Section VIII THE STATE PAGES
THE FOLLOWING section presents information on all of the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territories of American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Included are listings of various executive officials, the justices of the supreme courts, and officers of the legislatures. Lists of all officials are as of late 1977 or early 1978. Comprehensive listings of state legislators and other state officials are carried in other publications of the Council of State Governments. Concluding each state listing are population figures and other statistics provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Preceding the state pages are two tables. The first lists the official names of states, the state capitols with zip codes, and telephone numbers of state central switchboards. The second table presents certain historical data on all of the states, commonwealths, and territories. 612 THE BOOK OF THE STA TES
OFFICIAL NAMES OF STATES AND JURISDICTIONS, CAPITOLS, ZIP CODES, AND CENTRAL SWITCHBOARDS
Siale or Name of Area Central other jurisdiction slate capital huilding(a) Capital city Zip code code switchboard Alabama, State of State Capitol Montgomery 36130 205 832-6011 Alaska, State of State Capitol Juneau 99811 907 465-2111 Arizona, State of State Capitol Phoenix 85007 602 271-4900 Arkansas, State of State Capitol Little Rock 72201 501 371-3000 California, State of State Capitol Sacramento 95814 916 445-4711
Colorado, State of State Capitol Denver 80203 303 892-9911 Connecticut, State of State Capitol Hartford 06115 203 566-2211 Delaware, State of Legislative Hall Dover 19901 302 678-4000 Florida. State of The Capitol Tallahassee 32304 904 488-1234 Georgia, State of State Capitol Atlanta 30334 404 656-2000
Hawaii, State of State Capitol Honolulu 96813 808 548-2211 Idaho, State of State Capitol Boise 83720 208 384-2411 Illinois, State of State House Springfield 62706 217 782-2000 Indiana, State of State House Indianapolis 46204 317 633-4000 Iowa, State of State Capitol Des Moines 50319 515 281-5011
Kansas, State of State House Topeka 66612 913 296-0111 Kentucky, Commonwealth of State Capitol Frankfort 40601 502 564-2500 Louisiana, State of State Capitol Baton Rouge 70804 504 389-6601 Maine, State of State House Augusta 04333 207 289-1110 Maryland, State of State House Annapolis 21401 301 269-6200
Massachusetts, Commonweahh of State House Boston 02133 617 727-2121 Michigan, State of State Capitol Lansing 48909 517 373-1837 Minnesota, State of State Capitol St. Paul 55155 612 296-6013 Mississippi, State of New Capitol Jackson 39205 601 354-7011 Missouri, State of State Capitol Jefferson City 65101 314 751-2151
Montana, State of State Capitol Helena 59601 406 449-2511 Nebraska, State of State Capitol Lincoln 68509 402 471-2311 Nevada, State of State Capitol Carson City 89710 702 885-5000 New Hampshire, State of State House Concord 03301 603 271-1110 New Jersey, State of State House Trenton 08625 609 292-2121
New Mexico, State of State Capitol Santa Fe 87503 505 827-4011 New York, State of State Capitol Albany 12224 518 474-2121 North Carolina. State of State Capitol Raleigh 27611 919 733-1110 North Dakota, State of State Capitol Bismarck 58505 701 224-2000 Ohio, State of State House Columbus 43215 614 466-2000
Oklahoma, State of State Capitol Oklahoma City 73105 405 52J-201I Oregon, State of State Capitol Salem 97310 503 378-3131 Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of The Capitol Harrisburg 17120 717 787-2121 Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. State of: State House Providence 02903 401 277-2000 South Carolina, State of State House Columbia 29211 803 758-0221
South Dakota, State of State Capitol Pierre 57501 605 224-3011 Tennessee, State of State Capitol Nashville 37219 615 741-3011 Texas, State of State Capitol Austin 78701 512 475-2323 Utah, State of State Capitol Salt Lake City 84114 801 533-4000 Vermont, State of State House Montpelier 05602 802 828-1110
Virginia, Commonwealth of State Capitol Richmond 23219 804 786-0000 Washington. State of Legislative Building Olympia 98504 206 753-5000 West Virginia. State of State Capitol Charleston 25305 304 348-3456 Wisconsin, State of State Capitol Madison 53702 608 266-2211 Wyoming, State of State Capitol Cheyenne 82002 307 777-7011
District of Columbia District Building Washington 20004 202 628-6000 American Samoa, Territory of Maota Fono Pago Pago 96799 633-4116 Guam, Territory of Congress Building Agana 96910 477-7821 Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Civic Center Saipan 96950 NCS Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of The Capitol San Juan 00904 809 723-6040 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (b) Congress Building Saipan 96950 NCS Virgin Islands, Territory of Government House Charlotte Amalie 00801 809 774-0001
NCS—No central switchboard. (b) TTPl is in transition. Its legislature is in Kolonia while its (a) In some instances the name is not official. administration is in Saipan. THE STATE PAGES 613
THE STATES OF THE UNION—HISTORICAL DATA
Dale Dale Chronological organized admitted order of State or as to admission other jurisdiction Capital Source of stale lands territory Union to Union Mississippi Territory, 1798(a) March 3, 1817 Dec. 14, 1819 22 Alaska . . Juneau Purchased from Russia, 1867 Aug. 24, 1912 Jan. 3, 1959 49 Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14, 1912 48 ... Little Rock Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1819 June 15, 1836 25 California ... Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 (c) Sept. 9, 1850 31 Colorado Denver Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) Feb. 28, 1861 Aug. 1, 1876 38 Connecticut . . , .. Hartford Fundamental Orders, Jan. 14, 1638; Royal ... Jan. 9, 1788(f) 5 charter, April 23, 1662(e) Swedish charter, 1638; English charter 1683(e) ... Dec. 7, 1787(0 I Florida ... Tallahassee Ceded by Spain, 1819 March 30, 1822 March 3, 1845 27 Georgia . .. Atlanta Charter, 1732, from George II to Trustees for ... Jan. 2, 1788(0 4 Establishing the Colony of Georgia(e) Hawaii Honolulu Annexed, 1898 June 14, 1900 Aug. 21, 1959 50 Idaho Boise Treaty with Britain, 1846 March 4, 1863 July 3, 1890 43 Illinois Springfield Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 3, 1809 Dec. 3, 1818 21 Indiana Indianapolis Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 Dec. II, 1816 19 Iowa Des Moines Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 12, 1838 Dec. 28, 1846 29 Kansas Topeka Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 34 Kentucky Frankfort Part of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 1, 1792 15 Louisiana Baton Rouge Louisiana Purchase, 1803(g) March 26, 1804 April 30, 1812 18 Maine Augusta Part of Massachusetts until admitted as state (c) March 15, 1820 23 Maryland Annapolis Charter, 1632, from Charles I to Calven(e) ... April 28, 1788(0 7 Massachusetts Boston Charter to Massachusetts Bay Company, 1629(e) ... Feb. 6, 1788(0 6 Michigan Lansing Northwest Territory, 1787 Jan. II, 1805 Jan. 26, 1837 26 Minnesota St. Paul Northwest Territory, 1787(h) March 3, 1849 May II, 1858 32 Mississippi Jackson Mississippi Territory(i) April 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 , 20 Missouri Jefferson City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10, 1821 24 Montana Helena Louisiana Purchase, I803(j) May 26, 1864 Nov. 8, 1889 41 Nebraska Lincoln Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 30, 1854 March 1, 1867 37 Nevada Carson City Ceded by Mexico, 1848 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31, 1864 36 New Hampshire ... Concord Grants from Council for New England, 1622 and ... June 21, 1788(0 9 1629. Made royal province, 1679(e) New Jersey Trenton Dutch settlement, 1618; English charter. 1664(e) ... Dec. 18, 1787(0 3 New Mexico Santa Fe Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 6, 1912 47 New York.. ..' Albany Dutch settlement, 1623; English control, 1664(e) ... July 26, 1788(0 11 North Carolina .... Raleigh Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) ... Nov. 21, 1789(0 12 North Dakota Bismarck Louisiana Purchase, 1803(k) March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio Columbus Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7, 1800 March I, 1803 17 Oklahoma Oklahoma City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 2, 1890 Nov. 16, 1907 46 Oregon Salem Settlement and treaty with Britain, 1846 Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14, 1859 33 Pennsylvania Harrisburg Grant from Charles II to William Penn. 1681(e) .. . Dec. 12, 1787(0 2 Rhode Island Providence Charter, 1663. from Charles 11(e) ... May 29, 1790(0 13 South Carolina .... Columbia Charter, 1663, from Charles 11(e) ... May 23. 1788(0 8 South Dakota Pierre Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 40 Tennessee Nashville Part of North Carolina until land ceded to U.S. June 8. 