Chapter Ten

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Table 10.1 OFFICIAL NAMES OF STATES AND JURISDICTIONS, CAPITALS, ZIP CODES AND CENTRAL SWITCHBOARDS State or other Name of Area Central jurisdiction state capitol (a) Capital Zip code code switchboard Alabama, State of ...... State House Montgomery 36130 334 242-7100 Alaska, State of ...... State Capitol Juneau 99801 907 465-4648 , State of ...... State Capitol Phoenix 85007 602 542-4900 Arkansas, State of ...... State Capitol Little Rock 72201 501 682-3000 California, State of ...... State Capitol Sacramento 95814 916 657-9900 Colorado, State of ...... State Capitol Denver 80203 303 866-5000 , State of ...... State Capitol Hartford 06106 860 240-0100 Delaware, State of ...... Legislative Hall Dover 19903 850 739-4000 Florida, State of ...... The Capitol Tallahassee 32399 904 488-4441 Georgia, State of ...... State Capitol Atlanta 30334 404 656-2000 Hawaii, State of ...... State Capitol Honolulu 96813 808 587-0478 Idaho, State of ...... State Capitol Boise 83720 208 334-2000 , State of ...... State Capitol Springfield 62706 217 782-2000 Indiana, State of ...... State House Indianapolis 46204 317 232-1000 Iowa, State of ...... State Capitol Des Moines 50319 515 281-5011 Kansas, State of ...... State Capitol Topeka 66612 785 296-0111 Kentucky, Commonwealth of ...... State Capitol Frankfort 40601 502 564-2611 , State of ...... State Capitol Baton Rouge 70804 504 342-4479 Maine, State of ...... State House Station Augusta 04333 207 582-9500 Maryland, State of ...... State House Annapolis 21401 410 841-3000 Massachusetts, Commonwealth of ...... State House Boston 02133 617 722-2000 , State of ...... State Capitol Lansing 48909 517 373-0184 Minnesota, State of ...... State Capitol St. Paul 55515 612 296-6013 Mississippi, State of ...... New Capitol Jackson 39215 601 359-3770 Missouri, State of ...... State Capitol Jefferson City 65101 573 751-2000 , State of ...... State Capitol Helena 59620 406 444-2511 Nebraska, State of ...... State Capitol Lincoln 68509 402 471-2311 Nevada, State of ...... State Capitol Carson City 89710 702 687-5670 New Hampshire, State of ...... State House Concord 03301 603 271-1110 , State of ...... State House Trenton 08625 609 292-2121 , State of ...... State Capitol Santa Fe 87503 505 956-4600 , State of ...... State Capitol Albany 12224 518 455-2800 North Carolina, State of ...... State Capitol Raleigh 27601 919 733-4111 North Dakota, State of ...... State Capitol Bismarck 58505 701 328-2000 , State of ...... State house Columbus 43266 614 466-2000 , State of ...... State Capitol 73105 405 521-2011 Oregon, State of ...... State Capitol Salem 97310 503 986-1848 , Commonwealth of ...... Main Capitol Building Harrisburg 17120 717 787-2121 Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State of ...... State House Providence 02903 401 277-2653 , State of ...... State House Columbia 29211 803 212-6200 South Dakota, State of ...... State Capitol Pierre 57501 605 773-3011 Tennessee, State of ...... State Capitol Nashville 37243 615 741-2001 Texas, State of ...... State Capitol Austin 78711 512 463-4630 Utah, State of ...... State Capitol Salt Lake City 84114 801 538-3000 Vermont, State of ...... State House Montpelier 05609 802 828-1110 Virginia, Commonwealth of ...... State Capitol Richmond 23219 804 786-0000 , State of ...... Legislative Building Olympia 98504 360 753-5000 West Virginia, State of ...... State Capitol Charleston 25305 304 558-3456 Wisconsin, State of ...... State Capitol Madison 53702 608 266-0382 Wyoming, State of ...... State Capitol Cheyenne 82002 307 777-7220 District of Columbia ...... District Building . . . 20004 202 724-8000 American Samoa, Territory of ...... Maota Fono Pago Pago 96799 684 633-4116 Guam, Territory of ...... Congress Building Agana 96910 671 472-8931 No. Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of ...... Civic Center Building Saipan 96950 670 664-0992 Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of ...... The Capitol San Juan 00901 787 724-2030 U.S. Virgin Islands, Territory of ...... Capitol Building Charlotte Amalie, 00801 809 774-0880 ...... St. Thomas

(a) In some instances the name is not official.

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Table 10.2 HISTORICAL DATA ON THE STATES Date Date Chronological organized admitted order of State or other as to admission jurisdiction Source of state lands territory Union to Union Alabama ...... Mississippi Territory, 1798 (a) March 3, 1817 Dec. 14, 1819 22 Alaska ...... Purchased from Russia, 1867 Aug. 24, 1912 Jan. 3, 1959 49 Arizona ...... Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14, 1912 48 Arkansas ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1819 June 15, 1836 25 California ...... Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (c) Sept. 9, 1850 31 Colorado ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (d) Feb. 28, 1861 Aug. 1, 1876 38 Connecticut ...... Fundamental Orders, Jan. 14, 1638; Royal charter, . . . Jan. 9, 1788 (f) 5 ...... April 23, 1662 (e) Delaware ...... Swedish charter, 1638; English charter, 1638 (e) . . . Dec. 7, 1787 (f) 1 Florida ...... Ceded by Spain, 1819 March 30, 1822 March 3, 1845 27 Georgia ...... Charter, 1732, from George II to Trustees for . . . Jan. 2, 1788 (f) 4 ...... Establishing the Colony of Georgia (e) Hawaii ...... Annexed, 1898 June 14, 1900 Aug. 21, 1959 50 Idaho ...... Treaty with Britain, 1846 March 4, 1863 July 3, 1890 43 Illinois ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 3, 1809 Dec. 3, 1818 21 Indiana ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 Dec. 11, 1816 19 Iowa ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 12, 1838 Dec. 28, 1846 29 Kansas ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (d) May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 34 Kentucky ...... Part of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 1, 1792 15 Louisiana ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (g) March 26, 1804 April 30, 1812 18 Maine ...... Part of Massachusetts until admitted as state (c) March 15, 1820 23 Maryland ...... Charter, 1632, from Charles I to Calvert (e) . . . April 28, 1788 (f) 7 Massachusetts ...... Charter to Massachusetts Bay Company, 1629 (e) . . . Feb. 6, 1788 (f) 6 Michigan ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 Jan. 11, 1805 Jan. 26, 1837 26 Minnesota ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 (h) March 3, 1849 May 11, 1858 32 Mississippi ...... Mississippi Territory (i) April 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 20 Missouri ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10, 1821 24 Montana ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (j) May 26, 1864 Nov. 8, 1889 41 Nebraska ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 30, 1854 March 1, 1867 37 Nevada ...... Ceded by Mexico, 1848 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31, 1864 36 New Hampshire ...... Grants from Council for New England, 1622 . . . June 21, 1788 (f) 9 ...... and 1629; made Royal province, 1679 (e) New Jersey ...... Dutch settlement, 1618; English charter, 1664 (e) . . . Dec. 18, 1787 (f) 3 New Mexico ...... Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (b) Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 6, 1912 47 New York ...... Dutch settlement, 1623; English control, 1664 (e) . . . July 26, 1788 (f) 11 North Carolina ...... Charter, 1663, from Charles II (e) . . . Nov. 21, 1789 (f) 12 North Dakota ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (k) March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 March 1, 1803 17 Oklahoma ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 2, 1890 Nov. 16, 1907 46 Oregon ...... Settlement and treaty with Britain, 1846 Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14, 1859 33 Pennsylvania ...... Grant from Charles II to William Penn, 1681 (e) . . . Dec. 12, 1787 (f) 2 Rhode Island ...... Charter, 1663, from Charles II (e) . . . May 29, 1790 (f) 13 South Carolina ...... Charter, 1663, from Charles II (e) . . . May 23, 1788 (f) 8 South Dakota ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 40 Tennessee ...... Part of North Carolina until land ceded to U.S. June 8, 1790 (l) June 1, 1796 16 ...... in 1789 Texas ...... Republic of Texas, 1845 (c) Dec. 29, 1845 28 Utah ...... Ceded by Mexico, 1848 Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 4, 1896 45 Vermont ...... From lands of New Hampshire and New York (c) March 4, 1791 14 Virginia ...... Charter, 1609, from James I to London Company (e) . . . June 25, 1788 (f) 10 Washington ...... Oregon Territory, 1848 March 2, 1853 Nov. 11, 1889 42 West Virginia ...... Part of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 20, 1863 35 Wisconsin ...... Northwest Territory, 1787 April 20, 1836 May 29, 1848 30 Wyoming ...... Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (d,j) July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890 44 Dist. of Columbia ...... Maryland (m) ...... American Samoa ...... ------Became a territory, 1900------Guam ...... Ceded by Spain, 1898 Aug. 1, 1950 ...... No. Mariana Islands ...... March 24, 1976 ...... Puerto Rico ...... Ceded by Spain, 1898 . . . July 25, 1952 (n) . . . Republic of Palau ...... Jan. 1, 1981 ...... U.S. Virgin Islands ...... ------Purchased from , March 31, 1917------

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HISTORICAL DATA — Continued

(a) By the Treaty of Paris, 1783, England gave up claim to the 13 original (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803. Colonies, and to all land within an area extending along the present Canadian (i) See footnote (a). The lower portion of Mississippi also was acquired border to the Lake of the Woods, down the Mississippi River to the 31st from Spain in 1813. parallel, east to the Chattahoochee, down that river to the mouth of the Flint, (j) Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. east to the source of the St. Mary’s down that river to the ocean. The major (k) The northern portion of the Red River Valley was acquired by treaty part of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, and the lower portion with Great Britain in 1818. from Spain in 1813. (l) Date Southwest Territory (identical boundary as Tennessee’s) was (b) Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853. created. (c) No territorial status before admission to Union. (m) Area was originally 100 square miles, taken from Virginia and Mary- (d) Portion of land ceded by Mexico, 1848. land. Virginia’s portion south of the Potomac was given back to that state in (e) One of the original 13 Colonies. 1846. Site chosen in 1790, city incorporated 1802. (f) Date of ratification of U.S. Constitution. (n) On this date, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth by (g) West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from Spain, 1810; added compact approved by the U.S. Congress and the voters of Puerto Rico as to Louisiana, 1812. provided in U.S. Public Law 600 of 1950.

