the Senate STATISTICS Finis E. St. John III Land Area (square miles) 566,432 Secretary of the Senate McDowell Lee Rank in Nation 1st Speaker of the House Joe C. McCorquodale Jr. Population 400,481 Speaker Pro Tem of the House... Richard S. Manley Rank in Nation 50th Clerk of the House John W. Pemberton Density per square mile 0.7 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 STATISTICS Capital City Juneau Land Area (square miles) 50,708 Population 19,528 Rank in Nation 28th Rank in State 3rd Population 3,890,061 Largest City Anchorage Rank in Nation 22nd Population 173,017 Density per square mile 76.7 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 3 Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Capital City Montgomery Population 178,157 Rank in State 3rd Largest City Birmingham Population 284,413 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 44

699 Arizona Arkansas

Nickname The Grand Canyon State Nickname The Land of Opportunity Motto Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Motto Regnat Populus (The People Rule) Flower Blossom of the Cactus Flower Apple Blossom Bird Cactus Wren Bird Mockingbird Tree Palo Verde Tree Pine Song Arizona Song Arkansas Turquoise Stone Diamond Entered the Union February 14, 1912 Entered the Union June 15,1836 Capital Phoenix Capital Little Rock SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Bruce E. Babbitt Governor Frank White Secretary of State Mofford Lieutenant Governor Winston Bryant Attorney General Robert K. Corbin Secretary of State Paul Riviere Attorney General John Steven Clark SUPREME COURT Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr., Chief Justice SUPREME COURT William A. Holohan, Vice Chief Justice Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice James Duke Cameron Robert H. Dudley Frank X. Gordon Jr. Steele Hays Jack D. H. Hays Darrell Hickman Frank Holt LEGISLATURE John I. Purtle President of the Senate Leo Corbet George Rose Smith President Pro Tem of the Senate James Mack Secretary of the Senate Shirley Wheaton GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Frank Kelley President of the Senate Winston Bryant Speaker Pro Tem of the House President Pro Tem of the Senate Ben Allen Sam A. McConnell Jr. Secretary of the Senate Lee Reaves Chief Clerk of the House Jane Richards Speaker of the House Lloyd McCuiston Speaker Pro Tem of the House Charles Stewart STATISTICS Chief Clerk of the House Mrs. Jim Childers Land Area (square miles) 113,417 Rank in Nation 6th STATISTICS Population 2,717,866 Land Area (square miles) 51,945 Rank in Nation 29th Rank in Nation 27th Density per square mile 24 Population 2,285,513 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Rank in Nation 33rd Capital City Phoenix Density per square mile 44 Population 764,911 Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Rank in State .1st Capital City Little Rock Largest City Phoenix Population 158,461 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 17 Rank in State 1st Largest City Little Rock Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 30

700 Colorado

Nickname The Golden State Nickname The Centennial State Motto Eureka (I Have Found It) Motto Nil Sine Numine Flower Golden Poppy (Nothing Without Providence) Bird California Valley Quail Flower Rocky Mountain Columbine Tree California Redwood Bird Lark Bunting Reptile California Desert Tortoise Tree Colorado Blue Spruce Song I Love You, California Song Where the Columbines Grow Stone Serpentine Stone Aquamarine Mineral Native Gold Animal Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Animal California Grizzly Bear Entered the Union August 1,1876 Fish California Golden Trout Capital Denver Insect California Dog-Face Butterfly Marine Mammal California Gray Whale SELECTED OFFICULS Fossil Saber-Toothed Cat Governor Richard D. Lamm Entered the Union September 9,1850 Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dick Capital Sacramento Secretary of State Mary E. Buchanan Attorney General John D. MacFarlane SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. SUPREME COURT Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb Paul V. Hodges, Chief Justice Secretary of State March Fong Eu Jean Dubofsky Attorney General George Deukmejian William H. Erickson Robert B. Lee SUPREME COURT George E. Lohr Rose Elizabeth Bird, Chief Justice Joseph R. Quinn Allen E. Broussard Luis D. Rovira Otto M. Kraus GENERAL ASSEMBLY Stanley Mosk Frank C. Newman President of the Senate Fred E. Anderson Cruz Reynoso . President Pro Tem of the Senate Dan Schaefer Frank K. Richardson Secretary of the Senate Marjorie L. Rutenbeck Speaker of the House Carl Bledsoe LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the House. Lorraine F. Lombardi President of the Senate Mike Curb President Pro Tem of the Senate David Roberti STATISTICS Secretary of the Senate Darryl White Land Area (square miles) 103,766 Speaker of the Assembly Willie L. Brown Jr. Rank in Nation 8th Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Tom Bane Population 2,888,834 Chief Clerk of the Assembly James D. Driscoll Rank in Nation 28th Density per square mile 27.8 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Land Area (square miles) 156,361 Capital City Denver Rank in Nation 3rd Population 491,3% Population 23,668,562 Rank in State 1st Rank in Nation 1st Largest City Denver Density per square mile 151.4 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 33 Number of Representatives in Congress 45 Capital City Sacramento Population 275,741 Rank in State 7th Largest City Population 2,966,763 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 255

701 Connecticut Delaware

Nickname The Constitution State Nickname The First State Motto Qui Transtulit Sustinet Motto Liberty and Independence (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Flower Blossom Animal Sperm Whale Bird Blue Hen Chicken Flower Mountain Laurel Tree American Holly Bird American Robin Song Tree White Entered the Union December 7,1787 Song Doodle Capital Dover Mineral Garnet Insect Praying Mantis SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union January 9,1788 Governor Pierre S. du Pont IV Capital Hartford Lieutenant Governor Michael N. Castle Secretary of State Glenn Kenton SELECTED OFFICULS Attorney General Richard S. Gebelein Governor William A. O'Neill Lieutenant Governor Joseph J. Fauliso SUPREME COURT Secretary of State Maura L. Melley Daniel L. Herrmann, Chief Justice Attorney General Carl R. Ajello William Duffy Jr. Henry R. Horsey SUPREME COURT John J. McNeilly John A. Speziale, Chief Justice William T. Quillen Maurice J. Sponzo, Chief Court Administrator Anthony J. Armentano GENERAL ASSEMBLY Arthur H. Healey President of the Senate Michael N. Castle Leo Parskey President Pro Tem of the Senate Ellen A. Peters Richard S. Cordrey David M. Shea Secretary of the Senate Betty Jean Caniford GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Charles L. Hebner Chief Clerk of the House Janice Donovan President of the Senate Joseph J. Fauliso President Pro Tem of the Senate STATISTICS James J. Murphy Jr. Land Area (square miles) 1,982 Clerk of the Senate Donald Cassin Rank in Nation 49th Speaker of the House Ernest N. Abate Population 595,225 Deputy Speaker of the House Robert F. Frankel Rank in Nation 47th Clerk of the House Thomas P. Sheridan Density per square mile 300.3 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 STATISTICS Capital City Dover Land Area (square miles) 4,862 Population 23,512 Rank in Nation 48th Rank in State — 3rd Population 3,107,576 Largest City Wilmington Rank in Nation 25th Population 70,195 Density per square mile 639.2 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 3 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Capital City Hartford Population 136,392 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Bridgeport Population 142,546 Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 85