1790(1) June I, 1796 16 in 1789 Texas Austin Republic of Texas, 1845 (c) Dec. 29, 1845 28 Utah Salt Lake City Ceded by Mexico. 1848 Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 4, 1896 45 Vermont Montpelier From lands of New Hampshire and New York (c) March 4, 1791 14 Virginia Richmond Charter, 1609, from James I to London Com- ... June 25, 1788(0 10 pany(e) Washington Olympia Oregon Territory, 1848 March 2, 1853 Nov. 11, 1889 42 West Virginia Charleston Part of Virginia until admitted as state (c) June 20, 1863 35 Wisconsin Madison Northwest Territory. 1787 April 20, 1836 May 29, 1848 30 Wyoming Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase, 1803(dj) July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890 44 Dist. ofCol! Maryland(m) American Samoa .. Pago Pago Became a territory, 1900 Guam Agana Ceded by Spain, 1898 Aug. 1, 1950 Northern Mariana Is. Saipan Negotiation with United States(o) March 24, 1976 Puerto Rico San Juan Ceded by Spain. 1898 July 25, I952(n) TTPI (p) Saipan Administered as trusteeship for the United Nations. July 18, 1947(0) Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie . Purchased from Denmark, March 31, 1917 (a) By the Treaty of Paris, 1783, England gave up claim to the 13 (j) Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. original Colonies, and to all land within an area extending along the (k) The northern portion and the Red River Valley were acquired present Canadian border to the Lake of the Woods, down the by treaty with Great Britain in 1818. Mississippi River to the 31st parallel, east to the Chattahoochie, down (I) Date Southwest Territory (identical boundary as Tennessee's) that river to the mouth of the Rint, east to the source of the St. Mary's, was created. down that river to the ocean. Territory west of the Alleghenies was (m) Area was originally 100 square miles, taken from Virginia and claimed by various states, but was eventually all ceded to the nation. Maryland. Virginia's portion south of the Potomac was given back to Thus, the major part of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, that state in 1846. Site chosen in 1790, city incorporated 1802. and the lower portion from Spain in 1813. (n) On this date Puerto Rico became a self-governing (b) Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853. commonwealth by compact approved by the U.S. Congress and the (c) No territorial status before admission to Union. voters of Puerto Rico as provided in U.S. Public Law 600 of 1950. (d) Portion of land ceded by Mexico, 1848. (o) In March 1976, the Mariana Islands separated themselves (e) One of the original 13 Colonies. from the rest of TTPI and became a self-governing commonwealth on (0 Date of ratification of U.S. Constitution. January 9. 1978. (g) West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from Spain, (p) ITPI is in transition. Us legislature is in Kolonia while its 1810; added to Louisiana, 1812. administration is in Saipan. (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803. (i) See footnote (a). The lower portion of Mississippi was a.so acquired from Spain in 1813. Alabama Alaska
Nickname The Heart of Dixie Motto North to the Future Motto We Dare Defend Our Rights Flower Forget-me-not Flower Camellia Bird Willow Ptarmigan Bird Yellowhammer Tree Sitka. Spruce Tree Southern (Longleaf) Pine Song Alaska's Flag Song Alabama Gem Jade Stone Marble Fish King Salmon Mineral Hematite Purchased from Russia by the Fish Tarpon United States March 30, 1867 Entered the Union December 14, 1819 Entered the Union January 3, 1959 Capital City Montgomery Capital City Juneau SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor George C; Wallace Governor Jay S. Hammond Lieutenant Governor Jere L. Beasley Lieutenant Governor Lowell Thomas, Jr. Secretary of State Agnes Baggett Attorney General Avrum M. Gross Attorney General William J. Baxley SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Robert Boochever, Chief Justice C. C. Torbert, Jr., Chief Justice Jay A. Rabinowitz Hugh Maddox Roger G. Connor James N. Bloodworth Edmond W. Burke Pelham J. Merrill Warren Mathews Reneau P. Almon Janie L. Shores LEGISLATURE T. Eric Embry President of the Senate John Rader Richard L. Jones Majority Leader Jalmar M. Kerttula James H. Faulkner Secretary of the Senate Peggy Mulligan LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Hugh Malone Majority Leader Mike Miller President of the Senate Jere L. Beasley Chief Clerk of the House Irene Cashen President Pro Tem of the Senate ...... Joe Fine Secretary of the Senate McDowell Lee STATISTICS* Speaker of the House... Joe C. McCorquodale, Jr. Land Area (square- miles) 566,432 Speaker Pro Tem of the House .. Robert T. Crowe Rank in Nation Ist Clerk of the House John W. Pemberton Population 364,487 Rank in Nation 50th STATISTICS* Density per square mile 0.6 Land Area (square miles) 50,708 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 28th Capital City Juneau Population 3,615,907 Population 16,749 Rank in Nation 21st Rank in State 3rd Density per square mile 71.3 Largest City Anchorage Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Population 161,018 Capital City Montgomery Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 3 Population 153,343 Number of Boroughs 11 Rank in State 3rd Largest City Birmingham •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Population 276,273 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 38 Number of Counties 67
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
614 Arizona Arkansas
Nickname The Grand Canyon State Nickname The Land of Opportunity Motto Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Motto Regnat Populus (The People Rule) Flower Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus Flower Apple Blossom Bird Cactus Wren Bird Mockingbird Tree Palo Verde Tree Pine Song Arizona Song , Arkansas Gemstone Turquoise Stone Diamond Entered the Union February 14,1912 Entered the Union June 15,1836 Capital City Phoenix Capital City Little Rock SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Bruce Babbitt Governor David H. Pryor Secretary of State Rose Mofford Lieutenant Governor Joe Purcell Attorney General (Acting) John A. LaSota, Jr. Secretary of State Winston Bryant Attorney General Bill CHnton SUPREME COURT James Duke Cameron, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Fred C. Struckmeyer, Jr., Vice Chief Justice Carleton Harris, Chief Justice William A. Holohan George Rose Smith Jack D. H. Hays Joseph Frank Holt Frank X. Gordon, Jr. Elsijane T. Roy John Albert Fogleman LEGISLATURE Conley Byrd President of the Senate Ed C. Sawyer Darrell Hickman President Pro Tem of the Senate A. V. Hardt Secretary of the Senate Marcy Byrd GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Frank Kelley President of the Senate Joe Purcell Speaker Pro Tem of the House ... Sam McConnell President Pro Tem of the Senate ... W. K. Ingram Chief Clerk of the House Leona Young Secretary of the Senate Lee Reaves Speaker of the House J. L. Shaver, Jr. STATISTICS* Speaker Pro Tem of the House Land Area (square miles) 113,417 Lloyd C. McCuiston, Jr. Rank in Nation 6th Chief Clerk of the House Mrs. Jim Childers Population 2,225,077 Rank in Nation 32nd STATISTICS* Density per square mile 19.6 Land Area (square miles) 51,945 Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Rank in Nation 27th Capital City Phoenix Population 2,106,793 Population 664,721 Rank in Nation 33rd Rank in State 1st Density per square mile 40.6 Largest City Phoenix Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Population 664,721 Capital City Little Rock Number of Cities over 10,000 population 14 Population 141,143 Number of Counties 14 Rank in State 1st Largest City Little Rock 'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Population 141,143 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 26 Number of Counties 75
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
615 California Colorado