The Council of State Governments 449 STATE PAGES change per No. of Percentage Density Land area Population 210 47 1,108,229 41 14.9 172.53 1 Honolulu 365,272 1 Honolulu 365,272 5,0091,955 48 49 3,287,116 666,168 27 469,7757,838 5.8 12.1 42 678.40 45 340.82 4,781,468 6 6,016,4258,969 17,468 19 Hartford 13 Dover 44 46 13.4 139,739 4.9 1,109,252 489.17 7,730,188 27,6301,045 767.60 2 40 8 9 2 Bridgeport 10 50 20.5 Annapolis Wilmington Boston 5.0 141,686 123.67 1,003,464 1,041.97 33,187 71,529 43 2 574,283 13 22 Concord Baltimore 1 Trenton 5.9 Boston 960.27 36,006 736,014 88,675 2 3 574,283 6 Providence Manchester Newark 160,728 99,567 275,221 1 Providence 160,728 52,078 2759,93757,919 2,350,72582,751 2655,593 2135,870 3355,875 11 12,937,92681,823 2439,732 6,478,216 3843,566 2330,865 2.8 4 1,006,749 13 11 11,430,602 36 5,544,159 3358,110 45.14 42 2,776,755 3979,617 6 32.7 2,477,57447,715 14 18.6 3,685,29668,898 30 4 4,219,973 22 239.60 32 1,227,928 1477,355 6.6 111.85 23 31 0.0 21 Little Rock 18 1.0 23 38 -4.7 9,295,297 11 12.17 4,375,099 205.61 15 4.8 2,573,216 175,795 154.5649,576 0.7 Tallahassee 5,117,073 49.70 848,718 0.3 Atlanta 20 2 2068,994 9.1 31 30.28 10 1,578,38540,953 15 124,773 92.75 1 5 3068,679 96.86 Boise Springfield 2997,060 39.78 36 0.4 4 394,017 Indianapolis 17 Little Rock44,820 7.3 6 35 2.1 8 Des Moines 17,990,455 731,113 4.1 105,227 19 2 163.62 731,327 6,628,637 Topeka 10 54.95 1 Jacksonville 125,738 Frankfort 32 10,847,115 0.5 193,187 175,795 638,800 54.85 2 Rouge Baton 16 74.27 10 Augusta 40 Atlanta 3,145,585 4 8 1 2,842,321 47 7 119,883 219,531 11,881,643 5 20.53 635,230 1 25,968 1 9 Lansing 28 Indianapolis 2.5 29 3,486,703 12.7 Paul St. Boise 21,325 Des Moines 5 3 Jackson 3 2 -2.1 394,017 City Jefferson 8 0.5 380.96 25 136.06 127,321 731,327 2,783,726 4.0 Orleans Wichita New Lincoln 272,235 6 Louisville 35,481 7.9 193,187 30 264.87 196,637 9.26 0.1 12 125,738 Portland 5 11.7 45.80 496,938 19 29.61 15 2 265.10 Albany 191,972 1 Raleigh 1 269,063 304,011 115.79 6City Kansas Minneapolis 5 21 Columbus Jackson Bismarck 64,358 2 101,082 6 207,951 Oklahoma City Salem 1,027,974 Harrisburg 435,146 368,383 632,910 Omaha 444,719 49,256 Columbia 6 196,637 2 52,376 1 107,786City York New 1 Charlotte 3 98,052 335,795 Columbus Oklahoma City 10 7,322,564 Fargo 3 Philadelphia 1 395,934 444,719 Portland 632,910 Columbia 1,585,577 74,111 437,319 98,052 50,750 28 4,040,587 22 3.8 79.62 9 Montgomery 187,106 3 Birmingham 265,968 121,364 5 1,515,069 37 16.2 12.48 3 Santa Fe 55,859 3 Albuquerque 384,736 586,412113,642158,648104,247 1 6 3 8 550,043 3,665,228 29,760,021 49 24 3,294,394 1 26 36.9 34.9 25.7 14.0 32.25 0.96 190.80 6 1 31.76 52145,556 6 Phoenix Juneau110,540 Sacramento 4 Denver 369,365 983,403 7 26,751 799,065 467,610 7 1 1,201,833 3 44 Los Angeles Phoenix 39 Anchorage 1 3,485,398 Denver 1.6 50.1 226,338 983,403 5.49 10.95 467,610 1 2 Helena Carson City 40,443 24,569 9 5Vegas Las Billings 258,295 81,151 ...... jurisdiction miles nation Size nation 1990 mile in Congress Capital Population state city Largest Population ...... State or othersquare In Rank in Rank into 1980 square Representatives Rank in ...... le 10.3 le 10.3 le 10.3 le 10.3 le 10.3 b b b b b a a a a a STATE STATISTICS STATE STATISTICS T T Delaware Florida Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey ...... New Mexico New York ...... South Carolina California Georgia ...... Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa ...... Kansas Kentucky Louisiana ...... Maine Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nevada ...... North Carolina North Dakota ...... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon ...... Pennsylvania Rhode Island Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut . Nebraska New Hampshire Alabama Alaska STATE STATISTICS T STATE STATISTICS STATE STATISTICS T T

450 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES 9,000 5,174 12,331 38,896 31,728 50,008 57,287 39,127 628,088 516,259 393,069 159,936 inia Beach Largest city Population afuna Charlotte Amalie, Koror Saipan Dededo Cheyenne Milwaukee Charleston Burlington Salt Lake City state 9,000 1 1,139 18 3,519 3 T 8,247 8 pulation 12,331 1 38,896 1 50,008 1 57,287 1 33,840 18 12,906 7 Sioux Falls 100,814 488,374465,622159,936 2 5 1 Memphis Houston 610,337 1,630,553 Capital Po St. Thomas St. Thomas Koror Saipan Cheyenne Madison 191,262 2 Charleston RichmondOlympia 203,056 3 Virg Montpelier Pierre Nashville Salt Lake City 1 (a)Amalie, Charlotte 1 (a) 1 San Juan 426,832 1 San Juan 426,832 1 (a) Agana 1 (a) 1 1 (a) . . . Pago Pago ...... Congress No. of (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Representatives Rank in 4.67 1 9.17 1 ensity 85.44 . . . 90.07 9 74.46 3 73.09 9 60.84 1 64.8620.97 30 3 Austin 634.06 607.44 156.26 11 1,027.90 9,884.40 -4.9 -3.4 -8.0 24.8 44.8 15.7 17.8 17.9 1990 mile in change per Percentage D nation Size 562,758 48 10.0 3,522,037 . . . 10.2 Land area Population 63 . . . 606,900. . . 77 . . . 46,773 . . . 131 . . . 101,809 . . . 5.4 760.90 177 . . . 15,122. . . 105 . . . 43,345 . . . 158.8 242.15 . . . 210 . . . 133,152 . . . 25.6 3,427 . . . 9,609 43 97,105 9 453,588 50 54,314 25 4,891,769 16 4.0 24,231 41 1,793,477 34 39,59866,581 37 20 6,187,358 4,866,692 12 18 41,22082,168 34 12 4,877,185 1,722,850 17 35 6.2 118.32 9 75,896 16 696,004 45 0.8 262,017 2 16,986,510 3 19.4 — Continued — Continued — Continued — Continued — Continued ...... U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (As of 1990 Census.) of the Census. (As of 1990 U.S. of Commerce, Bureau Department ...... jurisdiction miles nation ...... State or othersquare In in Rank in Rank 1980 to square Source: Key: . . . — Not applicable (a)Whole. in committees and the Committee of the to vote with privileges Delegate ...... STATE STATISTICS STATISTICS STATE STATISTICS STATE U.S. Virgin Islands Puerto Rico . Republic of Palau No. Mariana Islands Guam Dist. of Columbia American Samoa Wyoming Wisconsin West Virginia West Virginia Washington . Vermont ...... Tennessee ...... Texas ...... Utah ...... South Dakota STATE STATISTICS STATISTICS STATE STATE STATISTICS STATISTICS STATE STATISTICS STATE

The Council of State Governments 451 STATE PAGES Alabama Alaska

Nickname ...... The Heart of Dixie Motto ...... North to the Future Motto ...... Aldemus Jura Nostra Defendere Flower ...... Forget-Me-Not (We dare Defend Our Rights) Marine Mammal ...... Bowhead Whale Horse ...... Racking Horse Bird ...... Willow Ptarmigan Flower ...... Camellia Tree ...... Sitka Spruce Bird ...... Yellowhammer Song ...... Alaska’s Flag Tree ...... Southern (Longleaf) Pine Fish ...... King Salmon Song ...... Alabama Fossil ...... Willow Mammoth Insect ...... Monarch Butterfly Sport ...... Dog Mushing Rock ...... Marble Gem ...... Jade Entered the Union ...... December 14, 1918 Mineral ...... Gold Capital ...... Montgomery Purchased from Russia by the ...... March 30, 1867 Entered the Union ...... January 3, 1959 ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Capital ...... Juneau Governor ...... Fob James, Jr. Lieutenant Governor ...... Don Siegelman Secretary of State ...... Jim Bennett ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Attorney General ...... Bill Pryor Governor ...... Tony Knowles Treasurer ...... Lucy Baxley Lieutenant Governor ...... Fran Ulmer Treasurer ...... Pat Duncan Commr. of Agriculture & Industries ...... Jack Thompson SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Warren W. Matthews, Chief Justice Perry Hooper, Sr., Chief Justice Alexander O. Bryner Hugh Maddox Allen I. Compton Terry Butts Robert L. Eastaugh Reneau P. Almon Dana Fabe Janie L. Shores Gorman Houston H. Mark Kennedy LEGISLATURE Ralph D. Cook President of the Senate ...... Mike Miller Harold See Secretary of the Senate ...... Nancy Quinto

Speak of the House ...... Gail Phillips Chief Clerk of the House ...... Suzi Lowell LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lt. Governor Don Siegelman President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Dewayne Freeman Secretary of the Senate ...... Charles McDowell Lee STATISTICS Speaker of the House ...... James Clark Land Area (square miles) ...... 586,412 Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Seth Hammett Rank in Nation ...... 1st Clerk of the House ...... Gregg Pappas Population ...... 607,007 Rank in Nation ...... 49th Density per square mile ...... 0.96 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Capital City ...... Juneau STATISTICS Population ...... 26,751 Land Area (square miles) ...... 50,750 Rank in State ...... 3rd Rank in Nation ...... 28th Largest City ...... Anchorage Population ...... 4,273,084 Population ...... 226,338 Rank in Nation ...... 22nd Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 4 Density per square mile ...... 79.62 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 7 Capital City ...... Montgomery Population ...... 187,106 Rank in State ...... 3rd Largest City ...... Birmingham Population ...... 265,968 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 50

452 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Arizona Arkansas

Nickname ...... The Grand Canyon State Nickname ...... The Natural State Motto ...... Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Motto ...... Regnat Populus (The People Rule) Flower ...... Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus Flower ...... Apple Blossom Bird ...... Cactus Wren Bird ...... Mockingbird Tree ...... Palo Verde Tree ...... Pine Songs ...... Arizona March Song and Arizona Song ...... Arkansas Gemstone ...... Turquoise Gem ...... Diamond Official Neckwear ...... Bola Tie Entered the Union ...... June 15, 1836 Entered the Union ...... February 14, 1912 Capital ...... Little Rock Capital ...... Phoenix

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Mike Huckabee Governor ...... Jane Dee Hull Lieutenant Governor ...... Winthrop Rockefeller Secretary of State ...... Betsy Bayless Secretary of State ...... Sharon Priest Attorney General ...... Grant Woods Attorney General ...... Winston Bryant Treasurer ...... Jimmie Lou Fisher Treasurer ...... Tony West Auditor ...... Gus Wingfield Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Lisa Graham Keegan Land Commr...... Charlie Daniels Mine Inspector ...... Douglas Martin

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT W. H. Arnold, Chief Justice Thomas A. Zlaket, Chief Justice David Newbern James Moeller, Vice Chief Justice Tom Glaze Stanley Feldman Donald L. Corbin Frederick J. Martone Robert L. Brown Charles E. Jones Annabell Clinton Brown Ray Thornton

LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Brenda Burns GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... John Wettaw President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller Secretary of the Senate ...... Shirley L. Wheaton President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Wayne Dowd Secretary of the Senate ...... Ann Cornwell Speaker of the House ...... Jeff Groscost Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Joe Hart Speaker of the House ...... Bobby Hogue Chief clerk of the House ...... Norman Moore Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Wayne Wagner Chief Clerk of the House ...... Jo Renshaw

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 113,642 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 6th Land Area (square miles) ...... 52,078 Population ...... 4,428,068 Rank in Nation ...... 27th Rank in Nation ...... 24th Population ...... 2,509,793 Density per square mile ...... 32.25 Rank in Nation ...... 33rd Number Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Density per square mile ...... 45.14 Capital City ...... Phoenix Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 4 Population ...... 983,403 Capital City ...... Little Rock Rank in State ...... 1st Population ...... 175,795 Largest City ...... Phoenix Rank in State ...... 1st Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 28 Largest City ...... Little Rock Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 27

The Council of State Governments 453 STATE PAGES California Colorado

Nickname ...... The Golden State Nickname ...... The Centennial State Motto ...... Eureka (I Have Found It) Motto ...... Nil Sine Numine Animal ...... Grizzly Bear (Nothing Without Providence) Flower ...... Golden Poppy Flower ...... Columbine Bird ...... California Valley Quail Bird ...... Lark Bunting Tree ...... California Redwood Tree ...... Blue Spruce Song ...... I Love You, California Song ...... Where the Columbines Grow Fossil ...... Saber-Toothed Cat Fossil ...... Stegosaurus Marine Mammal ...... California Gray Whale Gemstone ...... Aquamarine Entered the Union ...... September 9, 1850 Animal ...... Bighorn Sheep Capital ...... Sacramento Entered the Union ...... August 1, 1876 Capital City ...... Denver

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Pete Wilson ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor ...... Gray Davis Governor ...... Roy Romer Secretary of State ...... Bill Jones Lieutenant Governor ...... Gail S. Schoettler Attorney General ...... Daniel Lungren Secretary of State ...... Vikki Buckley Treasurer ...... Matthew K. Fong Attorney General ...... Gale A. Norton Controller ...... Kathleen Connell Treasurer ...... Bill Owens Insurance Commissioner ...... Charles W. Quackenbush Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Delaine Eastin SUPREME COURT Anthony F. Vollack, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Mary J. Mullarkey Ronald M. George, Chief Justice Gregory K. Scott Stanley Mosk Rebecca L. Kourlis Joyce Kennard Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. Marvin R. Baxter Alex J. Martinez Katherine M. Werdeger Michael L. Bender Ming W. Chin Janice Rogers Brown GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Tom Norton President of the Senate ...... Bill Lockyear President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Tilman M. Bishop President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... John Burton Secretary of the Senate ...... Joan M. Albi Secretary of the Senate ...... Gregory Schmidt Speaker of the House ...... Chuck Berry Speaker of the Assembly ...... Cruz M. Bustamonte Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Tony Grampsas Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly ...... Shiela James Kuehl Chief Clerk of the House ...... Judy Rodrigue Chief Clerk of the Assembly ...... E. Dotson Wilson

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 158,648 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 3rd Land Area (square miles) ...... 104,247 Population ...... 31,878,234 Rank in Nation ...... 8th Rank in Nation ...... 1st Population ...... 3,822,676 Density per Square Mile ...... 190.80 Rank in Nation ...... 26th Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 52 Density per square mile ...... 31.76 Capital City ...... Sacramento Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Population ...... 369,365 Capital City ...... Denver Rank in State ...... 7th Population ...... 467,610 Largest City ...... Los Angeles Rank in State ...... 1st Population ...... 3,485,398 Largest City ...... Denver Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 383 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 39

454 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Connecticut Delaware

Nickname ...... The Constitution State Nickname ...... The First State Motto ...... Qui Transtulit Sustinet Motto ...... Liberty and Independence (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Flower ...... Peach Blossom Animal ...... Sperm Whale Bird ...... Blue Hen Chicken Flower ...... Mountain Laurel Tree ...... American Holly Bird ...... American Robin Song ...... Tree ...... White Oak Fish ...... Sea Trout Song ...... Entered the Union ...... December 7, 1787 Mineral ...... Garnet Capital ...... Dover Insect ...... European “Praying” Mantis Entered the Union ...... January 9, 1788 Capital ...... Hartford ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Thomas R. Carper Lieutenant Governor ...... Ruth Ann Minner ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Attorney General ...... M. Jane Brady Governor ...... John Rowland Treasurer ...... Janet C. Rzewnicki Lieutenant Governor ...... M. Jodi Rell Auditor ...... R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. Secretary of State ...... Miles S. Rapoport Insurance Commr...... Donna Lee Williams Attorney General ...... Richard Blumenthal Treasurer ...... Paul J. Sylvester Comptroller ...... Nancy Wyman SUPREME COURT E. Norman Veasey, Chief Justice Joseph T. Walsh SUPREME COURT Randy J. Holland Robert J. Callahan, Chief Justice Maurice A. Hartnett III David M. Borden Carolyn Berger Robert I. Berdon Flemming L. Norcott, Jr. Joette Katz Richard N. Palmer GENERAL ASSEMBLY Francis M. McDonald, Jr. President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Thomas B. Sharp Secretary of the Senate ...... Bernard J. Brady

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House ...... Terry R. Spence President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell Chief Clerk of the House ...... JoAnn Hedrick President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Kevin B. Sullivan Clerk of the Senate ...... Thomas P. Sheridan Speaker of the House ...... Thomas D. Ritter STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... David Pudlin Land Area (square miles ...... 1,955 Deputy Speakers Rank in Nation ...... 49th of the House ...... Joan V. Hartley, Wade A. Hyslop, Jr. Population ...... 724,842 Clerk of the House ...... Garey E. Coleman Rank in Nation ...... 46th Density per square mile ...... 340.82 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Capital City ...... Dover STATISTICS Population ...... 27,630 Land Area (square miles) ...... 5,009 Rank in State ...... 2nd Rank in Nation ...... 48th Largest City ...... Wilmington Population ...... 3,274,238 Population ...... 71,529 Rank in Nation ...... 27th Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 5 Density per square mile ...... 678.40 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Capital City ...... Hartford Population ...... 39,739 Rank in State ...... 2nd Largest City ...... Bridgeport Population ...... 141,686 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 37

The Council of State Governments 455 STATE PAGES Florida Georgia

Nickname ...... The Sunshine State Nickname ...... The Empire State of the South Motto ...... In God We Trust Motto ...... Wisdom, Justice and Moderation Animal ...... Florida Panther Flower ...... Cherokee Rose Flower ...... Orange Blossom Bird ...... Brown Thrasher Bird ...... Mockingbird Tree ...... Live Oak Tree ...... Sabal Palmetto Palm Song ...... Song ...... The Swannee River (Old Folks at Home) Butterfly ...... Tiger Swallowtail Marine Mammal ...... Manatee Insect ...... Honeybee Saltwater Mammal ...... Porpoise Fish ...... Largemouth Bass Gem ...... Moonstone Entered the Union ...... January 2, 1788 Shell ...... Horse Conch Capital ...... Atlanta Entered the Union ...... March 3, 1845 Capital ...... Tallahassee ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Zell Miller Lieutenant Governor ...... Pierre Howard ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State ...... Lewis A. Massey Governor ...... Lawton Chiles Attorney General ...... Thurbert E. Baker Lieutenant Governor ...... Buddy MacKay Commr. of Insurance ...... John Oxendine Secretary of State ...... Sandra B. Mortham Superintendent of Schools ...... Linda Schrenko Attorney General ...... Robert A. Butterworth Commr. of Agriculture ...... Thomas T. Irvin Treasurer/Insurance Commr...... Bill Nelson Commr. of Labor ...... David Poythress Comptroller ...... Robert F. Milligan Commr. of Education ...... Frank T. Brogan Commr. of Agriculture ...... Bob Crawford SUPREME COURT Robert Benham, Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher SUPREME COURT Leah J. Sears Gerald Kogan, Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein Ben F. Overton George H. Carley Leander J. Shaw Hugh P. Thompson Major B. Harding P. Harris Hines Charles T. Wells Harry Lee Anstead Barbara J. Tariente GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Pierre Howard President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Sonny Perdue LEGISLATURE Secretary of the Senate ...... Frank Eldridge, Jr. President of the Senate ...... Toni Jennings President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Roberto Casas Speaker of the House ...... Thomas B. Murphy Secretary of the Senate ...... Faye Blanton Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Jack Connell Clerk of the House ...... Robert Rivers, Jr. Speaker of the House ...... Daniel Webster Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Louis Marsa Clerk of the House ...... John B. Phelps STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 57,919 Rank in Nation ...... 21st STATISTICS Population ...... 7,353,225 Land Area (square miles) ...... 53,937 Rank in Nation ...... 11th Rank in Nation ...... 26th Density per square mile ...... 111.85 Population ...... 14,399,985 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 11 Rank in Nation ...... 4th Capital City ...... Atlanta Density per square mile ...... 239.60 Population ...... 394,017 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 23 Rank in State ...... 1st Capital City ...... Tallahassee Largest City ...... Atlanta Population ...... 124,773 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 66 Rank in State ...... 8th Largest City ...... Jacksonville Population ...... 635,230 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 216

456 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Hawaii Idaho

Nickname ...... The Aloha State Nickname ...... The Gem State Motto ...... Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono Motto ...... Esto Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual) (The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness) Flower ...... Syringa Flower ...... Hibiscus Bird ...... Mountain Bluebird Bird ...... Hawaiian Goose Tree ...... Western White Pine Tree ...... Kukue Tree (Candlenut) Song ...... Song ...... Hawaii Ponoi Horse ...... Appaloosa Entered the Union ...... August 21, 1959 Gemstone ...... Idaho Start Garnett Capital ...... Honolulu Entered the Union ...... July 3, 1890 Capital ...... Boise

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Ben J. Cayetano ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor ...... Mazie Hirono Governor ...... Philip E. Bratt Lieutenant Governor ...... C.L. Otter Secretary of State ...... Pete T. Cenarrusa Attorney General ...... Alan G. Lance SUPREME COURT Treasurer ...... Lydia Justice Edwards Ronald T. Moon, Chief Justice Auditor ...... J.D. Williams Robert G. Klein Supt of Public Instruction ...... Anne C. Fox Steven H. Levinson Paula A. Nakayama Mario R. Ramil SUPREME COURT Linda Copple Trout, Chief Justice Byron J. Johnson LEGISLATURE Cathy R. Silak President of the Senate ...... Norman Mizuguchi Gerald F. Schroeder Vice President of the Senate ...... Andrew Levin Jesse R. Walters Clerk of the Senate ...... Paul T. Kawaguchi

Speaker of the House ...... Joseph M. Souki Vice Speaker of the House ...... Paul T. Oshiro LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the House ...... Patricia Mau Shimizu President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. C.L. Otter President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Jerry Twiggs Secretary of the Senate ...... Jeannine Wood STATISTICS Speaker of the House ...... Michael Simpson Land Area (square miles) ...... 6,423 Chief Clerk of the House ...... Pam Juker-Miller Rank in Nation ...... 47th Population ...... 1,183,723 Rank in Nation ...... 41st Density per square mile ...... 172.53 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Land Area (square miles) ...... 82,751 Capital City ...... Honolulu Rank in Nation ...... 11th Population ...... 365,272 Population ...... 1,189,251 Rank in State ...... 1st Rank in Nation ...... 42nd Largest City ...... Honolulu Density per square mile ...... 12.17 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 17 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Capital City ...... Boise Population ...... 125,738 Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Boise Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 10