702 Florida Georgia

Nickname The Sunshine State Nickname The Empire State of the South Motto Motto Wisdom, Justice and Moderation Flower Blossom Flower Cherokee Rose Bird Mockingbird Bird Brown Thrasher Tree Sabal Palmetto Palm Tree Live Oak Song Old Folks at Home Song Gem Agatized Coral Fish Largemouth Bass Saltwater Mammal Dolphin Entered the Union January 2,1788 Saltwater Fish Atlantic Sailfish Capital Atlanta Shell Horse Conch Beverage Orange Juice SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union March 3,1845 Governor George D. Busbee Capital Tallahassee Lieutenant Governor Zell B. Miller Secretary of State David B. Poythress SELECTED OFFICIALS Attorney General Michael J. Bowers Governor D. Robert Graham Lieutenant Governor Wayne Mixson SUPREME COURT Secretary of State George Firestone Robert H. Jordan, Chief Justice Attorney General Jim Smith Harold N. Hill Jr., Presiding Justice Harold G. Clarke SUPREME COURT Hardy Gregory Jr. Alan Carl Sundberg, Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall James C. Adkins Jr. George T. Smith James E. Alderman Charles L. Weltner Joseph A. Boyd Jr. Raymond Ehrlich GENERAL ASSEMBLY Parker Lee McDonald President of the Senate Zell B. Miller Ben F. Overton President Pro Tem of the Senate Al Holloway Secretary of the Senate — Hamilton McWhorter Jr. LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy President of the Senate W. D. Childers Speaker Pro Tem of the House Jack Connell President Pro Tem of the Senate Curtis Peterson Clerk of the House Glenn W. EUard Secretary of the Senate Joe Brown Speaker of the House Ralph H. Haben Jr. STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House Barry Kutun Land Area (square miles) 58,073 Clerk of the House Allen Morris Rank in Nation 21st Population 5,464,265 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 13th Land Area (square miles) 54,090 Density per square mile 94.1 Rank in Nation 26th Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Population 9,739,992 Capital City Atlanta Rank in Nation 7th Population 425,022 Density per square mile 180.1 Rank in State 1st Number of Representatives in Congress. 19 Largest City Atlanta Capital City Tallahassee Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 44 Population 81,548 Rank in State 10th Largest City Jacksonville Population 540,898 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population %

703 Hawaii Idaho

Nickname The Aloha State Nickname The Gem State Motto UaMau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono Motto Esio Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual) (The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated Flower Syringa in Righteousness) Bird Mountain Bluebird Flower Hibiscus Tree White Pine Bird Hawaiian Goose Song '. Tree Candlenut Gemstone Idaho Star Garnet Song Hawaii Ponoi Horse Appaloosa Entered the Union August 21, 1959 Entered the Union July 3, 1890 Capital Honolulu Capital Boise SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor George R. Ariyoshi Governor John V. Evans Lieutenant Governor Jean Sadako King Lieutenant Governor Philip E. Batt Attorney General Tany Hong Secretary of State Pete T. Cenarrusa Attorney General David H. Leroy SUPREME COURT William S. Richardson, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Herman T. F. Lum Robert E. Bakes, Chief Justice Benjamin Menor Stephen Bistline Edward Nakamura Charles R. Donaldson Thomas S. Ogata Joseph J. McFadden Allan G. Shepard LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Richard S. H. Wong LEGISLATURE Vice President of the Senate Duke T. Kawasaki President of the Senate Philip E. Batt Clerk of the Senate Seichi Hirai President Pro Tern of the Senate Reed W. Budge Speaker of the House Henry Haalilio Peters Secretary of the Senate Dorthea Baxter Vice Speaker of the House Daniel J. Kihano Speaker of the House Ralph Olmstead Clerk of the House George M. Takane Chief Clerk of the House Phyllis Watson STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 6,425 Land Area (square miles) 82,677 Rank in Nation 47th Rank in Nation 11th Population 965,000 Population 943,935 Rank in Nation 39th Rank in Nation 41st Density per square mile 150.2 Density per square mile 11.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Capital City Honolulu Capital City Boise Population (county & city) 762,874 Population 102,451 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 1st Largest City Honolulu Largest City Boise Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 12 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 11

704 Illinois Indiana

Nickname The Prairie State Nickname The Hoosier State Motto State Sovereignty-National Union Motto Crossroads of America Flower Native Violet Flower Peony Bird Cardinal Bird Cardinal Tree White Oak Tree Tulip Poplar Song Illinois Song . ..On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away Mineral Fluorite Stone Limestone Animal White-tailed deer Entered the Union December 11,1816 Insect Monarch Butterfly Capital Indianapolis Entered the Union December 3,1818 Capital Springfield SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Robert D. Orr SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor John M. Mutz Governor ; James R. Thompson Secretary of State Edwin J. Simcox Lieutenant Governor (Vacancy) Attorney General Linley E. Pearson Secretary of State James Edgar Attorney General Tyrone Fahner SUPREME COURT Richard M. Givan, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Roger O. DeBruler Joseph H. Goldenhersh, Chief Justice Donald H. Hunter William G. Clark Alfred J. Pivarnik Thomas J. Moran Dixon W. Prentice Howard C. Ryan Seymour Simon GENERAL ASSEMBLY Robert C. Underwood President of the Senate John M. Mutz Daniel P. Ward President Pro Tem of the Senate Robert F. Garton GENERAL ASSEMBLY Secretary of the Senate Sandra B. Gulp President of the Senate Philip J. Rock Speaker of the House J. Roberts Dailey Secretary of the Senate Kenneth A. Wright Speaker Pro Tem of the House Nelson J. Becker Speaker of the House George H. Ryan Principal Clerk of the House Chief Clerk of the House Tony Leone Sharon Cummins Thuma STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 55,748 Land Area (square miles) 36,097 Rank in Nation 24th Rank in Nation 38th Population 11,418,461 Population 5,490,179 Rank in Nation 5th Rank in Nation 12th Density per square mile 204.8 Density per square mile 152.1 Number of Representatives in Congress 22 Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Capital City Springfield Capital City Indianapolis Population 99,637 Population 700,807 Rank in State 4th Rank in State 1st Largest City Largest City Indianapolis Population 3,005,072 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 61 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 175

705 Iowa Kansas

Nickname The Hawkeye State Nickname The Sunflower State Motto Our Liberties We Prize and Motto Ad Astra per Aspera Our Rights We Will Maintain (To the Stars through Difficulties) Flower Wild Rose Flower Native Sunflower Bird Eastern Goldfinch Bird Western Meadowlark Tree Oak Tree Cottonwood Song The Song of Iowa Song Stone Geode Animal American Buffalo Entered the Union December 28,1846 Insect Honeybee Capital Des Moines Entered the Union January 29,1861 Capital Topeka SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Robert D. Ray SELECTED OFFICL^LS Lieutenant Governor Terry E. Branstad Governor John W. Carlin Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell Lieutenant Governor Paul V. Dugan Attorney General Thomas J. Miller Secretary of State Jack H. Brier Attorney General Robert T. Stephan SUPREME COURT W. Ward Reynoldson, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Robert G. Albee Alfred G. Schroeder, Chief Justice K. David Harris Alex M. Fromme Jerry L. Larson Harold Herd Clay LeGrand Richard W. Holmes Mark McCormick Kay McFarland A. A. McGiverin Robert H. Miller Louis W. Schuhz David Prager Harvey Uhlenhopp LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Ross O. Doyen President of the Senate Terry E. Branstad Vice President of the Senate Charlie L. Angell President Pro Tem of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Lu Kenney Richard R. Ramsey Speaker of the House Wendell Lady Secretary of the Senate Linda Howarth MacKay Speaker Pro Tem of the House Ben Foster Speaker of the House Delwyn Stromer Chief Clerk of the House Geneva Seward Speaker Pro Tem of the House Lester D. Menke Chief Clerk of the House Elizabeth Isaacson STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 81,787 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 13th Land Area (square miles) 55,941 Population 2,363,208 Rank in Nation 23rd Rank in Nation 32nd Population 2,913,387 Density per square mile 28.9 Rank in Nation 27th Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Density per square mile 52.1 Capital City Topeka Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Population 115,266 Capital City Des Moines Rank in State 3rd Population 191,003 Largest City Wichita Rank in State 1st Population 279,272 Largest City Des Moines Number of Cities over 10,0(K) Population 34 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 29