Nickname The Golden State Nickname The Centennial State Motto Eureka (1 Have Found It) Motto Nil Sine Numine Flower Golden Poppy (Nothing Without Providence) Bird California Valley Quail Flower Rocky Mountain Columbine Tree California Redwood Bird Lark Bunting Reptile California Desert Tortoise Tree Colorado Blue Spruce Song / Love You, California Song Where the Columbines Grow Stone Serpentine Stone Aquamarine Mineral Native Gold Animal Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Animal California Grizzly Bear Entered the Union August 1, 1876 Fish California Golden Trout Capital City Denver Insect California Dog-Face Butterfly SELECTED OFFICIALS Marine Mammal California Gray Whale Fossil Saber-Toothed Cat <3overnor Richard D. Lamm Entered the Union September 9,1850 Lieutenant Governor George L. Brown Capital City Sacramento Secretary of State Mary E. Buchanan Attorney General John D. MacFarlane SELECTED OFFICIALS SUPREME COURT Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Lieutenant Governor Mervyn M. Dymally Edward E. Pringle, Chief Justice Secretary of State March Fong Eu James K. Groves Attorney General Evelle J. Younger Robert B. Lee William H. Erickson SUPREME COURT Paul V. Hodges Rose Elizabeth Bird, Chief Justice Donald E. Kelley William P. Clark, Jr. Jim R. Carrigan Mathew O. Tobriner GENERAL ASSEMBLY Stanley Mosk Frank K. Richardson President of the Senate Fred E. Anderson Wiley Manuel President Pro Tem of the Senate Frank E. Newman Harold L. McCormick Secretary of the Senate Marge L. Rutenbeck LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Ronald H. Strahle President of the Senate Mervyn M. Dymally Chief Clerk of the House .. Lorraine F. Lombardi President Pro Tem of the Senate .. .James R. Mills Secretary of the Senate Darryl White STATISTICS* Speaker of the Assembly Leo T. McCarthy Land Area (square miles) 103,766 Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly . John T. Knox Rank in Nation 8th Chief Clerk of the Assembly James D. Driscoll. Population 2,541,311 Rank in Nation 28th STATISTICS* Density per square mile 24.5 Land Area (square miles) 156,361 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Rank in Nation 3rd Capital City Denver Population 21,202,559 Population 484,531 Rank in Nation 1st Rank in State 1st Density per square mile 135.6 Largest City .; Denver Number of Representatives in Congress 43 Population 484,531 Capital City Sacramento Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 31 Population 260,822 Number of Counties 63 Rank in State 6th Largest City Los Angeles •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Population 2,727,399 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 264 Number of Counties 58
'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
616 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 Our Delaware Tree White Oak Entered the Union December 7, 1787 Mineral Garnet Capital City Dover Insect Praying Mantis SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union January 9, 1788 Capital City Hartford Governor Pierre S. du Pont IV Lieutenant Governor James D. McGinnis SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Glenn Kenton Governor Ella T. Grasso Attorney General Richard R. Wier, Jr. Lieutenant Governor Robert K. Killian SUPREME COURT Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer Attorney General Carl R. Ajello Daniel L. Herrmann, Chief Justice John J. McNeilly SUPREME COURT William Duffy, Jr. John P. Cotter, Chief Justice John A. Speziale, Chief Court Administrator GENERAL ASSEMBLY Alva P. Loiselle President of the Senate James D. McGinnis Joseph S. Longo President Pro Tem of the Senate Joseph W. Bogdanski Richard S. Cordrey Ellen A. Peters Secretary of the Senate Stanley Habiger GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Kenneth W. Boulden Chief Clerk of the House Karen Pugh President of the Senate Robert K. Killian President Pro Tem of the Senate STATISTICS* Joseph J. Fauliso Land Area (square miles) 1,982 Clerk of the Senate Marcia Schonberger Rank in Nation 49th Speaker of the House James J. Kennelly Population 579,405 Deputy Speaker of the House ... Robert J. Vicino Rank in Nation 47th Clerk of the House Joseph F. Weigand, Jr. Density per square mile 292.3 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 STATISTICS* Capital City Dover Land Area (square miles) 4,862 Population 22,480 Rank in Nation 48th Rank in State 3rd Population 3,100,188 Largest City Wilmington Rank in Nation 24th Population 76,152 Density per square mile 637.6 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 3 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Number of Counties 3 Capital City Hartford Population 138,152 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for Jyly I, 1975. Rank in State 2nd Largest City Bridgeport Population 142,960 Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population! 80 Number of Counties 8
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. tincludes 59 towns over 10,000 population.
617 Florida Georgia
Nickname The Sunshine State Nickname The Empire State of the South Motto In God We Trust Motto Wisdom, Justice and Moderation Flower Orange Blossom Flower Cherokee Rose Bird Mockingbird Bird Brown Thrasher Tree Sabal Palmetto Palm Tree Live Oak Saltwater Fish Atlantic Sailfish Song Georgia Song Swanee River Fish Largemouth. Bass Saltwater Mammal Dolphin Entered the Union January 2, 1788 Gem Moonstone Capital City Atlanta Shell Horse Conch SELECTED OFnCIALS Beverage Orange Juice Entered the Union March 3, 1845 Governor George D. Busbee Capital City Tallahassee Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller Secretary of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr. SELECTED OFFICIALS Attorney General Arthur K. Bolton Governor Reubin O'D. Askew SUPREME COURT Lieutenant Governor J. H. Williams Secretary of State Bruce A. Smathers H. E. Nichols, Chief Justice Attorney General Robert L. Shevin Hiram K. Undercofler, Presiding Justice Harold N. Hill, Jr. SUPREME COURT Robert H. Jordan Ben F. Overton, Chief Justice Robert H. Hall Arthur J. England, Jr. Tom O. Marshall Joseph W. Hatchett Jesse G. Bowles Alan C. Sundberg GENERAL ASSEMBLY Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. James C. Adkins, Jr. President of the Senate Zell Miller James E. Alderman President Pro Tem of the Senate Al HoUoway Secretary of the Senate LEGISLATURE Hamilton McWhorter, Jr. President of the Senate Lew Brantley Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy President Pro Tem of the Senate Speaker Pro Tem of the House Jack Connell Sherman S. Winn Clerk of the House Glenn W. EUard Secretary of the Senate William J. Brown STATISTICS* Speaker of the House Donald L. Tucker Speaker Pro Tem of the House .... John L. Ryals Land Area (square miles) 58,073 Clerk of the House Allen Morris Rank in Nation 21st Population 4,931,083 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 14th Land Area (square miles) ....: 54,090 Density per square mile 84.9 Rank in Nation 26th Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Population 8,283,074 Capital City Atlanta Rank in Nation 8th Population 436,057 Density per square mile 153.1 Rank in State 1st Number of Representatives in Congress 15 Largest City Atlanta Capital City Tallahassee Population 436,057 Population 83,725 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 41 Rank in State 10th Number of Counties 159 Largest City Jacksonville Population 535,030 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 89 Number of Counties 67
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
618 Hawaii Idaho
Nickname The Aloha State Nickname The Gem State Motto Ua Man Ke Ea O Ka Aim I Ka Bono Motto Esto Perpetua (It Is Perpetual) (The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated Flower Syringa in Righteousness) Bird Mountain Bluebird Flower Hibiscus Tree White Pine Bird Hawaiian Goose Song Here We Have Idaho Tree Candlenut Gemstone Star Garnet Song Hawaii Ponoi Horse Appaloosa Entered the Union August 21, 1959 Entered the Union July 3, 1890 Capital City Honolulu Capital City Boise SELECTED OFHCIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor George R. Ariyoshi Governor John V. Evans Lieutenant Governor Nelson K. Doi Lieutenant Governor William J. Murphy Attorney General Ronald Y. Amemiya Secretary of State Pete T. Cenarrusa Attorney General Wayne L. Kidwell SUPREME COURT William S. Richardson, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Bert T. Kobayashi Allan G. Shepard, Chief Justice Thomas S. Ogata Charles R. Donaldson H. Baird Kidwell Robert E. Bakes Benjamin Menor Joseph J. McFadden Stephen Bistline LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE President of the Senate John T. Ushijima Vice President of the Senate ... Duke T. Kawasaki President of the Senate William J. Murphy Clerk of the Senate Seichi Hirai President Pro Tern of the Senate Philip E. Batt Speaker of the House James Wakatsuki Secretary of the Senate Pat Harper Vice Speaker of the House Daniel Kihano Speaker of the House Allan F. Larsen Clerk of the House George M. Takane Chief Clerk of the House Craig Harvey STATISTICS* STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 6,425 Land Area (square miles) 82,677 Rank in Nation 47th . Rank in Nation 11th Population 868,396 Population 813,765 Rank in Nation 40th Rank in Nation 41st Density per square mile 135.2 Density per square mile 9.8 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Number of Representatives in Congress .2 Capital City Honolulu Capital City Boise Population! 355,972 Population 99,771 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 1st Largest City Honolulu Largest City ; Boise Population 355,972 Population 99,771 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 9 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 10 Number of Counties 4 Number of Counties 44
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. tJuly 1976 estimate by Hawaii State Census Statistical Areas Committee.