The Council of State Governments 457 STATE PAGES Illinois Indiana

Nickname ...... The Prairie State Nickname ...... The Hoosier State Motto ...... State Sovereignty-National Union Motto ...... Crossroads of America Animal ...... White-tailed Deer Flower ...... Peony Flower ...... Native Violet Bird ...... Cardinal Bird ...... Cardinal Tree ...... Tulip Poplar Tree ...... White Oak Song ...... On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away Song ...... Illinois Poem ...... Indiana by Franklin Maples Mineral ...... Fluorite Stone ...... Limestone Fish ...... Bluegill Entered the Union ...... December 11, 1816 Entered the Union ...... December 3, 1818 Capital ...... Indianapolis Capital ...... Springfield

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Frank O’Bannon Governor ...... Jim Edgar Lieutenant Governor ...... Joe Kernan Lieutenant Governor ...... Bob Kustra Secretary of State ...... Sue Ann Gilroy Secretary of State ...... George H. Ryan, Sr. Attorney General ...... Jeffrey A. Modisett Attorney General ...... Jim Ryan Treasurer ...... Joyce Brinkman Treasurer ...... Judy Baar Topinka Auditor ...... Morris Wooden Comptroller ...... Loleta A. Didrickson Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Suellen Reed

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice Charles E. Freeman, Chief Justice Myra C. Selby Benjamin Miller Frank Sullivan Jr. Michael A. Bilandic Ted Boehm James D. Heiple Brent E. Dickson Moses W. Harrison, II Mary Ann G. McMorrow John L. Nickels LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Robert D. Garton LEGISLATURE Principal Secretary of the Senate ...... Carolyn J. Tinkle President of the Senate ...... James Philip President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Jim Harry Speaker of the House ...... John Gregg Principal Clerk of the House ...... Matt Pierce Speaker of the House ...... Michael Modigan Chief Clerk of the House ...... Tim Mapes

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 35,870 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 38th Land Area (square miles) ...... 55,593 Population ...... 5,840,528 Rank in Nation ...... 24th Rank in Nation ...... 14th Population ...... 11,846,544 Density per square mile ...... 154.56 Rank in Nation ...... 6th Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 10 Density per square mile ...... 205.61 Capital City ...... Indianapolis Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 20 Population ...... 731,327 Capital City ...... Springfield Rank in State ...... 1st Population ...... 105,227 Largest City ...... Indianapolis Rank in State ...... 4th Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 64 Largest City ...... Chicago Population ...... 2,783,726 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 180

458 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES 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 Animal ...... American Buffalo Bird ...... Eastern Goldfinch Flower ...... Wild Native Sunflower Tree ...... Oak Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Song ...... The Song of Iowa Tree ...... Cottonwood Stone ...... Geode Song ...... Entered the Union ...... December 28, 1846 Reptile ...... Ornate Box Turtle Capital ...... Des Moines Insect ...... Honeybee Entered the Union ...... January 21, 1861 Capital ...... Topeka ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Terry E. Branstad Lieutenant Governor ...... Joy C. Corning ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State ...... Paul D. Pate Governor ...... Bill Graves Attorney General ...... Tom Miller Lieutenant Governor ...... Treasurer ...... Michael L. Fitzgerald Secretary of State ...... Ron Thornburgh Auditor ...... Richard D. Johnson Attorney General ...... Carla J. Stovall Commr. of Agriculture ...... Dale Cochran Treasurer ...... Sally Thompson Commr. of Insurance ...... Kathleen Sebelius

SUPREME COURT Arthur A. McGiverin, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT David Harris Kay McFarland, Chief Justice Jerry L. Larson Tyler C. Lockett James H. Carter Donald L. Allegrucci Louis A. Lavorato Fred N. Six Linda K. Neuman Bob Abbott Bruce M. Snell, Jr. Robert E. Davis James Andreasen Edward Larson Marsha K. Ternus LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Dick Bond President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Joy C. Corning President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Alicia Laing Salisbury President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Don Redfern Principal Secretary of the Senate ...... Pat Saville Secretary of the Senate ...... Mary Pat Gunderson Speaker of the House ...... Tim Shallenburger Speaker of the House ...... Ron Corbett Chief Clerk of the House ...... Susan Wagle Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Harold Van Maanen Principal Clerk of the House ...... Janet E. Jones Chief Clerk of the House ...... Liz Isaacson

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 81,823 Land Area (square mile) ...... 55,875 Rank in Nation ...... 13th Rank in Nation ...... 23rd Population ...... 2,572,150 Population ...... 2,851,792 Rank in Nation ...... 32nd Rank in Nation ...... 30th Density per square mile ...... 30.28 Density per square mile ...... 49.70 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 4 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 5 Capital City ...... Topeka Capital City ...... Des Moines Population ...... 119,833 Population ...... 193,187 Rank in State ...... 3rd Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Wichita Largest City ...... Des Moines Population ...... 304,001 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 30 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 34

The Council of State Governments 459 STATE PAGES Kentucky Louisiana

Nickname ...... The Bluegrass State Nickname ...... The Pelican State Motto ...... United We Stand, Divided We Fall Motto ...... Union, Justice and Confidence Animal ...... Gray Squirrel Flower ...... Magnolia Flower ...... Goldenrod Bird ...... Eastern Brown Pelican Bird ...... Cardinal Tree ...... Bald Cypress Tree ...... Tulip Poplar Songs ...... and Song ...... Fossil ...... Brachiopod Crustacean ...... Crawfish Fish ...... Kentucky Bass Dog ...... Catahoula Leopard Entered the Union ...... June 1, 1792 Entered the Union ...... April 30, 1812 Capital ...... Frankfort Capital ...... Baton Rouge

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Paul E. Patton Governor ...... Mike Foster, Jr. Lieutenant Governor ...... Steve Henry Lieutenant Governor ...... Kathleen B. Blanco Secretary of State ...... John Y. Brown Secretary of State ...... W. Fox McKeithen Attorney General ...... Ben Chandler Attorney General ...... Richard D. Ieyoub, Jr. Treasurer ...... John Kennedy Hamilton Treasurer ...... Ken Duncan Auditor of Public Accounts ...... Ed Hatchett Commr. of Agriculture ...... Bob Odum Commr. of Agriculture ...... Billy Ray Smith Commr. of Insurance ...... Jim Brown Commor. of Elections ...... Jerry M. Fowler

SUPREME COURT Robert F. Stephens, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT William S. Cooper Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Chief Justice J. Williams Graves Harry T. Lemmon Martin E. Johnstone Chet D. Traylor Janet L. Stumbo Walter F. Marcus, Jr. Joseph E. Lambert Catherine D. Kimball Donald C. Wintersheimer Jeffrey P. Victory Bernette Joshua Johnson

GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Larry Saunders LEGISLATURE President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Walter Blevins, Jr. President of the Senate ...... Randy Ewing Chief Clerk of the Senate ...... Julie Haviland President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Dennis E. Bagneris, Sr. Secretary of Senate ...... Michael S. Baer, III Speaker of the House ...... Jody Richards Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Larry Clark Speaker of the House ...... H. B. Downer, Jr. Chief Clerk of the House ...... Evelyn Marston Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... C. Bruneau, Jr. Clerk of the House ...... Alfred W. Speer

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 39,732 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 36th Land Area (square miles) ...... 43,566 Population ...... 3,883,723 Rank in Nation ...... 33rd Rank in Nation ...... 23rd Population ...... 4,350,579 Density per square mile ...... 92.75 Rank in Nation ...... 21st Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Density per square mile ...... 96.86 Capital City ...... Frankfort Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 7 Population ...... 25,968 Capital City ...... Baton Rouge Rank in State ...... 8th Population ...... 219,531 Largest City ...... Louisville Rank in State ...... 2nd Population ...... 269,063 Largest City ...... New Orleans Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 39 Population ...... 496,938 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 45

460 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Maine Maryland

Nickname ...... The Pine Tree State Nicknames ...... The Old Line State and Free State Motto ...... Dirigo (I Direct or I Lead) Motto ...... Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Animal ...... Moose (Manly deeds, Womanly Words) Flower ...... White Pine Cone and Tassel Flower ...... Black-eyed Susan Bird ...... Chickadee Bird Baltimore Oriole Tree ...... White Pine Song ...... Maryland My Maryland Song ...... State of Maine Song Dog Chesapeake Bay Retriever Fish ...... Landlocked Salmon BoatThe Skipjack Mineral ...... Tourmaline Fish Striped Bass Entered the Union ...... March 15, 1820 Entered the Union ...... April 28, 1788 Capital ...... Augusta Capital ...... Annapolis

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Angus S. King, Jr. Governor ...... Parris N. Glendening Lieutenant Governor ...... Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Secretary of State ...... John T. Willis Attorney General ...... J. Joseph Curran, Jr. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Treasurer ...... Richard N. Dixon Daniel E. Wathen, Chief Justice Robert W. Clifford Howard H. Dana, Jr. Kermit V. Lipez COURT OF APPEALS David G. Roberts Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge Paul L. Rudman John C. Eldridge Leigh Saufley Lawrence F. Rodowsky Howard S. Chasanow Irma S. Raker Alan M. Wilner LEGISLATURE 1 Vacancy President of the Senate ...... Mark W. Lawrence Secretary of the Senate ...... Joy J. O’Brien Speaker of the House ...... Elizabeth H. Mitchell GENERAL ASSEMBLY Clerk of the House ...... Joseph W. Mayo President of the Senate ...... Thomas V. Mike Miller. Jr. President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Norman R. Stone, Jr. Secretary of the Senate ...... William B.C. Addison, Jr. Speaker of the House ...... Casper R. Taylor STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Thomas E. Dewberry Land Area (square miles) ...... 30,865 Chief Clerk of the House ...... Mary Monahan Rank in Nation ...... 39th Population ...... 1,243,316 Rank in Nation ...... 38th Density per square mile ...... 39.78 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Land Area (square miles) ...... 9,775 Capital City ...... Augusta Rank in Nation ...... 42nd Population ...... 21,325 Population ...... 5,071,604 Rank in State ...... 6th Rank in Nation ...... 19th Largest City ...... Portland Density per square mile ...... 489.17 Population ...... 64,358 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 8 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 13 Capital City ...... Annapolis Population ...... 33,187 Rank in State ...... 22nd Largest City ...... Baltimore Population ...... 736,014 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 99