706 Kentucky Louisiana

Nickname The Bluegrass State Nickname The Pelican State Motto United We Stand. Divided We Fall Motto Union, Justice and Confidence Flower Goldenrod Flower Bird Cardinal Bird Eastern Brown Pelican Tree Coffee Tree Tree Bald Cypress Song My Oid Kentucky Home Songs and Entered the Union June 1,1792 Capital Frankfort Entered the Union April 30,1812 Capital Baton Rouge SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor John Y. Brown Jr. SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Martha Layne Collins Governor David C. Treen Secretary of State Frances Jones Mills Lieutenant Governor Robert L. Freeman Attorney General Steven L. Beshear Secretary of State James H. Brown Attorney General ,. William J. Guste Jr. SUPREME COURT John S. Palmore, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT J. Calvin Aker John A. Dixon Jr., Chief Justice Boyce G. Clayton Fred S. Blanche Jr. Robert F. Stephens Pascal F. Calogero Jr. James B. Stephenson James L. Dennis Marvin J. Sternberg Harry T. Lemmon (Vacancy) Walter F. Marcus Jr. Jack C. Watson GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Martha Layne Collins President Pro Tern of the Senate President of the Senate Michael H. O'Keefe Jr. President Pro Tem of the Senate Joseph W. Prather Samuel B. Nunez Jr. Chief Clerk of the Senate Marjorie Wagoner Secretary of the Senate Michael S. Baer 111 Speaker of the House Bobby Richardson Speaker of the House John J. Hainkel Jr. Speaker Pro Tern of the House — David Thomason Speaker Pro Tem of the House Chief Clerk of the House Evelyn Marston Frank P. Simoneaux STATISTICS Clerk of the House David R. Poynter Land Area (square miles) 39,650 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 37th Land Area (square miles) 44,930 Population 3,661,433 Rank in Nation 33rd Rank in Nation 23rd Population 4,203,972 Density per square mile 92.3 Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Rank in Nation 19th Capital City Frankfort Density per square mile 93.6 Population 25,973 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Capital City Baton Rouge Rank in State 9th Population 219,486 Largest City Louisville Population 298,451 Rank in State 2nd Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 30 Largest City Population 557,482 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 34

707 Maine Maryland

Nickname The Pine Tree State Nickname The Old Line State Motto Dirigo (I Direct) Motto Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Flower White Pine Cone and Tassel (Manly Deeds, Womanly Words) Bird Chickadee Flower Black-eyed Susan Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Baltimore Oriole Song Stale of Maine Song Tree White Oak Mineral Tourmaline Song Maryland, My Maryland Fish Landlocked Salmon Animal Chesapeake Bay Retriever Insect Honeybee Fish Striped Bass Animal Moose Entered the Union April 28, 1788 Entered the Union March 15, 1820 Capital Annapolis Capital Augusta SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Harry R. Hughes Governor Joseph E. Brennan Lieutenant Governor Samuel W. Bogley III Secretary of State Rodney S. Quinn Secretary of State Fred L. Wineland Attorney General James E. Tierney Attorney General Stephen H. Sachs SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT COURT OF APPEALS Vincent L. McKusick, Chief Justice Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge Gene Carter Harry A. Cole Edward S. Godfrey Rita C. Davidson David A. Nichols J. Dudley Digges David G. Roberts John C. Eldridge Elmer H. Violette Laurence Rodowsky Daniel E. Wathen Marvin H. Smith LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Joseph Sewall President of the Senate James Clark Jr. Secretary of the Senate May M. Ross President Pro Tern of the Senate Speaker of the House John L. Martin Frederick C. Malkus Jr. Secretary of the Senate Oden Bowie Clerk of the House Edwin H. Pert Speaker of the House Benjamin L. Cardin STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House Land Area (square miles) 30,920 Daniel J. Minnick Jr. Rank in Nation 39th Chief Clerk of the House Jacqueline M. Spell Population 1,124,660 Rank in Nation 38th STATISTICS Density per square mile 36.4 Land Area (square miles) 9,891 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Rank in Nation 42nd Capital City Augusta Population 4,216,446 Population 21,819 Rank in Nation 18th Rank in State 6th Density per square mile 426.3 Largest City Portland Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Population 61,572 Capital City Annapolis Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 31,740 Population 17 Rank in State 5th Largest City Baltimore Population 786,775 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 18

708 Massachusetts Michigan

Nickname The Bay State Nickname The Wolverine State Motto .. Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem Motto Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam (By the Sword We Seek Peace, Circumspice (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, but Peace Only under Liberty) Look About You) Flower Mayflower Flower. •: Apple Blossom Bird Chickadee Bird Robin Tree ° American Elm Tree White Pine Song All Hail to Massachusetts Song Michigan, Fish Cod Stone Petoskey Stone Insect Ladybug Gem Chlorastrolite Horse Morgan Fish Trout Dog Boston Terrier Entered the Union January 26,1837 Beverage Cranberry Juice Capital Lansing Mineral Babingtonite Entered the Union February 6, 1788 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital Boston Governor William G. Milliken Lieutenant Governor James H. Brickley SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Richard H. Austin Governor Edward J. King Attorney General Frank J. Kelley Lieutenant Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III Secretary of the Commonwealth SUPREME COURT Michael J. Connolly Mary S. Coleman, Chief Justice Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti John W. Fitzgerald Thomas G. Kavanagh SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Charles L. Levin Edward F. Hennessey, Chief Justice Blair Moody Jr. James L. Ryan Robert Braucher G. Mennen Williams Paul J. Liacos LEGISLATURE Francis J. Quirico President of the Senate James H. Brickley Herbert P. Wilkins President Pro Tem of the Senate Jack Faxon Secretary of the Senate William C. Kandler GENERAL COURT Speaker of the House Bobby D. Crim President of the Senate William M. Bulger Speaker Pro Tem of the House ... Matthew McNeely Clerk of the Senate Edward B. O'Neill Clerk of the House Thomas S. Husband Speaker of the House Thomas W. McGee Clerk of the House Wallace C. Mills STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 56,817 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 22nd Land Area (square miles) 7,826 Population 9,258,344 Rank in Nation 45th Rank in Nation 8th Population 5,737,037 Density per square mile 163 Rank in Nation 11th Number of Representatives in Congress 18 Density per square mile 733.1 Capital City Lansing Number of Representatives in Congress 11 Population 130,414 Capital City Boston Rank in State 5th Population 562,994 Largest City Detroit Rank in State 1st Population 1,203,339 Largest City Boston Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 89 Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 149