619 Illinois Indiana Nickname The Prairie State Nickname The Hoosier State Motto State Sovereignty-National Union Motto Crossroads of America Flower Native Violet Flower ; Peony Bird Cardinal Bird Cardinal Tree Whit6 Oaic Tree Tulip Poplar Song Illinois Song .... On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away Mineral Fluorite Stone , Limestone Insect Monarch Butterfly Entered the Union December 11, 1816 Entered the Union December 3, 1818 Capital City Indianapolis Capital City Springfield SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Otis R. Bowen Governor James R. Thompson Lieutenant Governor Robert D. Orr Lieutenant Governor Dave O'Neal Secretary of State Larry A. Conrad Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon Attorney General ; Theodore L. Sendak Attorney General William J. Scott SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Richard M. G.ivah, Chief Justice Daniel P. Ward, Chief Justice Donald H. Hunter Joseph H. Goldenhersh koger O. DeBruler Howard C. Ryan Dixon W. Prentice Robert C. Underwood Alfred Pivarnik William G. Clark GENERAL ASSEMBLY Thomas J. Moran Thomas E. Kluczynski President of the Senate Robert D. Orr President Pro Tem of the Senate Robert Fair GENERAL ASSEMBLY Secretary of the Senate Mary Lauck President of the Senate Thomas C. Hynes Speaker of the House Kermit O. Burrous Secretary of the Senate Kenneth A. Wright Speaker Pro Tem of the House .. .John J. Thomas Speaker of the House William A. Redmond Principal Clerk of the House Sharon Thuma Chief Clerk of the House John F. O'Brien STATISTICS* STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 36,097 Land Area (square miles) 55,748 Rank in Nation 38th Rank in Nation 24th Population 5,309,197 Population 11,206,393 Rank in Nation 12th Rank in Nation 5th Density per square mile 147.1 Density per square mile 201.0 Number of Representatives in Congress 11 Number of Representatives in Congress 24 Capital City Indianapolis Capital City Springfield Population 714,878 Population 87,418 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 5th Largest City Indianapolis Largest City Chicago Population 714,878 Population 3,099,391 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 60 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 169 Number of Counties 92 Number of Counties 102 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. 'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
620 Iowa Kansas
Nickname The Hawkeye State Nickname The Sunflower State Motto Our Liberties We Prize and Motto Ad Astra per Aspera Our Rights We Will Maintain (To the Stars through Difficulties) Flower Wild Rose Flower Native Sunflower Bird Eastern Goldfinch Bird Western Meadowlark Tree Oak Tree Cottonwood Song The Song of Iowa Song Home on the Range Stone Geode Animal American Buffalo Entered the Union December 28, 1846 Insect Honeybee Capital City Des Moines Entered the Union January 29, 1861 Capital City Topeka SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Robert D. Ray SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Arthur A. Neu Governor Robert F. Bennett Secretary of State Melvin D. Synliorst Lieutenant Governor Shelby Smith Attorney General Richard C. Turner Secretary of State ; Mrs. Elwill M. Shanahan Attorney General Curt T. Schneider SUPREME COURT C. Edwin Moore, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT W. Ward Reynoldson Alfred G. Schroeder, Chief Justice Harvey Uhlenhopp Perry L. Owsley K. David Harris Robert H. Miller M. L. Mason Alex M. Fromme Maurice E. Rawlings David Prager Mark McCormick Kay McFarland Clay LeGrand Richard W. Holmes Warren J. Rees LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Ross O. Doyen President of the Senate Arthur A. Neu Vice President of the Senate . Robert V. Talkington President Pro Tem of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Lu Kenney C. Joseph Coleman Speaker of the House John Carlin Secretary of the Senate (Vacancy) Speaker Pro Tem of the House .... James Slattery Speaker of the House Dale M. Cochran Chief Clerk of the House L. Orville Hazen Speaker Pro Tem of the House Carl Nielsen Chief Clerk of the House David Wray STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 81,787 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 13th Land Area (square miles) 55,941 Population 2,279,899 Rank in Nation 23rd Rank in Nation 31st Population 2,860,686 Density per square mile 27,9 Rank in Nation 25th Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Density per square mile 51.1 Capital City ; Topeka Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Population 119,203 Capital City Des Moines Rank in State ! 3rd Population 194,168 Largest City Wichita Rank in State 1st Population 264,901 Largest City Des Moines Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 35 Population 194,168 Number of Counties 105 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 27 Number of Counties 99 •Estimated by Bureau of the Cetuiis for July 1, 1975.
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
621 Kentucky Louisiana
Nickname The Bluegrass State Nickname The Pelican State Motto United We Stand, Divided We Fall Motto Union, Justice and Confidence Flower Goldenrod Flower Magnolia Bird Cardinal Bird Eastern Brown Pelican Tree Coffee Tree Tree Cypress Song My Old Kentucky Home Song Give Me Louisiana and Entered the Union June 1, 1792 You Are My Sunshine Capital City Frankfort Entered the Union April 30, 1812 Capital City Baton Rouge SELECTED OFnCIALS Governor Julian M. Carroll SELECTED OPnCIALS Lieutenant Governor Thelma L. Stovall Governor Edwin W. Edwards Secretary of State Drexell Davis Lieutenant Governor James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. Attorney General Robert F. Stephens Secretary of State Paul J. Hardy Attorney General William J. Guste, Jr. SUPREME COURT John S. Palmore, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Boyce G. Clayton Joe W. Sanders, Chief Justice Robert O. Lukowsky Albert Tate, Jr. Scott Reed John A. Dixon, Jr. Marvin J. Sternberg Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. James B, Stephenson Walter F. Marcus, Jr. Pleas Jones Frank W. Summers James L. Dennis GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Thelma L. Stovall LEGISLATURE President Pro Tern of the Senate President of the Senate Michael H. O'Keefe Joseph W. Prather President Pro Tem of the Senate Chief Clerk of the Senate Marjorie Wagoner Edgar G. Mouton, Jr. Speaker of the House William G. Kenton Secretary of the Senate C. W.' Roberts Speaker Pro Tem of the House Lloyd Clapp Speaker of the House E. L. Henry Clerk of the House Sara Bell Speaker Pro Tem of the House J. Kenneth Leithman STATISTICS* Clerk of the House David R. Poynter Land Area (square miles) 39,650 Rank in Nation 37th STATISTICS* Population 3,387,860 Land Area (square miles) 44,930 Rank in Nation 23rd Rank in Nation 33rd Density per square mile 85.4 Population 3,803,937 Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Rank in Nation 20th Capital City Frankfort Density per square mile , 84.7 Population 22,858 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Rank in State 9th Capital City Baton Rouge Largest City Louisville Population (Metro Area) 294,394 Population 335,954 Rank in State 2nd Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 28 Largest City New Orleans Number of Counties 120 Population 559,770 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 32 'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Number of Parishes 64
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
622 Maine Maryland
Nickname The Pine Tree State Nickname The Old Line State Motto Dirigo (I Direct) Motto Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Flower White Pine Cone and Tassel (Manly Deeds, Womanly Words) Bird Chickadee Flower Black-eyed Susan. Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Baltimore Oriole Song State of Maine Song Tree White Oak Mineral Tourmaline Song Maryland, My Maryland Fish Landlocked Salmon Animal Chesapeake Bay Retriever Insect Honeybee Fish Striped Bass Entered the Union March 15, 1820 Entered the Union April 28, 1788 Capital City Augusta Capital City Annapolis SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor James B. Longley Governor (Acting) Blair Lee III Secretary of State Markham L. Gartley Lieutenant Governor (Vacancy) Attorney General Joseph E. Brennan Secretary of State Fred L. Wineland Attorney General Francis B. Burch SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Vincent L. McKusick, Chief Justice COURT OF APPEALS Thomas E. Delahanty Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge James P. Archibald Marvin H. Smith Charles A. Pomeroy J. Dudley Digges Sidney W. Wernick John C. Eldridge Edward S. Godfrey Irving A. Levine David A. Nichols Charles E. Orth, Jr. Harry A. Cole LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Joseph Sewall GENERAL ASSEMBLY Secretary of the Senate May M. Ross President of the Senate Steny H. Hoyer Speaker of the House John L. Martin President Pro Tern of the Senate Clerk of the House Edwin H. Pert Frederick C. Malkus, Jr. Secretary of the Senate Oden Bowie STATISTICS* Speaker of the House John Hanson Briscoe Land Area (square miles) 30,920 Speaker Pro Tern of the House Ann R. Hull Rank in Nation J9th Chief Clerk of the House James P. Mause Population 1,057,955 Rank in Nation 38th STATISTICS* Density per square mile 34.2 Land Area (square miles) 9,891 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Rank in Nation 42nd Capital City Augusta Population 4,121,603 Population 21,029 Rank in Nation 18th Rank in State 6th Density per square mile 416.7 Largest City Portland Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Population 59,857 Capital City Annapolis Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 32,458 Populationt 16 Rank in State 5th Number of Counties 16 Largest City Baltimore Population 851,698 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census.for July I, 1975. Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 17 tincludes 4 towns over 10,000 population. Number of Counties 23