The Council of State Governments 461 STATE PAGES Massachusetts Michigan

Nickname ...... The Bay State Nickname ...... The Wolverine State Motto ...... Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem Motto ...... Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (By the Sword We Seek Peace, (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You) but Peace Only under Liberty) Flower ...... Apple Blossom Animal ...... Morgan Horse Bird ...... Robin Flower ...... Mayflower Tree ...... White Pine Bird ...... Chickadee Stone ...... Petoskey Stone Tree ...... American Elm Gem ...... Chlorastrolite Song ...... All Hail to Massachusetts Fish ...... Brook Trout Fish ...... Cod Reptile ...... Painted Turtle Marine Mammal ...... Right Whale Entered the Union ...... January 26, 1837 Insect ...... Ladybug Capital ...... Lansing Dog ...... Boston Terrier Beverage ...... Cranberry Juice Gem ...... Rhodenite Mineral ...... Babingtonite ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Entered the Union ...... February 6, 1788 Governor ...... John Engler Capital ...... Boston Lieutenant Governor ...... Connie Binsfeld Secretary of State ...... Candice Miller Attorney General ...... Frank J. Kelley ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Argeo Paul Cellucci Lieutenant Governor ...... Vacant SUPREME COURT Secretary of the Commonwealth ...... William F. Galvin Conrad L. Mallett, Jr., Chief Justice Attorney General ...... L. Scott Harshbarger James H. Brickley Treasurer & Receiver General ...... Joseph Malone Michael Cavanagh Auditor of the Commonwealth ...... A. Joseph DeNucci Patricia J. Boyle Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Clifford W. Taylor SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Herbert P. Wilkins, Chief Justice Ruth I. Abrams LEGISLATURE Neil L. Lynch President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Connie Binsfield John M. Greaney President Pro Gem of the Senate ...... John J. H. Schwarz Charles Fried Secretary of the Senate ...... Carol Morey Viventi Margaret Marshall Roderick L. Ireland Speaker of the House ...... Curtis Hertel Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Raymond M. Murphy Clerk of the House ...... Mary Kay Scullion GENERAL COURT President of the Senate ...... Thomas F. Birmingham Clerk of the Senate ...... Edward B. O’Neill STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 58,110 Speaker of the House ...... Thomas M. Finneran Rank in Nation ...... 22nd Clerk of the House ...... Robert E. MacQueen Population ...... 9,594,300 Rank in Nation ...... 8th Density per square mile ...... 163.62 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 16 STATISTICS Capital City ...... Lansing Land Area (square miles) ...... 7,838 Population ...... 127,321 Rank in Nation ...... 45th Rank in State ...... 5th Population ...... 6,092,352 Largest City ...... Detroit Rank in Nation ...... 13th Population ...... 1,027,974 Density per square mile ...... 767.60 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 110 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 9 Capital City ...... Boston Population ...... 574,283 Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Boston Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 83

462 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Minnesota Mississippi

Nickname ...... The North Star State Nickname ...... The Magnolia State Motto ...... L’Etoile du Nord (The North Star) Motto ...... Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) Flower ...... Pink and White Lady-Slipper Animal ...... White-tailed dee Bird ...... Common Loon Flower ...... Magnolia Tree ...... Red Pine Bird ...... Mockingbird Song ...... Hail! Minnesota Water Mammal ...... Bottlenosed Dolphin Fish ...... Walleye Tree ...... Magnolia Grain ...... Wild Rice Song ...... Go, Mississippi Mushroom ...... Morel Fish ...... Black Bass Entered the Union ...... May 11, 1858 Beverage ...... Milk Capital ...... St. Paul Entered the Union ...... December 10, 1817 Capital ...... Jackson

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Arne H. Carlson ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor ...... Joanne Benson Governor ...... Kirk Fordice Secretary of State ...... Joan Anderson Growe Lieutenant Governor ...... Ronnie Musgrove Attorney General ...... Hubert H. Humphrey, III Secretary of State ...... Eric Clark Treasurer ...... Michael A. McGrath Attorney General ...... Mike Moore Auditor ...... Judith H. Dutcher Treasurer ...... Marshall G. Bennett State Auditor ...... Phil Bryant Commr. of Agriculture ...... Lester Spell Commr. of Insurance ...... George Dale SUPREME COURT Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich Sandra S. Gardebring SUPREME COURT Alan C. Page Lenore L. Prather, Chief Justice Paul Anderson Michael Sullivan Edward Stringer Edwin Lloyd Pittman James H. Gilbert Fred L. Banks, Jr. Chuck R. McRae James L. Roberts, Jr. James W. Smith, Jr. LEGISLATURE Michael P. Mills President of the Senate ...... Allan H. Spear William Waller, Jr. Secretary of the Senate ...... Patrick E. Flahaven

Speaker of the House ...... Phil Carruthers Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Joe Opatz, Linda Wejcman LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the House ...... Edward A. Burdick President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Tommy Gollott Secretary of the Senate ...... Amy Tuck STATISTICS Speaker of the House ...... Tim Ford Land Area (square miles) ...... 79,617 Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Robert G. Clark Rank in Nation ...... 14th Clerk of the House ...... Charles J. Jackson, Jr. Population ...... 4,657,758 Rank in Nation ...... 20th Density per square mile ...... 54.95 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 8 STATISTICS Capital City ...... St. Paul Land Area (square miles) ...... 47,715 Population ...... 272,235 Rank in Nation ...... 31st Rank in State ...... 2nd Population ...... 2,716,115 Largest City ...... Minneapolis Rank in Nation ...... 31st Population ...... 368,383 Density per square mile ...... 54.85 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 73 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 5 Capital City ...... Jackson Population ...... 196,637 Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Jackson Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 34

The Council of State Governments 463 STATE PAGES Missouri Montana

Nickname ...... The Show Me State Nickname ...... The Treasure State Motto ...... Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto Motto ...... Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver) (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law) Animal ...... Grizzly Bear Flower ...... White Hawthorn Blossom Flower ...... Bitterroot Bird ...... Bluebird Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Insect ...... Honeybee Tree ...... Ponderosa Pine Tree ...... Flowering Dogwood Song ...... Montana Song ...... State Ballad ...... Montana Melody Rock ...... Mozarkite Gem Stones ...... Sapphire and Agate Mineral ...... Galena State Fossil ...... Duck-billed Dinosaur Fossil ...... Crinoid Entered the Union ...... November 8, 1889 Entered the Union ...... August 10, 1821 Capital ...... Helena Capital ...... Jefferson City

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Governor ...... Mel Carnahan LieutenantGovernor ...... Judy Martz Lieutenant Governor ...... Roger B. Wilson Secretary of State ...... Secretary of State ...... Rebecca Cook Attorney General ...... Joseph P. Mazurek Attorney General ...... Jeremiah W. Nixon Auditor ...... Mark O’Keefe Treasurer ...... Bob Holden Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Nancy Keenan Auditor ...... Margaret B. Kelly

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Jean Turnage, Chief Justice Duane Benton, Chief Justice Karla M. Gray William Ray Price, Jr. William Leaphart Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. William E. Hunt Edward D. Robinson, Jr. James C. Nelson Ann K. Covington Terry Trieweiler John C. Holstein James Raguier Ronnie L. White

LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Gary C. Aklestad President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Bruce D. Crippen President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Roger B. Wilson Secretary of the Senate ...... Rosana Skelton President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... William P. McKenna Secretary of the Senate ...... Terry L. Spieler Speaker of the House ...... John A. Mercer Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Marian W. Hanson Speaker of the House ...... Steve Gaw Chief Clerk of the House ...... Marilyn Miller Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Jim Kreider Chief Clerk of the House ...... Anne Walker STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 145,556 Rank in Nation ...... 4th STATISTICS Population ...... 879,372 Land Area (square miles) ...... 68,898 Rank in Nation ...... 44th Rank in Nation ...... 18th Density per square mile ...... 5.49 Population ...... 5,358,692 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Rank in Nation ...... 15th Capital City ...... Helena Density per square mile ...... 74.27 Population ...... 24,569 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 9 Rank in State ...... 5th Capital City ...... Jefferson City Largest City ...... Billings Population ...... 35,481 Population ...... 81,151 Rank in State ...... 15th Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 10 Largest City ...... Kansas City Population ...... 435,146 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 64

464 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Nebraska Nevada

Nickname ...... The Cornhusker State Nickname ...... The Silver State Motto ...... Equality Before the Law Motto ...... All for Our Country Mammal ...... White-tailed Deer Animal ...... Desert Bighorn sheep Flower ...... Goldenrod Flower ...... Sagebrush Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Bird ...... Mountain Bluebird Tree ...... Western Cottonwood Tree ...... Bristlecone Pine and Single-leaf Pinon Song ...... Song ...... Insect ...... Honeybee Fish ...... Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Gemstone ...... Blue Agate Fossil ...... Ichtyosaur Entered the Union ...... March 1, 1867 Entered the Union ...... October 31, 1864 Capital ...... Lincoln Capital ...... Carson City

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Ben Nelson Governor ...... Bob Miller Lieutenant Governor ...... Kim Robak Lieutenant Governor ...... Lonnie Hammargren Secretary of State ...... Scott Moore Secretary of State ...... Dean Heller Attorney General ...... Donald B. Stenberg Attorney General ...... Frankie Sue Del Papa Treasurer ...... David E. Heineman Treasurer ...... Robert L. Seale Auditor of Public Accounts ...... John Brewslow Controller ...... Darrel Daines

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT C. Thomas White, Chief Justice Charles E. Springer, Chief Justice D. Nick Caporale Miriam Shearing John F. Wright Robert E. Rose William Connolly C. Cliff Young John Gerrard Bill Maupin Kenneth C. Stephan Michael McCormick LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Lawrence E. Jacobsen President of the Legislature ...... Lt. Gov. Kim Robak Secretary of the Senate ...... Janice L. Thomas Speaker of the Legislature ...... Doug Kristensen Chairman of Executive board, Speaker of the Legislative Council ...... George Coordsen Assembly ...... Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Vice Chairman of Executive Board, Speaker Pro Tem Legislative Council ...... Floyd Vrtiska of the Assembly ...... Jan Evans Clerk of the Legislature ...... Patrick J. O’Donnell Chief Clerk of the Assembly ...... Linda Alden

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 77,355 Land Area (square miles) ...... 110,540 Rank in Nation ...... 15th Rank in Nation ...... 7th Population ...... 1,652,093 Population ...... 1,603,163 Rank in Nation ...... 36th Rank in Nation ...... 39th Density per square mile ...... 20.53 Density per square mile ...... 10.95 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 3 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Capital City ...... Lincoln Capital City ...... Carson City Population ...... 191,972 Population ...... 40,443 Rank in State ...... 2nd Rank in State ...... 9th Largest City ...... Omaha Largest City ...... Las Vegas Population ...... 335,795 Population ...... 258,295 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 14 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 14

The Council of State Governments 465 STATE PAGES New Hampshire New Jersey

Nickname ...... The Granite State Motto ...... Live Free or Die Nickname ...... The Garden State Animal ...... White-tailed Deer Motto ...... Liberty and Prosperity Flower ...... Purple Lilac Animal ...... Horse Bird ...... Purple Finch Flower ...... Violet Tree ...... White Birch Bird ...... Eastern Goldfinch Song ...... Tree ...... Red Oak Insect ...... Ladybug Insect ...... Honeybee Gem ...... Smoky Quartz Entered the Union ...... December 18, 1787 Entered the Union ...... June 21, 1788 Capital ...... Trenton Capital ...... Concord

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL Governor ...... Christine T. Whitman Governor ...... Jeanne Shaheen

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Deborah Poritz, Chief Justice David A. Brock, Chief Justice Alan B. Handler William R. Johnson Stewart G. Pollock W. Stephen Thayer, III Daniel J. O’Hern Sherman D. Horton, Jr. Marie L. Garibaldi John T. Broderick, Jr. Gary S. Stein James H. Coleman, Jr.