709 Minnesota Mississippi

Nickname The North Star State Nickname The Magnolia State Motto L 'Etoile du Nord (The Star of the North) Motto Virtute etArmis (By Valor and Arms) Flower and White Lady's-Slipper Flower Magnolia Bird Common Loon Bird Mockingbird Tree Red Pine Tree Magnolia Song Hail! Minnesota Song Go, Mississippi Gemstone Lake Superior Entered the Union December 10,1817 Fish Walleye Capital Jackson Grain Wild Rice Entered the Union May 11,1858 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital St. Paul Governor William F. Winter Lieutenant Governor Brad Dye SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Edwin L. Pittman Governor Albert H. Quie Attorney General William A. AUain Lieutenant Governor Lou Wangberg Secretary of State Joan A. Growe SUPREME COURT Attorney General Warren R. Spannaus Neville Patterson, Chief Justice L. A. Smith Jr., Presiding Justice SUPREME COURT Stokes V, Robertson Jr., Presiding Justice Robert J. Sheran, Chief Justice Francis S. Bowling Douglas Amdahl Vernon Broom James C. Otis Armis E. Hawkins C. Donald Peterson Roy Noble Lee George M. Scott R. P. Sugg John Simonett Harry G. Walker John J. Todd Rosalie Wahl LEGISLATURE Lawrence R. Yetka President of the Senate Brad Dye President Pro Tern of the Senate LEGISLATURE William B. Alexander President of the Senate Jack Davies Secretary of the Senate Charles H. Griffin Secretary of the Senate Patrick E. Flahaven Speaker of the House C. B. Newman Speaker of the House Harry A. Sieben Jr. Clerk of the House Charles J. Jackson Jr. Chief Clerk of the House Edward A. Burdick STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 47,296 Land Area (square miles) 79,289 Rank in Nation 31st Rank in Nation 14th Population 2,520,638 Population 4,077,148 Rank in Nation 31st Rank in Nation 21st Density per square mile 53.3 Density per square mile 51.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Capital City Jackson Capital City St. Paul Population 202,895 Population 270,230 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 2nd Largest City Jackson Largest City Minneapolis Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 27 Population 370,951 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 65

710 Missouri Montana

Nickname The Show Me State Nickname The Treasure State Motto Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto Motto Oroy Plata (Gold and Silver) (The Welfare of the People Shall Be Flower the Supreme Law) Bird Western Meadowlark Flower Hawthorn Tree Ponderosa Pine Bird Bluebird Song Montana Tree Dogwood Stones Sapphire and Agate Song Fish Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout Stone Mozarkite Grass Bluebunch Wheatgrass Entered the Union August 10,1821 Entered the Union November 8,1889 Capital Jefferson City Capital Helena SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Christopher S. Bond Governor Ted Schwinden Lieutenant Governor Kenneth J. Rothman Lieutenant Governor George Turman Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick Secretary of State Jim Waltermire Attorney General John D. Ashcroft Attorney General Michael T. Greely SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Robert T. Donnelly, Chief Justice Frank I. Haswell, Chief Justice John E. Bardgett Gene B. Daly Andrew J. Higgins John C. Harrison J. P. Morgan Frank Morrison Albert L. Rendlen Daniel J. Shea Robert E. Seller John Sheehy Warren D. Welliver Fred Weber GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Kenneth J. Rothman President of the Senate Jean A. Turnage President Pro Tem of the Senate President Pro Tem of the Senate ... Allen C. Kolstad Norman L. Merrell Secretary of the Senate John W. Larson Secretary of the Senate Vinita Ramsey Speaker of the House Bob Marks Speaker of the House Robert F. Griffin Speaker Pro Tem of the House Art Lund Speaker Pro Tem of the House Patrick J. Hickey Chief Clerk of the House Don Byrd Chief Clerk of the House Douglas W. Burnett STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 145,587 Land Area (square miles) 68,995 Rank in Nation 4th Rank in Nation 18th Population 786,690 Population 4,917,444 Rank in Nation 44th Rank in Nation 15th Density per square mile 5.4 Density per square mile 71.3 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Capital City Helena Capital City Jefferson City Population 23,938 Population 33,619 Rank in State 5th Rank in State 10th Largest City Billings Largest City St. Louis Population 66,798 Population 453,085 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 9 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 51

711 Nebraska Nevada

Nickname The Cornhusker State Nickname The Silver State Motto Equality Before the Law Motto All for Our Country Flower Goldenrod Flower Sagebrush Bird Western Meadowlark Bird Mountain Bluebird Tree Cottonwood Tree Single- Pinon Song Song Gemstone Blue Agate Animal Desert Bighorn Sheep Fossil Mammoth Metal Silver Grass Little Blue Stem Grass Indian Rice Grass Insect Honeybee Fossil Ichthyosaur Rock Prairie Agate Entered the Union October 31,1864 Entered the Union March 1,1867 Capital Carson City Capital Lincoln SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Robert F. List Governor Charles Thone Lieutenant Governor Myron E. Leavitt Lieutenant Governor Roland A. Luedtke Secretary of State William D. Swackhamer Secretary of State Allen J. Beermann Attorney General Richard H. Bryan Attorney General Paul L. Douglas SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT E. M. Gunderson, Chief Justice Norman Krivosha, Chief Justice Noel E. Manoukian Leslie Boslaugh John C. Mowbray Donald Brodkey Charles E. Springer Lawrence M. Clinton (Vacancy) William C. Hastings Hale McCown LEGISLATURE C. Thomas White President of the Senate Myron E. Leavitt President Pro Tem of the Senate LEGISLATURE Melvin D. Close Jr. President of the Legislature Roland A. Luedtke Secretary of the Senate Leola H. Armstrong Speaker of the Legislature Richard D. Marvel Speaker of the Assembly Paul W. May Chairman of Executive Board, Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Legislative Council Howard Lamb Robert R. Barengo Vice Chairman of Executive Board, Chief Clerk of the Assembly... Mouryne B. Landing Legislative Council Don Dworak Clerk of the Legislature Patrick J. O'Donnell STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 109,889 Rank in Nation 7th Land Area (square miles) 76,483 Population 799,184 Rank in Nation 15th Rank in Nation 43th Population 1,570,006 Density per square mile 7.3 Rank in Nation 35th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Density per square mile 20.5 Capital City Carson City Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Population 32,022 Capital City Lincoln Rank in State 5th Population 171,932 Largest City Las Vegas Rank in State 2nd Population 164,674 Largest City Omaha Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 6 Population 311,681 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 12

712 New Hampshire New Jersey

Nickname The Granite State Nickname The Garden State Motto Live Free or Die Motto Liberty and Prosperity Flower Purple Lilac Flower Purple Violet Bird Purple Finch Bird Eastern Goldfinch Tree White Birch Tree Red Oak Song Insect Honeybee Insect Ladybug Animal Horse Entered the Union June 21,1788 Entered the Union December 18,1787 Capital Concord Capital Trenton SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Hugh J. Gallen Governor Thomas H. Kean Secretary of State William M. Gardner Secretary of State Donald P. Lan Attorney General Gregory H. Smith Attorney General Irwin I. Kimmelman SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT John W. King, Chief Justice Robert N. Wilentz, Chief Justice William F. Batchelder Robert L. Clifford Maurice P. Bois Alan B. Handler David A. Brock Daniel J. O'Hern Charles G. Douglas III Morris Pashman Stewart G. Pollock Sidney M. Schreiber GENERAL COURT President of the Senate Robert B. Monier LEGISLATURE Vice President of the Senate President of the Senate Carmen A. Orechio Louis E. Bergeron President Pro Tem of the Senate Clerk of the Senate Wilmont S. White Matthew Feldman Speaker of the House John B. Tucker Secretary of the Senate Robert E. Gladden Clerk of the House James A. Chandler Speaker of the Assembly Alan J. Karcher Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly STATISTICS Thomas J. Deverin Land Area (square miles) 9,027 Clerk of the Assembly John J. Miller, Jr. Rank in Nation 44th Population 920,610 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 42nd Land Area (square miles) 7,521 Density per square mile 102 Rank in Nation 46th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Population 7,364,158 Capital City Concord Rank in Nation 9th Population 30,400 Density per square mile 979.1 Rank in State 3rd Number of Representatives in Congress 14 Largest City Manchester Capital City Trenton Population 90,936 Population 92,124 Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Rank in State 5th Population 21 Largest City Newark Population 329,248 Number of Cities and Townships over 10,000 Population 210