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
623 Massachusetts Michigan
Nickname The Bay State Nickname The Wolverine State Motto Ense Petit Placidam Sub Ubertate Motto Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Quietem (By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Circumspice (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Peace Only under Liberty) Look About You) Flower Mayflower Flower Apple Blossom Bird Chickadee Bird Robin Tree American Elm Tree White Pine Song All Hail to Massachusetts Song Michigan, My Michigan Fish Cod Stone Petoskey Stone Entered the Union February 6, 1788 Gem Chlorastrolite Capital City Boston Fish Trout Entered the Union January 26, 1837 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital City Lansing Governor Michael S. Dukakis Lieutenant Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of the Commonwealth ... Paul H. Guzzi Governor William G. Milliken Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti Lieutenant Governor James J. Damman Secretary of State Richard H. Austin SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Attorney General Frank J. Kelley Edward F. Hennessey, Chief Justice Paul J. Liacos SUPREME COURT Francis J. Quirico Thomas G. Kavanagh, Chief Justice Benjamin Kaplan G. Mennen Williams Robert Braucher Charles L. Levin Herbert P. Wilkins Mary S. Coleman Ruth Abrams John W. Fitzgerald James L. Ryan GENERAL COURT Blair Moody, Jr. President of the Senate Kevin B. Harrington Clerk of the Senate Edward B. O'Neill LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Thomas W. McGee President of the Senate James J. Damman Clerk of the House Wallace C. Mills President Pro Tem of the Senate Jack Faxon Secretary of the Senate Billie S. Farnum STATISTICS* Speaker of the House Bobby D. Crim Land Area (square miles) 7,826 Speaker Pro Tem of the House . Matthew McNeely Rank in Nation 45th Clerk of the House T. Thomas Thatcher Population 5,812,489 Rank in Nation 10th STATISTICS* Density per square mile 742.7 Land Area (square miles) 56,817 Number of Representatives in Congress 12 Rank in Nation 22nd Capital City Boston Population 9,116,699 Population 636,725 Rank in Nation 7th Rank in State : 1st Density per square mile 160.5 Largest City Boston Number of Representatives in Congress 19 Population 636,725 Capital City Lansing Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Population 126,805 Population! 149 Rank in State 4th Number of Counties 14 Largest City .' Detroit Population 1,335,085 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for Ju!y I, 1975. Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 90 tincludes 109 towns over 10,000 population. Number of Counties 83
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
624 Minnesota Mississippi
Nickname The North Star State Nickname The Magnolia State Motto .. L'Etoile du Nord (The Star of the North) Motto Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) Flower Pink and White Lady's-Slipper Flower Magnolia Bird Common Loon Bird Mockingbird Tree Red Pine Tree Magnolia Song Hail! Minnesota Song Go. Mississippi Gemstone Lake Superior Agate Entered the Union December 10,1817 Fish Walleye Capital City Jackson Grain Wild Rice SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union May 11, 1858 Capital City St. Paul Governor Cliff Finch Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Gandy SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Heber A. Ladner Governor Rudy Perpich Attorney General A. F. Summer Lieutenant Governor Alec G. Olson SUPREME COURT Secretary of State Joan A. Growe Attorney General Warren Spannaus Neville Patterson, Chief Justice L.A. Smith, Jr., Presiding Justice SUPREME COURT Stokes V. Robertson, Jr., Presiding Justice Robert J. Sheran, Chief Justice R. P. Sugg James C. Otis Harry G. Walker Walter F. Rogosheske Roy Noble Lee John J. Todd Vernon Broom C. Donald Peterson Francis S. Bowling Fallon Kelly Kermit L. Cofer George M. Scott LEGISLATURE Lawrence R. Yetka Rosalie Wahl President of the Senate Evelyn Gandy President Pro Tem of the Senate LEGISLATURE William B. Alexander President of the Senate Edward J. Gearty Secretary of the Senate William C. Gartin, Jr. Secretary of the Senate Patrick E. Flahaven Speaker of the House C. B. Newman Speaker of the House Martin O. Sabo Clerk of the House Frances Hicks Chief Clerk of the House Edward A. Burdick STATISTICS* STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 47,296 Land Area (square miles) 79,289 Rank in Nation 31st Rank in Nation 14th Population 2,342,592 Population 3,916,105 Rank in Nation 29th Rank in Nation 19th Density per square mile 49.5 Density per square mile 49.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Capital City Jackson Capital City St. Paul Population 166,512 Population 279,535 Rank in State 1st Rank in State 2nd Largest City Jackson Largest City Minneapolis Population 166,512 Population 378,112 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 26 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 59 Number of Counties 82 Number of Counties 87 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
625 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 Flower Bitterroot Supreme Law) Bird Western Meadowlark Flower Hawthorn Tree Ponderosa Pine Bird Bluebird Song Montana Tree Dogwood Stone Sapphire and Agate Song Missouri Waltz Fish Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout Stone Mozarkite Grass Bluebunch Wheatgrass Entered the Union August 10,1821 Entered the Union November 8, 1889 Capital City Jefferson City Capital City Helena SELECTED OFnCIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Joseph P. Teasdale Governor Thomas L. Judge Lieutenant Governor William C. Phelps Lieutenant Governor Ted Schwinden Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick Secretary of State Frank Murray Attorney General John D. Ashcroft Attorney General Mike Greely SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT J. P. Morgan, Chief Justice Frank I. Haswell, Chief Justice Albert L. Rendlen Gene B. Daly Fred L. Henley John C. Harrison John E. Bardgett Daniel J. Shea Robert T. Donnelly (Vacancy) James A. Finch, Jr. LEGISLATURE Robert E. Seiler President of the Senate C. R. .Thiessen GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate (Vacancy) President of the Senate William C. Phelps Secretary of the Senate Nancy Aagenes President Pro Tem of the Senate Speaker of the House John B. Driscoll Norman L. Merrell Speaker Pro Tem of the House Joe Brand Secretary of the Senate Vinita Ramsey Chief Clerk of the House Martha McGee Speaker of the House Kenneth J. Rothman STATISTICS* Speaker Pro Tem of the House Bob Griffin Chief Clerk of the House Dwight Fine Land Area (square miles) 145,587 Rank in Nation 4th STATISTICS* Population 746,244 Land Area (square miles) 68,995 Rank in Nation 43rd Rank in Nation 18th Density per square mile 5.1 Population 4,769,816 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Rank in Nation 15th Capital City Helena Density per square mile 69.1 Population 26,251 Number of Representatives in Congress ., 10 Rank in State 4th Capital City Jefferson City Largest City Billings Population 34,827 Population 68,987 Rank in State 11th Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 8 Largest City St. Louis Number of Counties 56 Population 524,904 Number of Cities oVer 10,000 Population 50 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Number of Counties 114
'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
626 Nebraska Nevada