GENERAL COURT LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Joseph L. Delahunty President of the Senate ...... Donald T. DiFrancesco Clerk of the Senate ...... Gloria M. Randlett President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Joseph A. Paliaia Secretary of the Senate ...... Dolores A. Kirk Speaker of the House ...... Donna Sytek Deputy Speaker of the House ...... Donnalee Lozeau Speaker of the Assembly ...... Jack Collins Clerk of the House ...... Karen O. Wadsworth Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly ...... Nicholas R. Felice Clerk of the Assembly ...... Linda Metzger

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 8,969 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 44th Land Area (square miles ...... 7,468 Population ...... 1,162,481 Rank in Nation ...... 46th Rank in Nation ...... 40th Population ...... 7,987,933 Density per square mile ...... 123.67 Rank in Nation ...... 9th Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Density per square mile ...... 1,041.97 Capital City ...... Concord Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 13 Population ...... 36,006 Capital City ...... Trenton Rank in State ...... 3rd Population ...... 88,675 Largest City ...... Manchester Rank in State ...... 6th Population ...... 99,567 Largest City ...... Newark Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 14 Population ...... 275,221 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 162

466 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES 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 ...... Yucca (Our Lord’s Candles) Animal ...... American Beaver Bird ...... Chaparral Bird Fish ...... Brook Trout Tree ...... Pinon Flower ...... Rose Songs ...... Asi es Nuevo Mexico and Bird ...... Bluebird O, Fair New Mexico Tree ...... Sugar Maple Gem ...... Turquoise Song* ...... Fossil ...... Coelophysis Dinosaur Gem ...... Garnet Animal ...... Black Bear Fossil ...... Eurypterus Remipes Entered the Union ...... January 6, 1912 Entered the Union ...... July 26, 1788 Capital ...... Sante Fe Capital ...... Albany

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Gary E. Johnson Governor ...... George E. Pataki Lieutenant Governor ...... Walter Bradley Lieutenant Governor ...... Betsy McCaughey Ross Secretary of State ...... Stephanie Gonzales Attorney General ...... Dennis C. Vacco Attorney General ...... Tom Udall Comptroller ...... H. Carl McCall Treasurer ...... Michael A. Montoya Auditor ...... Robert E. Vigil Commr. of Public Land ...... Ray B. Powell COURT OF APPEALS Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge Vito J. Titone SUPREME COURT Joseph W. Bellacosa Gene E. Franchini, Chief Justice George Bundy Smith Joseph E. Baca Howard A. Levine Richard E. Ransom Carmen Beaucamp Ciparick Patricio Serna Richard Wesley Pamela Minzner

LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Joseph L. Bruno President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Manny M. Aragon Secretary of the Senate ...... Stephen F. Sloan Chief Clerk of the Senate ...... Margaret Larrogoite Speaker of the Assembly ...... Sheldon Silver Speaker of the House ...... Raymond G. Sanchez Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly ...... Elizabeth A. Connelly Chief Clerk of the House ...... Stephen R. Arias Clerk of the Assembly ...... Francine Misasi

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 49,576 Land Area (square miles) ...... 121,364 Rank in Nation ...... 30th Rank in Nation ...... 5th Population ...... 18,184,774 Population ...... 1,713,407 Rank in Nation ...... 2nd Rank in Nation ...... 37th Density per square mile ...... 380.96 Density per square mile ...... 12.48 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 31 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 3 Capital City ...... Albany Capital City ...... Santa Fe Population ...... 101,082 Population ...... 55,859 Rank in State ...... 6th Rank in State ...... 3rd Largest City ...... Largest City ...... Albuquerque Population ...... 7,322,564 Population ...... 384,736 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 180 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 19 *unofficial

The Council of State Governments 467 STATE PAGES North Carolina North Dakota

Nickname ...... The Tar Heel State and Old North State Nickname ...... Peace Garden State Motto ...... Esse Quam Videri Motto ...... Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, (To Be Rather Than to Seem) One and Inseparable Flower ...... Dogwood Flower ...... Wild Prarie Rose Bird ...... Cardinal Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Tree ...... Long Leaf Pine Tree ...... American Elm Song ...... The Old North State Song ...... Mammal ...... Grey Squirrel March ...... Spirit of the Land Dog ...... Plott Hound Fossil ...... Teredo Petrified Wood Beverage ...... Milk Fish ...... Northern Pike Vegetable ...... Sweet Potato Entered the Union ...... November 2, 1889 Entered the United States ...... November 21,1789 Capital ...... Bismarck Capital ...... Raleigh

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Edward T. Schafer Governor ...... James B. Hunt, Jr. Lieutenant Governor ...... Rosemarie Myrdal Lieutenant Governor ...... Dennis A. Wicker Secretary of State ...... Alvin A. Jaeger Secretary of State ...... Elaine Marshall Attorney General ...... Heidi Heitkamp Attorney General ...... Michael F. Easley Treasurer ...... Kathi Gilmore Treasurer ...... Harlan E. Boyles Auditor ...... Robert Peterson Auditor ...... Ralph Campbell Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Wayne Sanstead Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Mike Ward Commr. of Agriculture ...... Roger Johnson Commr. of Agriculture ...... James A. Graham Commr. of Labor ...... Craig Hagen Commr. of Labor ...... Ardis Watkins Commr. of Insurance ...... Glenn Pomoroy Commr. of Insurance ...... James E. Long Tax Commissioner ...... Rick Clayburgh

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice Henry E. Frye Herbert L. Meschke John Webb William A. Neumann Willis P. Whichard Dale V. Sandstrom Sarah Parker Mary Muehlen Maring I. Beverly Lake Jr. Robert F. Orr LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Rosemarie Myrdal GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... David Nething President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Dennis A. Wicker Secretary of the Senate ...... William Parker President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Marc Basnight Principal Clerk of the Senate ...... Janet Pruitt Speaker of the House ...... Mike Timm Chief Clerk of the House ...... Roy Gilbreath Speaker of the House ...... Harold J. Brubaker Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Stephen W. Wood Principal Clerk of the House ...... Denise G. Weeks STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 68,994 Rank in Nation ...... 17th STATISTICS Population ...... 643,539 Land Area (square miles) ...... 48,718 Rank in Nation ...... 47th Rank in Nation ...... 29th Density per square mile ...... 9.26 Population ...... 7,322,870 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Rank in Nation ...... 10th Capital City ...... Bismarck Density per square mile ...... 136.6 Population ...... 49,256 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 12 Rank in State ...... 3rd Capital City ...... Raleigh Largest City ...... Fargo Population ...... 207,951 Population ...... 74,111 Rank in State ...... 2nd Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 9 Largest City ...... Charlotte Population ...... 395,934 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 52

468 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Ohio Oklahoma

Nickname ...... The Buckeye State Nickname ...... The Sooner State Motto ...... With God, All Things Are Possible Motto ...... Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things) Animal ...... White-tailed Deer Animal ...... American Buffalo Flower ...... Scarlet Carnation Flower ...... Mistletoe Bird ...... Cardinal Bird ...... Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tree ...... Buckeye Tree ...... Redbud Song ...... Song ...... Oklahoma Stone ...... Ohio Flint Rock ...... Barite Rose (Rose Rock) Insect ...... Ladybug Grass ...... Indiangrass Entered the Union ...... March 1, 1803 Entered the Union ...... November 16, 1907 Capital ...... Columbus Capital ...... Oklahoma City

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Governor ...... Lieutenant Governor ...... Nancy Hollister Lieutenant Governor ...... Secretary of State ...... Attorney General ...... W. A. Drew Edmondson Attorney General ...... Betty D. Montgomery Treasurer ...... Robert Butkin Treasurer ...... J. Kenneth Blackwell Auditor and Inspector ...... Clifton H. Scott Auditor ...... James Petro Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Commr. of Labor ...... Brenda Reneau Insurance Commr...... John P. Crawford SUPREME COURT Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice Andrew Douglas SUPREME COURT , Chief Justice Francis E. Sweeney Hardy Summers Ralph B. Hodges Paul E. Pfeifer Robert E. Lavender Robert D. Simms Deborah Cook Rudolph Hargrave Marian P. Opala Joseph M. Watt

GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Richard H. Finan LEGISLATURE President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Robert R. Cupp President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin Clerk of the Senate ...... Martha L. Butler President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Stratton Taylor Secretary of the Senate ...... Lance Ward Speaker of the House ...... Jo Ann Davidson Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... William Batchelder Speaker of the House ...... Lloyd L. Benson Legislative Clerk of the House ...... Frederick E. Mills Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Larry E. Adair Chief Clerk/Administrator of the House ...... Larry Warden

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 68,679 Land Area (square miles) ...... 40,953 Rank in Nation ...... 19th Rank in Nation ...... 35th Population ...... 3,300,902 Population ...... 11,172,782 Rank in Nation ...... 28th Rank in Nation ...... 7th Density per square mile ...... 45.80 Density per square mile ...... 264.87 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 19 Capital City ...... Oklahoma City Capital City ...... Columbus Population ...... 444,719 Population ...... 632,910 Rank in State ...... 28th Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Oklahoma City Largest City ...... Columbus Density per square mile ...... 45.80 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 164

The Council of State Governments 469 STATE PAGES Oregon Pennsylvania

Nickname ...... The Beaver State Nickname ...... The Keystone State Motto ...... She Flies with Her Own Wings Motto ...... Virtue, Liberty and Independence Animal ...... American Beaver Animal ...... White-tailed Deer Flower ...... Oregon Grape Flower ...... Mountain Laurel Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Game Bird ...... Ruffed Grouse Tree ...... Douglas Fir Tree ...... Hemlock Song ...... Oregon, My Oregon Insect ...... Firefly Gemstone ...... Sunstone Fossil ...... Phacops rana Insect ...... Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly Entered the Union ...... December 12, 1787 Entered the Union ...... February 14, 1859 Capital ...... Harrisburg Capital ...... Salem

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Tom Ridge Governor ...... John A. Kitzhaber Lieutenant Governor ...... Mark S. Schweiker Secretary of State ...... Phil Keisling Attorney General ...... Michael Fisher Attorney General ...... Hardy Myers Treasurer ...... Barbara Hafer Treasurer ...... Jim Hill Auditor ...... Robert Casey, Jr. Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Norma Paulus Labor Commr...... Jack Roberts SUPREME COURT John P. Flaherty, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Stephen A. Zappala Wallace P. Carson, Jr., Chief Justice Ralph Cappy Theodore R. Kulongoski Ronald D. Castille George A. Van Hommissen 1 Vacancy Robert D. Durham Sandra Schultz Newman Edward N. Fadeley Russell Nigro W. Michael Gillette Susan P. Graber GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Mark S. Schweiker LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Robert C. Jubelirer President of the Senate ...... Brady Adams Secretary of the Senate ...... Mark R. Corrigan President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Bob Kintigh Secretary of the Senate ...... Judy Hall Speaker of the House ...... Matthew J. Ryan Chief Clerk of the House ...... Ted Mazia Speaker of the House ...... Lynn Lundquist Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Bill Markham Chief Clerk of the House ...... Ramona Kenady STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 44,820 Rank in Nation ...... 32nd STATISTICS Population ...... 12,056,112 Land Area (square miles) ...... 97,060 Rank in Nation ...... 5th Rank in Nation ...... 10th Density per square mile ...... 265.10 Population ...... 3,203,735 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 21 Rank in Nation ...... 29th Capital City ...... Harrisburg Density per square mile ...... 29.61 Population ...... 52,376 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 5 Rank in State ...... 10th Capital City ...... Salem Largest City ...... Philadelphia Population ...... 107,786 Population ...... 1,585,577 Rank in State ...... 3rd Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 102 Largest City ...... Portland Population ...... 437,319 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 43

470 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Rhode Island South Carolina

Nicknames ...... Little Rhody and Ocean State Nickname ...... The Palmetto State Motto ...... Hope Motto ...... Animis Opibusque Parati Animal ...... Quahaug (Prepared in Mind and Resources) and Flower ...... Violet Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I Hope) Bird ...... Rhode Island Red Animal ...... White-tailed Deer Tree ...... Red Maple Flower ...... Yellow Jessamine Song ...... Rhode Island Bird ...... Carolina Wren Rock ...... Cumberlandite Tree ...... Palmetto Mineral ...... Bowenite Songs ...... Carolina and South Carolina on My Mind Entered the Union ...... May 29, 1790 Stone ...... Blue Granite Capital ...... Providence Fish ...... Striped Bass Entered the Union ...... May 23, 1788 Capital ...... Columbia ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Lincoln C. Almond Lieutenant Governor ...... Bernard A. Jackvony ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State ...... James R. Langevin Governor ...... David M. Beasley Attorney General ...... Jeffrey B. Pine Lieutenant Governor ...... Bob Peeler Treasurer ...... Nancy J. Mayer Secretary of State ...... Jim Miles Attorney General ...... Charlie Condon Treasurer ...... Richard Eckstrom Comptroller General ...... Earle E. Morris, Jr. SUPREME COURT Supt. of Education ...... Barbara Nielsen Joseph R. Weisberger, Chief Justice Commr. of Agriculture ...... D. Leslie Tindal Victoria Lederberg Adjutant General ...... Stan Spears John Bourcier Robert G. Flanders Maureen P. Goldberg SUPREME COURT Earnest A. Finney, Jr., Chief Justice E.C. Burnett GENERAL ASSEMBLY James E. Moore President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Bernard A. Jackvony John H. Waller, Jr. President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Charles J. Fogarty Jean H. Toal Clerk of the Senate ...... Raymond Hojas, Jr.