713 New Mexico New York

Nickname The Land of Enchantment Nickname The Empire State Motto Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) Motto Excelsior (Ever Upward) Flower Flower Rose Bird Roadrunner Bird Bluebird Tree Pinon Tree Sugar Maple Songs Asi es Nuevo Mexico and Apple O, Fair New Mexico Gem Garnet Gem Turquoise Animal American Beaver Animal Black Bear Fish Brook Trout Fish Cutthroat Trout Beverage Milk Entered the Union January 6, 1912 Entered the Union July 26,1788 Capital Santa Fe Capital Albany SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Bruce King Governor Hugh L. Carey Lieutenant Governor Roberto A. Mondragon Lieutenant Governor Mario M. Cuomo Secretary of State Shirley Hooper Secretary of State Basil A. Paterson Attorney General Jeff Bingaman Attorney General Robert Abrams SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS Mack Easley, Chief Justice Lawrence H. Cooke, Chief Judge Dan Sosa Jr., Senior Justice Jacob D. Fuchsberg William R. Federici Domenick L. Gabrielli H. Vern Payne Matthew J. Jasen William F. Riordan Hugh R. Jones Bernard S. Meyer LEGISLATURE Sol Wachtler President of the Senate Roberto A. Mondragon President Pro Tem of the Senate I. M. Smalley LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the Senate Juanita M. Pino President of the Senate Mario M. Cuomo Speaker of the House C. Gene Samberson President Pro Tem of the Senate Warren M. Anderson Chief Clerk of the House Albert R. Romero Secretary of the Senate Roger C. Thompson STATISTICS Speaker of the Assembly Stanley Fink Land Area (square miles) 121,412 Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Rank in Nation 5th William F. Passannante Population 1,299,968 Clerk of the Assembly Catherine A. Carey Rank in Nation 37th Density per square mile 10.7 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Land Area (square miles) 47,831 Capital City Santa Fe Rank in Nation 30th Population 48,899 Population 17,557,288 Rank in State 2nd Rank in Nation 2nd Largest City Albuquerque Density per square mile 367.1 Population 331,767 Number of Representatives in Congress 34 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 13 Capital City Albany Population 101,727 Rank in State 6th Largest City New York Population 7,071,030 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 87

714 North Carolina North Dakota

Nickname The Tar Heel State Nicknames The Flickertail State and Motto Esse Quam Videri The Sioux State (To Be Rather Than to Seem) Motto Liberty and Union, Now and Flower Dogwood Forever, One and Inseparable Bird Cardinal Flower Wild Prairie Rose Tree Long Leaf Pine Bird Western Meadowlark Song The Old North State Tree American Elm Mammal Gray Squirrel Song Gem Emerald March Spirit of the Land Fish Channel Bass Stone Teredo Petrified Wood Insect Honey Bee Fish Northern Pike Reptile Grass Western Wheatgrass Rock Granite Entered the Union November 2, 1889 Entered the Union November 21,1789 Capital Bismarck Capital Raleigh SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Allen I. Olson Governor James B. Hunt Jr. . Lieutenant Governor Ernest M. Sands Lieutenant Governor James C. Green Secretary of State Ben Meier Secretary of State Thad Eure Attorney General Robert O. Wefald Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Ralph J. Erickstad, Chief Justice Joseph Branch, Chief Justice William L. Paulson David M. Britt Vernon R. Pederson H. Phil Carlton Paul Sand J. William Copeland Gerald W. VandeWaUe James G. Exum Jr. J. Frank Huskins LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Louis B. Meyer President of the Senate Ernest M. Sands President Pro Tem of the Senate GENERAL ASSEMBLY Stanley Wright President of the Senate James C. Green Secretary of the Senate Leo Leidholm President Pro Tem of the Senate... W. Craig Lawing Speaker of the House James A. Peterson Principal Clerk of the Senate Sylvia Fink Chief Clerk of the House G. Roy Gilbreath Speaker of the House Liston B. Ramsey Speaker Pro Tem of the House STATISTICS Allan C. Barbee Land Area (square miles) 69,273 Principal Clerk of the House Grace Collins Rank in Nation 17th Population 652,695 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 46th Land Area (square miles) 48,798 Density per square mile 9.4 Rank in Nation 29th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Population 5,874,429 Capital City Bismarck Rank in Nation 10th Population 44,485 Density per square mile 120.4 Rank in State 2nd Number of Representatives in Congress 11 Largest City Fargo Capital City Raleigh Population 61,308 Population 149,771 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 9 Rank in State 3rd Largest City Charlotte Population 314,447 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 43

715 Ohio Oklahoma

Nickname The Buckeye State Nickname The Sooner State Motto With God. All Things Are Possible Motto Labor Omnia Vincit Flower Scarlet Carnation (Labor Conquers All Things) Bird Cardinal Flower Mistletoe Tree Buckeye Bird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Song Tree Redbud Stone Ohio Flint Grass Indian Grass Insect Ladybug Song Oklahoma Beverage Tomato Juice Poem "Howdy Folks" Entered the Union March 1,1803 Stone Barite Rose (Rose Rock) Capital Columbus Animal American Buffalo Reptile Mountain Boomer Lizard SELECTED OFFICIALS Fish White Bass Governor James A. Entered the Union November 16,1907 Lieutenant Governor (Vacancy) Capital Oklahoma City Secretary of State Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Attorney General William J. Brown SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor George Nigh SUPREME COURT Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard Frank D. Celebrezze, Chief Justice Secretary of State Jeannette B. Edmondson Clifford F. Brown Attorney General Jan Eric Cartwright William B. Brown Robert E. Holmes SUPREME COURT Blanche E. Krupansky Pat Irwin, Chief Justice Ralph S. Locher Don Barnes, Vice Chief Justice A. William Sweeney John B. Doolin Marian P. Opala Rudolph Hargrave Robert D. Simms GENERAL ASSEMBLY Ralph B. Hodges (Vacancy) President of the Senate Paul E. Gillmor Robert E. Lavender President Pro Tern of the Senate COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Thomas A. Van Meter Clerk of the Senate James R. Tilling Tom Brett, Presiding Judge Hez Bussey Speaker of the House Vernon G. Riffe Jr. Thomas R. Cornish Speaker Pro Tem of the House Barney Quilter Legislative Clerk of the House Richard Murray LEGISLATURE Executive Secretary of the House President of the Senate Spencer Bernard Catherine Ashley President Pro Tem of the Senate Marvin York Secretary of the Senate Lee Slater STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 40,975 Speaker of the House Daniel D. Draper Jr. Rank in Nation 35th Speaker Pro Tem of the House Mike Murphy Population 10,797,419 Chief Clerk of the House/Administrator Rank in Nation 6th Richard Huddleston Density per square mile 263.5 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress 21 Land Area (square miles) 68,782 Capital City Columbus Rank in Nation 19th Population 564,871 Population 3,025,266 Rank in State 2nd Rank in Nation 26th Largest City Cleveland Density per square mile 44 Population 573,822 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 149 Capital City Oklahoma City Population 403,213 Rank in State 1st Largest City Oklahoma City Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 33