Nickname The Cornhusker State Nickname The Silver State Motto Equality Before the Law Motto All for Our Country Flower T Goldenrod Flower Sagebrush Bird Western Meadowlark Bird Mountain Bluebird Tree Cottonwood Tree Single-leaf Pinon Song Beautiful Nebraska Song Home Means Nevada Gemstone Blue Agate Animal Desert Bighorn Sheep Fossil Mammoth Mineral Silver Grass ..',... Little Blue Stem Grass Indian Rice Grass Insect Honeybee Entered the Union October 31, 1864 Rock Chalcedony Stone Capital City Carson City Entered the Union March 1, 1867 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital City Lincoln Governor Mike O'Callaghan SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Rose Governor J. James Exon Secretary of State William D. Swackhamer Lieutenant Governor Gerald T. Whelan Attorney General Robert List Secretary of State Allen J. Beermann Attorney General Paul L. Pouglas SUPREME COURT Cameron M. Batjer, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Gordon Thompson Paul W. White, Chief Justice E. M. Gunderson Harry A. Spencer John C. Mowbray Leslie Boslaugh Noel E. Manoukian Hale McCown LEGISLATURE Lawrence M. Clinton Donald Brodkey President of the Senate Robert E. Rose C. Thomas White President Pro Tem of the Senate . Melvin D. Close Secretary of the Senate Leola H. Armstrong LEGISLATURE Speaker of the Assembly Joseph E. Dini, Jr. President of the Legislature Gerald T. Whelan Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Speaker of the Legislature Roland Luedtke Harley L. Harmon Chairman of Executive Board, Chief Clerk of the Assembly.... Mouryne Landing Legislative Council Richard D. Marvel Vice Chairman of Executive Board, STATISTICS* Legislative Council Jack D. Mills Land Area (square miles) 109,889 Clerk of the Legislature (Acting) ... Pat O'Donnell Rank in Nation ,.. 7th STATISTICS* Population 590,268 Rank in Nation 46th Land Area (square miles) 76,483 Density per square mile 5.4 Rank in Nation 15th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Population 1,543,678 Capital City Carson City Rank in Nation 35th Population 24,928 Density per square mile 20.2 Rank in State 5th Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Largest City Las Vegas Capital City Lincoln Population 146,030 Population 163,112 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 6 Rank in State 2nd Number of Counties 16 Largest City Omaha Population 371,455 'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975." Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 12 Number of Counties 93
'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
627 New Hampshire New Jersey
Nickname The Granite State Nickname The Garden State Motto Live Free or Die Motto Liberty and Prosperity Flower Purple Lilac Flower Purple Violet Bird Purple Finch Bird Eastern Goldfinch Tree White Birch Tree Red Oak Song Old New Hampshire Bug Honeybee Entered the Union June 21, 1788 Animal Horse Capital City Concord Entered the Union December 18, 1787 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital City Trenton Governor Meldrim Thomson, Jr. SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State William H. Gardner Governor Brendan T. Byrne Attorney General Thomas D. Rath Secretary of State Donald Lan Attorney General John J. Degnan SUPREME COURT (Vacancy), Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Edward J. Lampron Richard J. Hughes, Chief Justice William A. Grimes Sidney M. Schreiber Maurice P. Bois Worrall F. Mountain Charles G. Douglas III Mark A. Sullivan Morris Pashman GENERAL COURT Robert L. Clifford President of the Senate Alf E. Jacobson Alan B. Handler Vice President of the Senate Ward B. Brown Clerk of the Senate Wilmont S. White LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House George B. Roberts, Jr. President of the Senate Joseph P. Merlino Clerk of the House James A. Chandler President Pro Tem of the Senate Matthew Feldman STATISTICS* Secretary of the Senate Robert E. Gladden Land Area (square miles) 9,027 Speaker of the Assembly .. Christopher J. Jackman Rank in Nation 44th Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Population 811,804 Thomas J. Deverin Rank in Nation 42nd Clerk of the Assembly John J. Miller, Jr. Density per square mile 89.9 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 STATISTICS* Capital City Concord Land Area (square miles) 7,521 Population 29,321 Rank in Nation 46th Rank in State 3rd Population 7,331,301 Largest City Manchester Rank in Nation 9th Population 83,417 Density per square mile 974.8 Number of Cities and Towns over 10,000 Number of Representatives in Congress 15 Population! 15 Capital City Trenton Number of Counties • 10 Population 101,365 Rank in State 5th •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Largest City Newark jlncludes 5 towns over 10,000 population. Population 339,568 Number of Cities and Townships over 10,000 Populationt 211 Number of Counties 21
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. f Includes 97 townships over 10,000 population.
628 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 Flower Rose Bird Roadrunner Bird Bluebird Tree...; ; Pinon Tree Sugar Maple Songs Asi es Nuevo Mexico and Fish Brook Trout O, Fair New Mexico Animal American Beaver Gem Turquoise Gem Garnet Animal Black Bear Entered the Union July 26, 1788 Fish Cutthroat Trout Capital City Albany Entered the Union January 6, 1912 Capital City Santa Fe SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Hugh L. Carey SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Mary Anne Krupsak Governor Jerry Apodaca Secretary of State Mario M. Cuomo Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Ferguson Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz Secretary of State Ernestine D. Evans Attorney General Toney Anaya COURT OF APPEALS Charles D. Breitel, Chief Judge SUPREME COURT Matthew J. Jasen John B. McManus, Jr., Chief Justice Domenick L. Gabrielli Dan Sosa, Jr. Hugh R. Jones H. Vern Payne Jacob D. Fuchsberg Mack Easley Sol Wachtler William R. Federici Lawrence H. Cooke LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Robert E. Ferguson President of the Senate Mary Anne Krupsak President Pro Tem of the Senate .... I. M. Smalley President Pro Tem of the Senate Chief Clerk of the Senate Juanita Pino Warren M. Anderson Speaker of the House Walter K. Martinez Secretary of the Senate Roger Thompson Chief Clerk of the House Albert Romero Speaker of the Assembly Stanley Steingut Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly STATISTICS* Louis DeSalvio Land Area (square miles) 121,412 Clerk of the Assembly Catherine A. Carey Rank in Nation 5th Population . .1,143,827 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 37th Land Area (square miles) 47,831 Density per square mile 9.4 Rank in Nation 30th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Population 18,075,487 Capital City Santa Fe Rank in Nation 2nd Population 44,937 Density per square mile 377.9 Rank in State 2nd Number of Representatives in Congress 39 Largest City Albuquerque Capital City Albany Population 279,401 Population 110,311 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 14 Rank in State 6th Number of Counties 32 Largest City New York City Population 7,481,613 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 87 Number of Counties 62
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
629 North Carolina North Dakota
Nickname The Tar Heel State Nicknames The Flickertail State and Motto Esse Quam Videri The Sioux State (To Be Rather Than to Seem) Motto Liberty and Union, Now and Flower Dogwood Forever, One and Inseparable Bird Cardinal Flower Wild Prairie Rose Tree Pine Bird Western Meadowlark Song The Old North State Tree American Elm Mammal Gray Squirrel Song North Dakota Hymn Fish Channel Bass March Spirit of the Land Entered the Union November 21, 1789 Stone Teredo Petrified Wood Capital City Raleigh Fish Northern Pike Entered the Union November 2, 1889 SELECTED OFFICIALS Capital City Bismarck Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Lieutenant Governor James C. Green SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Thad Eure Governor Arthur A. Link Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten Lieutenant Governor Wayne G. Sanstead Secretary of State Ben Meier SUPREME COURT Attorney General Allen L Olson Susie M. Sharp, Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake SUPREME COURT Joseph Branch Ralph J. Erickstad, Chief Justice J. Frank Huskins Vernon R. Pederson Dan K. Moore Paul Sand J. William Copeland Robert J. Vogel James G. Exum, Jr. William L. Paulson GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate James C. Green President of the Senate Wayne G. Sanstead President Pro Tem of the Senate .. John T. Henley President Pro Tem of the Senate . Theron Strinden Principal Clerk of the Senate Sylvia Fink Secretary of the Senate Leo Leidholm Speaker of the House Carl J. Stewart, Jr. Speaker of the House Oscar Solberg Speaker Pro Tem of the House Chief Clerk of the House Roy Gilbreath H. Horton Rountree Principal Clerk of the House Grace Collins STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 69,273 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 17th Land Area (square miles) 48,798 Population 642,888 Rank in Nation 29th Rank in Nation 45th Population 5,441,366 Density per square mile 9.3 Rank in Nation 11th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Density per square mile 111.5 Capital City Bismarck Number of Representatives in Congress 11 Population 38,378 Capital City Raleigh Rank in State 3rd Population 134,231 Largest City Fargo Rank in State 4th Population 56,058 Largest City Charlotte Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 8 Population 281,417 Number of Counties 53 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 44 Number of Counties 100 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