Speaker of the House ...... John B. Harwood GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Mabel Anderson President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Robert Peeler Clerk of the House ...... Louis D’Antunono President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... John W. Drummond Clerk of the Senate ...... Frank B. Caggiano

Speaker of the House ...... David H. Wilkins STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Terry Haskins Land Area (square mile) ...... 1,045 Clerk of the House ...... Sandra K. McKinney Rank in Nation ...... 50th Population ...... 990,225 Rank in Nation ...... 43rd Density per square mile ...... 960.27 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 2 Land Area (square miles) ...... 31,113 Capital City ...... Providence Rank in Nation ...... 40th Population ...... 160,728 Population ...... 3,698,746 Rank in State ...... 1st Rank in Nation ...... 25th Largest City ...... Providence Density per square mile ...... 115.79 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 1 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 6 Capital City ...... Columbia Population ...... 98,052 Rank in State ...... 1st Largest City ...... Columbia Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 39

The Council of State Governments 471 STATE PAGES South Dakota Tennessee

Nicknames ...... The Coyote State and The Sunshine State Nickname ...... The Volunteer State Motto ...... Under God the People Rule Motto ...... Agriculture and Commerce Animal ...... Coyote Animal ...... Raccoon Flower ...... American Pasque Flower ...... Iris Bird ...... Ringnecked Pheasant Bird ...... Mockingbird Tree ...... Black Hills Spruce Tree ...... Tulip Poplar Song ...... Hail, South Dakota Wildflower ...... Passion Flower Mineral ...... Rose Quartz Songs ...... When It’s Iris Time in Tennessee; Fish ...... Walleye The ; My Homeland, Tennessee Insect ...... Honeybee My Tennessee; and Grass ...... Western Wheat Grass Insects ...... Lady Beetle and Firefly Entered the Union ...... November 2, 1889 Gem ...... Freshwater Pearl Capital ...... Pierre Rocks ...... Limestone and Agate Entered the Union ...... June 1, 1796 Capital ...... Nashville ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... William J. Janklow Lieutenant Governor ...... Carole Hillard ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State ...... Joyce Hazeltine Governor ...... Don Sundquist Attorney General ...... Mark Barnett Treasurer ...... Richard Butler Auditor ...... Vernon L. Larson Commr. of School and Public Lands ...... Curt Johnson SUPREME COURT E. Riley Anderson, Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. Frank F. Drowota, III SUPREME COURT Lyle Reid Robert A. Miller, Chief Justice Janice Holder Richard W. Sabers Robert A. Amundson John K. Konenkamp David E. Gilbertson GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. John S. Wilder Speaker Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Robert T. Rochelle Chief Clerk of the Senate ...... Clyde W. McCullough LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Carole Hillard Speaker of the House ...... Jimmy Naifeh President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Harold W. Halverson Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Lois M. DeBerry Secretary of the Senate ...... Patricia Adam Chief Clerk of the House ...... Burney T. Durham

Speaker of the House ...... Rex Hagg Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Roger Hunt Chief Clerk of the House ...... Karen Gerdes STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 41,220 Rank in Nation ...... 34th Population ...... 5,319,654 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 17th Land Area (square miles) ...... 75,896 Density per square mile ...... 118.32 Rank in Nation ...... 16th Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 9 Population ...... 732,405 Capital City ...... Nashville Rank in Nation ...... 45th Population ...... 488,374 Density per square mile ...... 9.17 Rank in State ...... 2nd Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Largest City ...... Memphis Capital City ...... Pierre Population ...... 610,337 Population ...... 12,906 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 44 Rank in State ...... 7th Largest City ...... Sioux Falls Population ...... 100,814 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 10

472 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Texas Utah

Nickname ...... The Lone Star State Nickname ...... The Beehive State Motto ...... Friendship Motto ...... Industry Flower ...... Bluebonnet (Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower) Flower ...... Sego Lily Bird ...... Mockingbird Animal ...... Rocky Mountain Elk Tree ...... Pecan Bird ...... California Seagull Song ...... Texas, Our Texas Tree ...... Blue Spruce Stone ...... Petrified Palmwood Fish ...... Rainbow Trout Gem ...... Texas Blue Topaz Song ...... Utah, We Love Thee Grass ...... Side Oats Grama Gem ...... Topaz Dish ...... Chili Insect ...... Honeybee Seashell ...... Lightning Whelk Entered the Union ...... January 4, 1896 Fish ...... Quadalape Basss Capital ...... Salt Lake City Entered the Union ...... December 29, 1845 Capital ...... Austin ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Michael O. Leavitt ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor ...... Olene S. Walker Governor ...... George W. Bush Attorney General ...... Jan Graham Lieutenant Governor ...... Bob Bullock Treasurer ...... Edward T. Alter Attorney General ...... Tony Garza Auditor ...... Austin Johnson Treasurer ...... Martha Whitehead Comptroller of Public Accounts ...... John Sharp Commr. of Agriculture ...... Rick Perry Commr. of General Land Office ...... Garry Mauro SUPREME COURT Michael D. Zimmerman, Chief Justice Richard C. Howe I. Daniel Stewart Christine M. Durham SUPREME COURT Leonard H. Russon Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice Raul A. Gonzalez Nathan L. Hecht Deborah G. Hankinson Craig Enoch Rose Spector Priscilla R. Owen James A. Baker Gregg Abbott LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Lane Beattie Secretary of the Senate ...... Annette B. Moore

Speaker of the House ...... Melvin R. Brown LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the House ...... Carole E. Peterson President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Bill Ratliff Secretary of the Senate ...... Betty King

Speaker of the House ...... James E. Laney STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... D. R. Uher Land Area (square miles) ...... 82,168 Chief Clerk of the House ...... Sharon Carter Rank in Nation ...... 12th Population ...... 2,000,494 Rank in Nation ...... 35th Density per square mile ...... 20.97 Number of Representatives in Crongress ...... 3 STATISTICS Capital City ...... Salt Lake City Land Area (square miles) ...... 262,017 Population ...... 159,936 Rank in Nation ...... 2nd Rank in State ...... 1st Population ...... 19,128,261 Largest City ...... Salt Lake City Rank in Nation ...... 3rd Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 39 Density per square mile ...... 64.86 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 30 Capital City ...... Austin Population ...... 465,622 Rank in State ...... 5th Largest City ...... Houston Population ...... 1,630,553 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 182

The Council of State Governments 473 STATE PAGES Vermont Virginia

Nickname ...... The Green Mountain State Nickname ...... The Old Dominion Motto ...... Freedom and Unity Motto ...... Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants) Animal ...... Morgan Horse Animal ...... Foxhound Flower ...... Red Clover Flower ...... Dogwood Bird ...... Hermit Thrush Bird ...... Cardinal Tree ...... Sugar Maple Tree ...... Dogwood Song ...... Hail, Vermont! Song ...... Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Insect ...... Honeybee Shell ...... Oyster Beverage ...... Milk Entered the Union ...... June 25, 1788 Entered the Union ...... March 4, 1791 Capital ...... Richmond Capital ...... Montpelier

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... James S. Gilmore Governor ...... Howard Dean Lieutenant Governor ...... James H. Hagar Lieutenant Governor ...... Douglas A. Racine Attorney General ...... Mark L. Early Secretary of State ...... Jim Milne AttorneyGeneral ...... William Sorrell Treasurer ...... James H. Douglas Auditor of Accounts ...... Edward S. Flanagan SUPREME COURT Harry L. Carrico, Chief Justice A. Christian Comptom Elizabeth B. Lacy SUPREME COURT Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Chief Justice Barbara M. Kennan John A. Dooley Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr James L. Morse Cynthia D. Kinser Denise R. Johnson Roscoe B. Stephenson, Jr. Marilyn Skaglund

GENERAL ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Douglas A. Racine President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. James H. Hager President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Peter E. Shumlin President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Stanley C. Walker Secretary of the Senate ...... Robert H. Gibson Clerk of the Senate ...... Susan Clark Schaar

Speaker of the House ...... Michael J. Obuchowski Speaker of the House ...... Thomas W. Moss, Jr. Clerk of the House ...... Donald G. Milne Clerk of the House ...... Bruce F. Jamerson

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 9,609 Land Area (square miles) ...... 39,598 Rank in Nation ...... 43rd Rank in Nation ...... 37th Population ...... 588,654 Population ...... 6,675,451 Rank in Nation ...... 48th Rank in Nation ...... 12th Density per square mile ...... 60.84 Density per square miles ...... 156.26 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 11 Capital City ...... Montpelier Capital City ...... Richmond Population ...... 8,247 Population ...... 203,056 Rank in State ...... 8th Rank in State ...... 3rd Largest City ...... Burlington Largest City ...... Virginia Beach Population ...... 39,127 Population ...... 393,069 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 3 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 76

474 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Washington West Virginia

Nickname ...... The Evergreen State Nickname ...... The Mountain State Motto ...... Alki (Chinook Indian word meaning By and By) Motto ...... Montani Semper Liberi Flower ...... Coast Rhododendron (Mountaineers Are Always Free) Bird ...... Willow Goldfinch Animal ...... Black Bear Tree ...... Western Hemlock Flower ...... Big Laurel Song ...... Washington, My Home Bird ...... Cardinal Dance ...... Square Dance Tree ...... Sugar Maple Gem ...... Petrified Wood Songs ...... West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home; Entered the Union ...... November 11, 1889 The West Virginia Hills; Capital ...... Olympia and This is My West Virginia Fruit ...... Apple Fish ...... Brook Trout Entered the Union ...... June 20, 1863 ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Capital ...... Charleston Governor ...... Lieutenant Governor ...... Brad Owen Secretary of State ...... Ralph Munro Attorney General ...... Christine O. Gregoire ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Comptroller ...... Michael J. Murphy Governor ...... Cecil H. Underwood Auditor ...... Brian Sonntag Secretary of State ...... Ken Hechler Supt. of Public Instruction ...... Terry Bergeson Attorney General ...... Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. Insurance Commr...... Deborah Senn Treasurer ...... John Perdue Commr. of Public Lands ...... Jennifer Belcher Auditor ...... Glen B. Gainer, III Commr. of Agriculture ...... Gus R. Douglass