716 Oregon Pennsylvania

Nickname The Beaver State Nickname The Keystone State Motto The Union Motto Virtue, Liberty and Independence Flower Oregon Grape Flower Mountain Laurel Bird Western Meadowlark Game Bird Ruffed Grouse Tree Douglas Fir Tree Hemlock Song Oregon, My Oregon Dog Great Dane Stone Thunderegg Animal Whitetail Deer Animal Beaver Insect Firefly Fish Chinook Salmon Fish Brook Trout Insect Swallowtail Butterfly Entered the Union December 12, 1787 Entered the Union February 14, 1859 Capital Harrisburg Capital Salem SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Richard L. Thornburgh Governor Victor Atiyeh Lieutenant Governor William W. Scranton III Secretary of State Norma Paulus Secretary of the Commonwealth ... William R. Davis Attorney General David B. Frohnmayer Attorney General LeRoy S. Zimmerman SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Arno H. Denecke, Chief Justice Henry X. O'Brien, Chief Justice J. R. Campbell John P. Flaherty Jr. Berkeley Lent William D. Hutchinson Hans A. Linde Rolf Larsen Edward J. Peterson James T. McDermott Jacob Tanzer Robert N. C. Nix Jr. Thomas H. Tongue Samuel J. Roberts LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Fred W. Heard President of the Senate William W. Scranton III President Pro Tem of the Senate President Pro Tem of the Senate Clifford W. Trow Henry G. Hager Secretary of the Senate Maribel Cadmus Secretary of the Senate Thomas Andrews Speaker of the House Hardy Myers Speaker of the House Matthew J. Ryan Speaker Pro Tem of the House Vera Katz Chief Clerk of the House John J. Zubeck Chief Clerk of the House Winton J. Hunt STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 44,966 Land Area (square miles) 96,184 Rank in Nation 32nd Rank in Nation 10th Population 11,866,728 Population 2,632,663 Rank in Nation 4th Rank in Nation 30th Density per square mile 263.9 Density per square mile 27.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 23 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Capital City Harrisburg Capital City Salem Population 53,264 Population 89,233 Rank in State 10th Rank in State 3rd Largest City Philadelphia Largest City Portland Population 1,688,210 Population 366,383 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 83 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 29

717 Rhode Island South CaroUna

Nickname Little Rhody Nickname The Palmetto State Motto Hope Mottos Animis Opibusque Parati Flower Violet (Prepared in Mind and Resources) and Bird Rhode Island Red Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope) Tree Red Maple Flower Carolina Jessamine Song Rhode Island Bird Carolina Wren Rock Cumberlandite Tree Palmetto Mineral Bowenite Song Carolina Entered the Union May 29,1790 Stone Blue Granite Capital Providence Entered the Union May 23,1788 Capital Columbia SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor J. Joseph Garrahy SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Thomas R. DiLugUo Governor Richard W. Riley Secretary of State Robert F. Bums Lieutenant Governor Nancy Stevenson Attorney General Dennis J. Roberts II Secretary of State John T, Campbell Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod SUPREME COURT Joseph A. Bevilacqua, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Thomas F. Kelleher James Woodrow Lewis, Chief Justice Florence K. Murray George Tillman Gregory Jr. Donald F. Shea David W. Harwell Joseph R. Weisberger Bruce Littlejohn Julius B. Ness GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Thomas R. DiLuglio GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate President of the Senate Nancy Stevenson WilUam A. Castro President Pro Tem of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Robert F. Burns L. Marion Gressette Speaker of the House Matthew J. Smith Clerk of the Senate James P. Fields Jr. First Deputy Speaker of the House Speaker of the House Ramon Schwartz Jr. Maureen E. Maigret Speaker Pro Tem of the House Reading Clerk of the House Michael R. Daniel Eugene J. McMahon Clerk of the House Lois T. Shealy STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 1,049 Land Area (square miles) 30,225 Rank in Nation 50th Rank in Nation 40th Population 947,154 Population 3,119,208 Rank in Nation 40th Rank in Nation 24th Density per square mile 902.9 Density per square mile 103.2 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Capital City Providence Capital City Columbia Population 156,804 Population 99,296 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 1st Largest City Providence Largest City Columbia Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 26 Population 27

718 South Dakota Tennessee

Nickname The Coyote State Nickname The Volunteer State Motto Under God the People Rule Motto..; Agriculture and Commerce Flower Pasque Flower Flower Bird Ringnecked Pheasant Bird Mockingbird Tree Black Hills Spruce Tree Tulip Poplar Song Hail, South Dakota Wildflower Passion Flower Mineral Rose Songs When It's Iris Time in Tennessee; Gem Fairburn Agate The ; My Homeland, Tennessee; Animal Coyote and My Tennessee Entered the Union November 2,1889 Stone Agate Capital Pierre Animal Raccoon Insects Ladybug and Firefly SELECTED OFFICIALS Gem Tennessee Pearl Governor William J. Janklow Rock Limestone Lieutenant Governor Lowell C. Hansen II Slogan Tennessee—America at Its Best Secretary of State Alice Kundert Entered the Union June 1,1796 Attorney General Mark Meierhenry Capital Nashville SUPREME COURT SELECTED OFFICIALS Roger L. WoUman, Chief Justice Governor Francis G. Dunn Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder Jon Fosheim Secretary of State Gentry Crowell Frank E. Henderson Attorney General William M. Leech Jr. Robert E. Morgan SUPREME COURT LEGISLATURE Ray L. Brock Jr., Chief Justice President of the Senate Lowell C. Hansen II Robert E. Cooper President Pro Tem of the Senate.. Mary A. McClure Frank F. Drowota III Secretary of the Senate Joyce Hazeltine William H. D. Fones Speaker of the House Walter D. Miller William J. Harbison Speaker Pro Tem of the House GENERAL ASSEMBLY Jerome B. Lammers Speaker of the Senate John S. Wilder Chief Clerk of the House Paul Inman Chief Clerk of the Senate STATISTICS Clyde W. McCullough Jr. Land Area (square miles) 75,955 Speaker of the House Ned R. McWherter Rank in Nation 16th Speaker Pro Tem of the House Population 690,178 Harper Brewer Jr. Rank in Nation 45th Chief Clerk of the House David Welles Density per square mile 9.1 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Land Area (square miles) 41,328 Capital City Pierre Rank in Nation 34th Population 11,973 Population 4,590,750 Rank in State 9th Rank in Nation 17th Largest City Sioux Falls Density per square mile 111.1 Population 81,343 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 9 Capital City Nashville Population 455,651 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Memphis Population 646,356 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 36

719 Texas Utah

Nickname The Lone Star State Nickname The Beehive State Motto Friendship Motto Industry Flower Flower Sego Lily Bird Mockingbird Bird Seagull Tree Pecan Tree Blue Spruce Song Texas, Our Texas Song Utah, We Love Thee Stone Palmwood Gem Topaz Gem Topaz Entered the Union January 4,1896 Grass Sideoats Grama Capital Salt Lake City Dish Chili Entered the Union December 29,1845 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital Austin Governor Scott M. Matheson Lieutenant Governor/Secretary of State SELECTED OFFICIALS David S. Monson Governor William P. Clements Attorney General David L. Wilkinson Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Secretary of State David A. Dean SUPREME COURT Attorney General Mark W. White Gordon R. Hall, Chief Justice Christine M. Durham SUPREME COURT Richard C. Howe Joe R. Greenhill, Chief Justice Dallin H. Charles W. Barrow Jack Pope L Daniel Stewart Robert M. Campbell C. L. Ray James G. Denton Franklin S. Spears LEGISLATURE Sears McGee James P. Wallace President of the Senate Miles Ferry Secretary of the Senate Sophia C. Buckmiller COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Speaker of the House Norman H. Bangerter John F. Onion Jr., Presiding Judge Sam H. Clinton Leon Douglas Chief Clerk of the House Allan M. Acomb Carl E. F. Dally Wendell Odom STATISTICS Tom G. Davis W. T. Phillips Land Area (square miles) 82,096 W. C. Davis Truman Roberts Rank in Nation 12th LEGISLATURE Population 1,461,037 Rank in Nation 36th President of the Senate William P. Hobby Density per square mile 17.8 President Pro Tem of the Senate Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Walter H. Mendgen Jr. Capital City Salt Lake City Secretary of the Senate Betty King Population 163,022 Speaker of the House Bill Clayton Rank in State 1st Speaker Pro Tem of the House ... Craig Washington Largest City Salt Lake City Chief Clerk of the House Betty Murray Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 22 STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 262,134 Rank in Nation 2nd Population 14,228,383 Rank in Nation 3rd Density per square mile 54.3 Number of Representatives in Congress 27 Capital City Austin Population 345,496 Rank in State 6th Largest City Houston Population 1,594,086 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 151