630 Ohio Oklahoma
Nickname The Buckeye State Nickname The Sooner State Motto With God. All Things Are Possible Motto Labor Omnia Vincit Flower Scarlet Carnation (Labor Conquers All Things) Bird Cardinal Flower Mistletoe Tree Buckeye Bird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Song Beautiful Ohio Fish White Bass Insect Ladybug Tree Redbud Stone Ohio Flint Song Oklahoma Beverage Tomato Juice Stone Barite Rose (Rose Rock) Entered the Union March 1, 1803 Animal American Buffalo Capital City Columbus Reptile Mountain Boomer Lizard Entered the Union November 16, 1907 SELECTED OFnCIALS Capital City Oklahoma City Governor James A. Rhodes Lieutenant Governor Richard F. Celeste SELECTED OFFICIALS Secretary of State Ted W. Brown Governor David L. Boren Attorney General William J. Brown Lieutenant Governor George Nigh Secretary of State Jerome W. Byrd SUPREME COURT Attorney General Larry Derryberry C. William O'Neill, Chief Justice Thomas M. Herbert SUPREME COURT William B. Brown Ralph B. Hodges, Chief Justice Paul W. Brown Robert B. Lavender, Vice Chief Justice Frank D. Celebrezze Ben T. Williams Ralph S. Locher Pat Irwin A. William Sweeney William A. Berry Don Barnes GENERAL ASSEMBLY Denver N. Davison President of the Senate Richard F. Celeste John B. Doolin President Pro Tem of the Senate .... Oliver Ocasek Robert D. Simms Clerk of the Senate William H. Chavanne COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Speaker of the House Vernal G. Riffe, Jr. Speaker Pro Tem of the House .... Barney Quilter Hez Bussey, Presiding Judge Legislative Clerk of the House ... Thomas Winters Tom Brett Executive Secretary of the House . Joseph Sommer Thomas R. Cornish STATISTICS* LEGISLATURE Land Area (square miles) 40,975 President of the Senate George Nigh Rank in Nation 35th President Pro Tem of the Senate . Gene C. Howard Population 10,735,280 Secretary of the Senate Lee Slater Rank in Nation 6th Speaker of the House William P. Willis Density per square mile 262.0 Speaker Pro Tem of the House Number of Representatives in Congress 23 / Spencer T. Bernard Capital City Columbus Chief Clerk of the House/Administrator Population 535,610 Richard Huddleston Rank in State 2nd STATISTICS* Largest City Cleveland Population 638,793 Land Area (square miles) 68,782 •Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 142 Rank in Nation 19th Number of Counties 88 Population 2,711,263 Rank in Nation 27th 'Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Density per square mile 39.4 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Capital City Oklahoma City Population 365,916 Rank in State 1st Largest City Oklahoma City Population 365,916 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 30 Number of Counties 77
631 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Oregon Pennsylvania
Nickname The Beaver State Nickname The Keystone State Motto The Union Motto Virtue, Liberty and Independence Flower Oregon Grape Flower Mountain Laurel Bird Western Meadowlark Bird Ruffed Grouse Tree Douglas Fir Tree Hemlock Song Oregon, My Oregon Dog Great Dane Stone Thunderegg Animal Whitetail Deer Animal Beaver Fish Brook Trout Fish Chinook Salmon Insect Firefly Entered the Union February 14, 1859 Entered the Union December 12, 1787 Capital City Salem Capital City Harrisburg SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Robert W. Straub Governor Milton J. Shapp Secretary of State Norma Paulus Lieutenant Governor Ernest P. Kline Attorney General James A. Redden Secretary of the Commonwealth . Barton A. Fields SUPREME COURT Attorney General Robert P. Kane Arno H. Denecke, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT . Dean Bryson Michael J. Eagen, Chief Justice Edward H. Howell Henry X. O'Brien Thomas H. Tongue Samuel J. Roberts Ralph M. Holman Thomas W. Pomeroy, Jr. Berkeley Lent Robert N. C. Nix, Jr. Hans A. Linde Louis L. Manderino Rolf Larsen LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Jason Boe GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate .... Dick Groener President of the Senate Ernest P. Kline Secretary of the Senate Maribel Cadmus President Pro Tem of the Senate Speaker of the House PhiUp D. Lang Martin L. Murray Speaker Pro Tem of the House Hardy Myers Secretary of the Senate Mark Gruell, Jr. Chief Clerk of the House Winton J. Hunt Speaker of the House K. Leroy Irvis STATISTICS* Chief Clerk of the House Vincent F. Scarcelli Land Area (square miles) 96,184 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 10th Land Area (square miles) 44,966 Population 2,284,335 Rank in Nation 32nd Rank in Nation 30th Population 11,863,710 Density per square mile 23.7 Rank in Nation 4th Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Density per square mile 263.8 Capital City Salem Number of Representatives in Congress 25 Population 78,168 Capital City Harrisburg Rank in State 3rd Population 58,274 Largest City Portland Rank in State 8th Population 356,732 Largest City Philadelphia Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 24 Population 1,815,808 Number of Counties 36 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 94 Number of Counties 67 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
632 Rhode Island South Carolina
Nickname Little Rhody Nickname The Palmetto State Motto Hope Mottos Animis Opibusque Parati Flower Violet (Prepared in Mind and Resources) and Bird Rhode Island Red Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope) Tree Red Maple Flower Carolina Jessamine Song Rhode Island Bird Carolina Wren Rock Cumberlandite Tree Palmetto Mineral Bowenite Song ;.. Carolina Entered the Union May 29, 1790 Stone Blue Granite Capital City Providence Entered the Union May 23, 1788 Capital City Columbia SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor J. Joseph Garrahy SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Thomas R. DiLuglio Governor James B. Edwards Secretary of State Robert F. Burns Lieutenant Governor W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. Attorney General Julius C. Michaelson Secretary of State O. Frank Thornton Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod SUPREME COURT Joseph A. Bevilacqua, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT John F. Doris James Woodrow Lewis, Chief Justice Alfred H. JosUn Cameron B. Littlejohn Thomas F. Kelleher Julius N. Ness Joseph R. Weisberger William Luther Rhodes, Jr. George Tillman Gregory, Jr. GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Thomas R. DiLuglio GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tern of the Senate President of the Senate ... W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. Joseph R. DiStefano President Pro Tem of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Robert F. Burns L. Marion Gressette Speaker of the House Edward P. Manning Clerk of the Senate Lovick O. Thomas First Deputy Speaker of the House Speaker of the House Rex L. Carter Richard B. Kiley Speaker Pro Tem of the House Reading Clerk of the House . Eugene J. McMahon Ramon Schwartz, Jr. Clerk of the House Lois Shealey STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 1,049 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 50th Land Area (square miles) 30,225 Population 931,208 Rank in Nation 40th Rank in Nation 39th Population 2,815,762 Density per square mile 887.7 Rank in Nation 26th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Density per square mile 93.2 Capital City Providence Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Population 167,724 Capital City Columbia Rank in State 1 st Population 111,616 Largest City Providence Rank in State 1 st Population 167,724 Largest City Columbia Number of Cities and Towns over Population 111,616 10,000 Population! 27 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 23 Number of Counties 5 Number of Counties 46
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. tincludes 19 towns over 10,000 population.