SUPREME COURT Barbara Durham, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS James M. Dolliver Margaret L. Workman, Chief Justice Charles Z. Smith Thomas E. McHugh Richard P. Guy Larry Starcher Charles W. Johnson Robyn Davis Barbara A. Madsen Elliot Maynard Gerry L. Alexander Philip A. Talamedge Richard B. Sanders LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Earl Ray Tomblin President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... William R. Sharpe, Jr. LEGISLATURE Clerk of the Senate ...... Darrell E. Holmes President of the Senate ...... Lt. Gov. Brad Owen President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Irv Newhouse Speaker of the House ...... Robert S. Kiss Secretary of the Senate ...... Mike O’Connell Speaker Pro Tem of the Senate ...... John Pino Clerk of the House ...... Gregory M. Gray Speaker of the House ...... Clyde Ballard Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... John Pennington Chief Clerk of the House ...... Timothy A. Martin STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 24,231 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ...... 41st Land Area (square miles) ...... 66,581 Population ...... 1,825,754 Rank in Nation ...... 20th Rank in Nation ...... 34th Population ...... 5,532,939 Density per square mile ...... 74.46 Rank in Nation ...... 18th Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 3 Density per square mile ...... 73.09 Capital City ...... Charleston Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 9 Population ...... 57,287 Capital City ...... Olympia Rank in State ...... 1st Population ...... 33,840 Largest City ...... Charleston Rank in State ...... 18th Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 16 Largest City ...... Seattle Population ...... 516,259 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 82

The Council of State Governments 475 STATE PAGES Wisconsin Wyoming

Nickname* ...... The Badger State Nicknames ...... The Equality State and The Cowboy State Motto ...... Forward Motto ...... Equal Rights Animal ...... Badger Animal ...... Bison Flower ...... Wood Violet Flower ...... Indian Paintbrush Bird ...... Robin Bird ...... Western Meadowlark Tree ...... Sugar Maple Tree ...... Cottonwood Song ...... On, Wisconsin! Song ...... Wyoming Fish ...... Muskellunge Gem ...... Jade Mineral ...... Galena Entered the Union ...... July 10, 1890 Entered the Union ...... May 29, 1848 Capital ...... Cheyenne Capitol ...... Madison

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Jim Geringer ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State ...... Diana J. Ohman Governor ...... Tommy G. Thompson Treasurer ...... Stan Smith Lieutenant Governor ...... Scott McCallum Auditor ...... Dave Ferrari Secretary of State ...... Douglas J. La Follette Supt. of Public Insturction ...... Judy Catchpole Attorney General ...... James E. Doyle Treasurer ...... Jack C. Voight Supt. of Public Instruction ...... John Benson SUPREME COURT William A. Taylor, Chief Justice Richard V. Thomas SUPREME COURT Richard J. Macy Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice T. Michael Golden Donald W. Steinmetz Larry L. Lehman William A. Bablitch Jon P. Wilcox Janine P. Geske LEGISLATURE Ann Walsh Bradley President of the Senate ...... Robert Grieve N. Patrick Crooks Vice President of the Senate ...... Hank H. R. Coe Chief Clerk of the Senate ...... Liv Hanes

Speaker of the House ...... Bruce A. Hinchey LEGISLATURE Speaker Pro Tem of the House ...... Peg Shreve President of the Senate ...... Fred Risser Chief Clerk of the House ...... Marvin Helart Chief Clerk of the Senate ...... Donald J. Schneider

Speaker of the Assembly ...... Scott Jensen Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly ...... Stephen J. Freese STATISTICS Chief Clerk of the Assembly ...... Charles Sanders Land Area (square miles) ...... 97,105 Rank in Nation ...... 9th Population ...... 481,400 Rank in Nation ...... 50th STATISTICS Density per square mile ...... 4.67 Land Area (square miles) ...... 54,314 Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 1 Rank in Nation ...... 25th Capital City ...... Cheyenne Population ...... 5,159,678 Population ...... 50,008 Rank in Nation ...... 16th Rank in State ...... 1st Density per square mile ...... 90.07 Largest City ...... Cheyenne Number of Representatives in Congress ...... 9 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 8 Capital City ...... Madison Population ...... 191,262 Rank in State ...... 2nd Largest City ...... Milwaukee Population ...... 628,088 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 61

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476 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES District of Columbia American Samoa

Motto ...... Justitia Omnibus (Justice to All) Motto ...... Samoa-Maumua le Atua (Somoa, God Is First) Flower ...... American Beauty Rose Flower ...... Paogo (Ula-fala) Bird ...... Wood Thrush Plant ...... Ava Tree ...... Scarlet Oak Song ...... Became U.S. Capital ...... December 1, 1800 Became a Territory of the United States ...... 1900 Capital ...... Pago Pago

ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Mayor ...... Marion Berry ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Tauese P. F. Sunia Lieutenant Governor ...... Togiola T. Tulafono

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS HIGH COURT Annice M. Wagner, Chief Justice Michael Kruse, Chief Justice John A. Terry Lyle Richmond John M. Steadman Frank E. Schwelb Michael W. Farrell Warren R. King Vanessa Ruiz LEGISLATURE Inez Smith-Reid President of the Senate ...... Lutu T.S. Fuimaono Vacancy Secretary of the Senate ...... Leo’o V. Ma’o Speaker of the House ...... Mailo S. Nua Vice Speaker of the House ...... Moanau Va COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk of the House ...... Amioga Palelei Chairman ...... Linda Cropp Chairman Pro Tem ...... Charlene Drew Jarvis STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 77 STATISTICS Population ...... 46,773 Land Area (square miles) ...... 63 Density per square mile ...... 607.74 Population ...... 543,213 Delegate to Congress ...... 1 Density per square mile ...... 9,884.40 Capital City ...... Pago Pago Delegate to Congress* ...... 1 Population ...... 3,519 *Committee voting privileges only. Rank in Territory ...... 3rd Largest City ...... Tafuna Population ...... 5,174

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Nickname ...... Hub of the Pacific Flower ...... Puti Tai Nobio (Bougainvilla) Islands Bird ...... Totot (Fruit Dove) Tree ...... Ifit (Intsiabijuga) Flower ...... Plumeria Song ...... Stand Ye Guamanians Bird ...... Marianas Fruit Dove Stone ...... Latte Tree ...... Flame Tree Animal ...... Iguana Song ...... Gi TaloGi Halom Tasi Ceded to the United States Administered by the United States by Spain ...... December 10,1898 a trusteeship for the United Nations ...... July 18, 1947 Became a Terriorty ...... August 1, 1950 Voters approved a proposed constitution ...... June 1975 Request to become a U.S. president signed covenant agreeing to Commonwealth Plebiscite ...... November 1987 commonwealth status for Capital ...... Agana the islands ...... March 24, 1976 Became a self-governing Commonwealth ...... January 9, 1978 Capital ...... Saipan ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Carl T. C. Gutierrez Lieutenant Governor ...... Madeline Bordallo ELECTED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ...... Froilan C. Tenorio Lieutenant Governor ...... Jesus Sablan SUPERIOR COURT Peter C. Siguenza, Jr., Presiding Judge Joaquin V.E. Manibusen Janet Healey Weeks COMMONWEALTH SUPREME COURT Ramon V. Diaz Marty W. Taylor, Chief Judge Peter B. Siquenza, Jr. Ramon C. Villagomez Benjamin J.F. Cruz Pedros M. Atalig Katherine A. Maraman Frances Tydingco-Gatewood LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ...... Jesus R. Sablan LEGISLATURE Vice President of the Senate ...... Paul A. Manglona Speaker ...... Antonio R. Unpingco Clerk of the Senate ...... Nicolasa B. Borja Vice Speaker ...... Anthony C. Blaz Speaker of the House ...... Diego T. Benavente Clerk of the Legislative ...... Josephine Brennan-Bradley Vice Speaker of the House ...... Jesus T. Attao Chief Clerk of the House ...... Evelyn C. Fleming

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ...... 210 STATISTICS Population ...... 133,152 Land Area (square miles) ...... 105 Density per square mile ...... 634.06 Population ...... 43,345 Delegate to Congress ...... 1 Density per square mile ...... 242.15 Capital ...... Agana Capital City ...... Saipan Population ...... 1,139 Population ...... 38,896 Rank in Territory ...... 18th Largest City ...... Saipan Largest City ...... Dededo Population ...... 31,728

478 The Book of the States 1998-99 STATE PAGES Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Nickname ...... Island of Enchantment Nickname ...... American Paradise Motto ...... Joannes Est Nomen Ejus Flower ...... Yellow Elder or Ginger Thomas (John is Thy Name) Bird ...... Yellow Breast or Banana Quit Flower ...... Maga Song ...... Bird ...... Reinita Purchased from Denmark ...... March 31, 1917 Tree ...... Ceiba Capital ...... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Song ...... La Borinquena Bacame a Territory of the United States ...... December 10, 1898 Became a self-governing Commonwealth ...... July 25, 1952 ELECTED BRANCH OFFICIALS Capital ...... San Juan Governor ...... Roy L. Schneider Lieutenant Governor ...... Kenneth E. Mapp

ELECTED BRANCH OFFICIAL Governor ...... Pedro J. Rossello‘ FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Thomas Moore, Chief Judge Raymond L. Finch Geoffrey W. Barnard SUPREME COURT Jeffrey L. Resnick Jose Andreu-Garcia, Chief Justice Balastar Corrada del Rio Jamie B. Fuster-Berlingeri Federico Hernandez-Denton LEGISLATURE Miriam Naveira de Rodon President ...... Lorraine L. Barry Antonio Negron-Garcia Vice President ...... Vargrave A. R ichards Francisco Rebollo-Lopez Legislative Secretary ...... Roosevelt St. C. David

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate ...... Charles Rodriguez-Colon Vice President STATISTICS of the Senate ...... Anibal Marrero-Perez Land Area (square miles)* ...... 134 Secretary of the Senate ...... Brunilda Ortiz Rodriguez St. Croix (square miles) ...... 83 Speaker of the House ...... Edison Misla-Aldarondo St. John (square miles) ...... 20 Speaker Pro Tem ...... Jose Granados-Navedo St. Thomas (square miles) ...... 31 Secretary of the House ...... Michael Rey Population ...... 101,809 St. Croix ...... 50,139 St. John ...... 3,504 St. Thomas ...... 48,166 Density per square mile ...... 760.90 STATISTICS Delegate to Congress** ...... 1 Land Area (square miles) ...... 3,427 Capital City ...... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Population ...... 3,782,862 Population ...... 12,331 Density per square mile ...... 1,027.90 Largest CityCharlotte ...... Amalie, St. Thomas Delegate to Congress* ...... 1 Capital City ...... San Juan *The U.S. Virgin Islands is comprised of three large islands (St. Croix, Population ...... 426,832 St. John, St. Thomas) and 50 smaller islands and cays. Largest City ...... San Juan **Committee voting privileges only. Number of Places over 10,000 Population ...... 30

*Committee voting privileges only.

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