720 Vermont Virginia

Nickname. The Green Mountain State Nickname The Old Dominion Motto Freedom and Unity Motto Sic Semper Tyrannis Flower Red Clover (Thus Always to Tyrants) Bird Hermit Thrush Flower Dogwood Tree Sugar Maple Bird Cardinal Song Hail, Vermont! Tree Dogwood Animal Morgan Horse Song Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Insect Honeybee Animal Foxhound Entered the Union March 4,1791 Shell Oyster Capital Montpelier Entered the Union June 25,1788 Capital Richmond SELECTED OFTICIALS Governor Richard A. Snelling SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Madeleine M. Kunin Governor Charles S. Robb Secretary of State James H. Douglas Lieutenant Governor Richard J. Davis Attorney General John J. Easton Jr. Secretary of the Commonwealth Frederick T. Gray III SUPREME COURT Attorney General Gerald L. Baliles Albert W. Barney Jr., Chief Justice Franklin S. Billings Jr. SUPREME COURT WiUiam C. HUl Harry Lee Carrico, Chief Justice Louis P. Peck George M. Cochran Wynn Underwood A. Christian Compton Richard H. Poff GENERAL ASSEMBLY Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr. President of the Senate Madeleine M. Kunin W. Carrington Thompson President Pro Tern of the Senate (Vacancy) Robert A. Bloomer Secretary of the Senate Robert H. Gibson GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Stephan A. Morse President of the Senate Richard J. Davis President Pro Tem of the Senate Clerk of the House Robert L. Picher Edward E. Willey STATISTICS Clerk of the Senate Jay T. Shropshire Land Area (square miles) 9,267 Speaker of the House A. L. Philpott Rank in Nation 43rd Clerk of the House Joseph H. HoUeman Jr. Population 511,456 Rank in Nation 48th STATISTICS Density per square mile 55.2 Land Area (square miles) 39,780 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 36th Capital City Montpelier Population 5,346,279 Population 8,241 Rank in Nation 14th Rank in State 5th Density per square mile 134.4 Largest City Burlington Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Population 37,712 Capital City Richmond Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 219,214 Population 8 Rank in State 3rd Largest City Norfolk Population 266,979 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 33

721 Washington West Virginia

Nickname The Evergreen State Nickname The Mountain State Motto y4/A:/(By and By) Motto Montani Semper Liberi Flower Western Rhododendron (Mountaineers Are Always Free) Bird Willow Goldfinch Flower Big Rhododendron Tree Western Hemlock Bird Cardinal Song Washington, My Home Tree Sugar Maple Dance Square Dance Songs West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home; Gem Petrified Wood The West Virginia Hills; and Fish Steelhead Trout This Is My West Virginia Entered the Union November 11,1889 Animal Black Bear Capital Olympia Fish Brook Trout Entered the Union June 20,1863 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital Charleston Governor John D. Spellman Lieutenant Governor John A. Cherberg SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Ralph Munro Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Attorney General Kenneth O. Eikenberry Secretary of State A. James Manchin Attorney General Chauncey H. Browning SUPREME COURT Robert F. Brachtenbach, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS Carolyn R. Dimmick Hugh R. Rosellini Thomas B. Miller, Chief Justice James M. DoUiver Charles F. Stafford Sam R. Harshbarger Fred H. Dore Robert F. Utter Darrell V. McGraw Jr. Floyd V. Hicks William H. Williams Thomas E. McHugh Richard Neely LEGISLATURE President of the Senate John A. Cherberg LEGISLATURE President Pro Tern of the Senate Sam C. Guess President of the Senate Warren R. McGraw Secretary of the Senate Sidney R. Snyder President Pro Tem of the Senate Robert Nelson Clerk of the Senate Todd C. Willis Speaker of the House William M. Polk Speaker Pro Tern of the House Otto Amen Speaker of the House. . .Clyde M. See Jr. Chief Clerk of the House Vito T. Chiechi Clerk of the House ... C. A. Blankenship STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 66,570 Land Area (square miles) 24,070 Rank in Nation 20th Rank in Nation 41st Population 4,130,163 Population 1,949,644 Rank in Nation 20th Rank in Nation 34th Density per square mile 62.0 Density per square mile 81 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Capital City Olympia Capital City Charleston Population 27,447 Population 63,968 Rank in State 15th Rank in State 1st Largest City , Seattle Largest City Charleston Population 493,846 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 15 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 36

722 Wisconsin Wyoming

Nickname The Badger State Nickname The Equality State Motto Forward Motto Equal Rights Flower Wood Violet Flower Indian Paintbrush Bird Robin Bird Meadowlark Tree — Sugar Maple Tree Cottonwood Song On, Wisconsin! Song Wyoming Rock Red Granite Stone Jade Mineral Galena Entered the Union July 10,1890 Animal Badger Capital Cheyenne Wildlife Animal White-tailed Deer Domestic Animal Dairy Cow SELECTED OFFICIALS Fish Muskellunge Governor Ed Herschler Symbol of Peace Mourning Dove Secretary of State Thyra Thomson Entered the Union May 29,1848 Attorney General Steven F. Freudenthal Capital Madison SUPREME COURT SELECTED OFFICIALS Robert R. Rose Jr., Chief Justice Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus Charles Stuart Brown Lieutenant Governor Russell A. Olson John F. Raper Secretary of State Vel R. Phillips John J. Rooney Attorney General Bronson C. La Follette Richard V. Thomas SUPREME COURT LEGISLATURE Bruce F. Beilfuss, Chief Justice President of the Senate Donald R. Cundall Shirley S. Abrahamson Vice President of the Senate Gerald E. Geis William G. Callow Chief Clerk of the Senate Nelson E. Wren Jr. John L. Coffey Speaker of the House Bob J. Burnett Roland B. Day Speaker Pro Tem of the House Russ Donley Nathan S. Heffernan Chief Clerk of the House Herbert D. Pownall Donald W. Steinmetz STATISTICS LEGISLATURE Land Area (square miles) 97,203 President of the Senate Fred A. Risser Rank in Nation 9th Chief Clerk of the Senate Donald J. Schneider Population 470,816 Speaker of the Assembly Edward G. Jackamonis Rank in Nation 49th Deputy Speaker of the Assembly Density per square mile 4.8 Louise M. Tesmer Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Chief Clerk of the Assembly David R. Kedrowski Capital City ' Cheyenne Population 47,283 STATISTICS Rank in State 2nd Land Area (square miles) 54,464 Largest City Casper Rank in Nation 25th Population 51,016 Population 4,705,335 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 8 Rank in Nation 16th Density per square mile 86.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Capital City Madison Population 170,616 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Milwaukee Population 636,212 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population .... 55

723 District of Columbia American Samoa

Motto Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Motto Samoa-MuamUa leAtua Flower American Beauty Rose (Samoa, God Is First) Bird Wood Thrush Flower Paogo Tree Scarlet Oak Ava Became U.S. Capital December 1, 1800 Song Became a Territory of the United States 1900 OFFICERS Capital Pago Pago Mayor Marion S. Barry, Jr. City Administrator Elijah B. Rogers SELECTED OFFICIALS Executive Secretary Dwight Cropp Governor Peter T. Coleman Corporation Counsel Judith Rogers Lieutenant Governor Li'a Tufele Attorney General Aviata Fa'alevao U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HIGH COURT Chief Judge J. Skelly Wright Richard Miyamoto, Chief Justice Thomas W. Murphy, Associate Judge DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ta'iau Mamea, Chief Judge COURT OF APPEALS Itumalo A'au Chief Judge Theodore R. Newman, Jr. Mageafaiga Faoa Ape Poutoa U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE Faisiota Tauanu'u DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Chief Judge William B. Bryant LEGISLATURE U.S. Attorney Carl S. Rauh President of the Senate Galea'i P. Poumele President Pro Tem of the Senate THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Mulitauaopele Tamotu DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Secretary of the Senate Mrs. Salilo K. Levi Chief Judge H. Carl Moultrie Speaker of the House Tuanaitau F. Tula Speaker Pro Tem of the House DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL Muasau S. Savali Chairman Arrington Dixon Chief Clerk of the House Malaetia Tufele Chairman Pro Tem Nadine P. Winter STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 76 Land Area (square miles) 61 Population 32,395 Population 637,651 Density per square mile 426.3 Density per square mile 10,453.3 Capital City Pago Pago Delegate to Congresst 1 Population 3,058 Largest City Pago Pago tCommittee voting privileges only. Number of Villages 76

724 Guam Puerto Rico

Nickname Pearl of the Pacific Nickname Island of Enchantment Flower Puti TaiNobio (Bougainvillea) Motto Joannes Est Nomen Ejus Bird Toto (Fruit Dove) (John Is Thy Name) Tree Ifit (Intsiabijuga) Song La Borinquena Song Stand Ye Guamanians Animal Coqui Stone Latte Became a territory of the United States Slogan Where America's Day Begins December 10, 1898 Animal Iguana Became a self-governing commonwealth Ceded to the United States by Spain July 25, 1952 December 10,1898 Capital San Juan Created a Territory August 1, 1950 Capital Agana SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Carlos Romero-Barcelo SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Carlos S. Quiros Governor Paul M. Calvo Attorney General Hector Reichard de Cardona Lieutenant Governor Joseph F. Ada Attorney General Jack Avery SUPREME COURT Jose Trias Monge, Chief Justice DISTRICT COURT OF GUAM Hiram Torres Rigual Judge Cristobal C. Duenas Angel M. Martin Carlos V. Davila SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM Antonio Negron Garcia Presiding Judge Paul J. Abbate Jorge Diaz Cruz Carlos J. Irizarry-Yunque LEGISLATURE Speaker Thomas V. C. Tanaka LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Vice Speaker Frank F. Bias President of the Senate... Miguel Hernandez Agosto Legislative Secretary Thomas C. Crisostomo Vice President of the Senate Sergio Pena Clos Executive Director Jose Nededog Secretary of the Senate Hipolito Marcano STATISTICS Speaker of the House Angel Viera Martinez Vice President of the House Severo Colberg Land Area (square miles) 209 Secretary of the House Cristino Bernazard Population 105,816 Density per square mile 506.3 STATISTICS Delegate to Congresst 1 Land Area (square miles) 3,421 Capital City Agana Population 3,187,570 Population 881 Density per square mile 931.8 Largest City Dededo Delegate to Congresst 1 Population 23,659 Capital City San Juan Population 1,083,114 tCommittee voting privileges only. Largest City San Juan Number of Places over 10,000 Population 29

+Committee voting privileges only.

725 Virgin Islands Northern Mariana

Flower Yellow Elder or Ginger Thomas Islands Bird Yellow Breast or Bananaquit Song Tree Flame Tree Purchased from Denmark March 31,1917 Flower Capital Charlotte Amalie Administered by the United States as a trusteeship SELECTED OFFICIALS for the United Nations July 18,1947 Voters approved a proposed constitution Governor Juan F. Luis June 1975 Lieutenant Governor Henry Millin U.S. President signed covenant agreeing to com­ Attorney General (Acting) Donald M. Bouton monwealth status for the islands March 1976 DISTRICT COURT Became a self-governing commonwealth January 9,1978 Chief Judge Almeric L. Christian Capital Saipan Judge David O'Brien United States Attorney Ishmael Meyers SELECTED OFFICIALS LEGISLATURE Governor Pedro P. Tenorio President Ruby M. Rouss Lieutenant Governor Pedro A. Tenorio Vice President Gilben Sprauve U.S. DISTRICT COURT Legislative Secretary Ruby Simmonds Judge Alfred Laureta Executive Secretary Mary Innis COMMONWEALTH TRIAL COURT STATISTICS Chief Justice Robert A. Hefner Land Area (square miles) 132 St. Croix (square miles) 80 LEGISLATURE St. John (square miles) 20 President of the Senate Olympia T, Borja St. Thomas (square miles) 32 Vice President of the Senate Population 95,591 Benjamin T. Manglona St. Croix 49,013 St. John 2,360 Speaker of the House Benigno R. Fitial St. Thomas 44,218 Vice Speaker of the House Francisco T. Cabrera Density per square mile 724.2 STATISTICS Delegate to Congresst 1 Capital City Charlotte Amahe, St. Thomas Land Area (square miles) 184 Population 11,756 Population 16,758 Density per square mile 91.1 tCommittee voting privileges only. Capital City Saipan Population 14,585 Largest City Saipan

726 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Federated States Marsliall Islands

of Micronesia Administered by the United States as a trusteeship for the United Nations July 18,1947 Administered by the United States as a trusteeship Voters approved a proposed constitution for the United Nations July 18,1947 March 1,1979 Voters approved a proposed constitution Effective date of constitution May 1,1979 July 12,1978 Capital Majuro Effective date of constitution May 10,1979 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital Kolonia, Ponape President Amata Kabua SELECTED OFFICIALS MARSHALL ISLANDS HIGH COURT Presidentt Tosiwo Nakayama Vice Presidentt Petrus Tun John C. Lanham, Chief Justice Attorney General Fred Ramp LEGISLATURE CONGRESS (Nitijela) Speaker Bethwel Henry Speaker Atlan Anien Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah Vice Speaker Henry Samuel Chief Clerk Nishima Siron STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 70 Land Area (square miles) 271 Population 31,042 Kosrae District 42 Density per square mile 443.5 Ponape District 134 Capital City Majuro Truk District 49 Population 8,667 Yap District 46 Largest City Majuro Population 73,755 Kosrae District 5,522 Ponape District 22,319 Truk District 37,742 Yap District 8,172 Density per square mile 272.2 Capital City Kolonia, Ponape Population 7,633 Largest City .^ Moen, Truk Population 9,679

tSelected by the elected unicameral congress from among its own members.

727 Republic of Belau

Administered by the United States as a trusteeship for the United Nations July 18, 1947 Voters approved a proposed constitution July9, 1980 Effective date of constitution January 1981 SELECTED OFFICIALS President Haruo I. Remeliik Vice President Alfonso R. Oiterong SUPREME COURT Mamoru Nakamura, Chief Justice Kevin Kirk, District Attorney SENATE President Kaleb Udui STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 192 Population 12,177 Density per square mile 63.4 Capital City Koror Population 7,643 Largest City Koror

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