633 South Dakota Tennessee
Nickname The Coyote State Nickname The Volunteer State Motto Under God the People Rule Motto Agriculture and Commerce Flower Pasque Flower Flower Iris Bird Ringnecked Pheasant Bird Mockingbird Tree Black Hills Spruce Tree Tulip Poplar Song Hail, South Dakota Wildflower Passion Flower Stone Black Hills Gold Songs Wlien It's Iris Time in Tennessee; Animal Coyote The Tennessee Waltz; My Homeland, Tennessee; Entered the Union November 2, 1889 and My Tennessee Capital City Pierre Stone Agate Animal Raccoon SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union June 1, 1796 Governor Richard F. Kneip Capital City Nashville Lieutenant Governor Harvey Wollman Secretary of State Lorna Herseth SELECTED OFFICIALS Attorney General William Janklow Governor Ray Blanton Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder SUPREME COURT Secretary of State Gentry Crowell Francis G. Dunn, Chief Justice Attorney General Brooks McLemore Roger L. Wollman Laurence J. Zastrow SUPREME COURT Robert E. Morgan Joseph W. Henry, Chief Justice Donald J. Porter Ray L. Brock, Jr. Robert E. Cooper LEGISLATURE William J. Harbison President of the Senate Harvey Wollman William H. D. Fones President Pro Tern of the Senate Clint Roberts Secretary of the Senate Joyce Hazeltine GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Lowell C. Hansen H Speaker of the Senate John S. Wilder Speaker Pro Tem of the House . George Mickelson Chief Clerk of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House Paul Inman Clyde W. McCullough, Jr. Speaker of the House Ned R. McWherter STATISTICS* Speaker Pro Tem of the House Land Area (square miles) 75,955 Harper Brewer, Jr. Rank in Nation 16th Chief Clerk of the House David Wells Population 682,744 Rank in Nation 44th STAtlSTICS* Density per square mile 9.0 Land Area (square miles) 41,328 Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Rank in Nation 34th Capital City Pierre Population 4,174,100 Population 11,144 Rank in Nation 17th Rank in State 9th Density per square mile 101.0 Largest City Sioux Falls Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Population 73,925 Capital City Nashville Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 9 Population 423,426 Number of Counties 67 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Memphis •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Population 661,319 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 34 Number of Counties 95
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
634 Texas Utah
Nickname The Lone Star State Nickname The Beehive State Motto Friendship Motto Industry Flower Bluebonnet Flower Sego Lily Bird Mockingbird Bird Seagull Tree Pecan Tree Blue Spruce Grass Sideoats Grama Song Utah, We Love Thee Dish Chili Gem Topaz Song Texas, Our Texas Entered the Union .January 4, 1896 Stone..., Palmwood Capital City Salt Lake City Gem Topaz SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union December 29, 1845 Capital City Austin Governor Scott M. Matheson Lieutenant Governor/ Secretary of State SELECTED OFFICIALS David S. Monson Governor Dolph Briscoe Attorney General Robert B. Hansen Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby SUPREME COURT Secretary of State Steven Oaks Attorney General John L. Hill Albert H. Ellett, Chief Justice Richard J. Maughan SUPREME COURT J. Allan Crockett Joe R. Greenhill, Chief Justice D. Frank Wilkins James G. Denton Gordon R. Hall Sears McGee Sam Johnson LEGISLATURE Price Daniel, Sr. Zollie C. Steakley President of the Senate Moroni L. Jensen Jack Pope Secretary of the Senate Sophia C. Buckmiller T. C. Chadick Speaker of the House Glade M. Sowards Charles Barrow Chief Clerk of the House Allan M. Acomb COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS STATISTICS* John F. Onion, Presiding Judge Land Area (square miles) 82,096 Leon Douglas Rank in Nation 12th Wendell Odom Population 1,202,672 Truman Roberts Rank in Nation 36th W. T. Phillips Density per square mile 14.6 LEGISLATURE Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Capital City Salt Lake City President of the Senate William P. Hobby Population 169,917 President Pro Tem of the Senate Rank in State 1st Peyton McKnight Largest City Salt Lake City Secretary of the Senate Betty King Population 169,917 Speaker of the House Bill Clayton Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 18 Speaker Pro Tem of the House .. Richard C. Slack Number of Counties 29 Chief Clerk of the House Betty Murray •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 262,134 Rank in Nation 2nd Population 12,244,678 Rank in Nation 3rd Density per square mile 46.7 Number of Representatives in Congress 24 Capital City Austin Population 301,147 Rank in State 5th Largest City Houston Population 1,326,809 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 130 Number of Counties 254
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. 635 Vermont Virginia
Nickname The Green Mountain State Nickname The Old Dominion Motto Freedom and Unity Motto Sic Semper Tyrannis Flower Red Clover (Thus Always to Tyrants) Bird Hermit Thrush Flower Dogwood Tree Sugar Maple Bird Cardinal Song Hail, Vermont! Tree Dogwood Animal Morgan Hoi"se Song Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Insect Honeybee Animal Foxhound Entered the Union March 4, 1791 Shell Oyster Capital City Montpelier Entered the Union June 25, 1788 Capital City Richmond SELECTED OFnCIALS Qoyernor Richard A. Snelling SELECTED OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor T. Garry Buckley Governor John N. Dalton Secretary of State James A. Guest Lieutenant Governor Charles S. Robb Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond Secretary of the Commonwealth Stanford E. Parris SUPREME COURT Attorney General J. Marshall Coleman Albert W. Barney, Jr., Chief Justice Rudolph J. Daley SUPREME COURT Robert W. Larrow Lawrence W. I'Anson, Chief Justice Franklin S. Billings, Jr. Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. William C. Hill George M. Cochran Alex M. Harman, Jr. GENERAL ASSEMBLY A. Christian Compton President of the Senate T. Garry Buckley Harry Lee Carrico President Pro Tem of the Senate Richard H. Poff Robert A. Bloomer Secretary of the Senate Robert H. Gibson GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House... Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr. President of the Senate Charles S. Robb Clerk of the House Robert L. Picher President Pro Tem of the Senate '.. Edward E. Willey STATISTICS* Clerk of the Senate Jay Shropshire Land Area (square miles) 9,267 Speaker of the House John Warren Cooke Rank in Nation 43rd Clerk of the House Joseph H. Holleman, Jr. Population 472,073 Rank in Nation 48th STATISTICS* Density per square mile 50.9 Land Area (square miles) 39,780 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 36th Capital City Montpelier Population 4,980,570 Population 8,217 Rank in Nation 13th Rank in State 9th Density per square mile 125.2 Largest City Burlington Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Population 37,133 Capital City Richmond Number of Cities and Towns over Population 232,652 10,pOp Population! 7 Rank in State 2nd Number of Counties 14 Largest City Norfolk Population 286,694 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 32 tincludes 4 towns over 10,000 population. Number of Counties 96
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
636 Washington West Virginia
Nickname The Evergreen State Nickname The Mountain State Motto Alki (By and By) Motto Montani Semper Liberi Flower Western Rhododendron (Mountaineers Are Always Free) Bird Willow Goldfinch Flower Big Rhododendron Tree Western Hemlock Bird Cardinal Song Washington, My Home Tree Sugar Maple Gem Petrified Wood Songs .... West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home; Fish Steelhead Trout The West Virginia Hills; and Entered the Union November 11, 1889 This Is My West Virginia Capital City Olympia Animal Black Bear Fish Brook Trout SELECTED OFFICIALS Entered the Union June 20, 1863 Governor Dixy Lee Ray Capital City Charleston Lieutenant Governor John A. Cherberg Secretary of State Bruce K. Chapman SELECTED OFFICIALS Attorney General Slade Gorton Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Secretary of State A. James Manchin SUPREME COURT Attorney General Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. Charles T. Wright, Chief Justice Charles J. Horowitz SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS Charles F. Stafford Fred H. Caplan, Chief Justice Hugh J. Rosellini Richard Neely James M. Dolliver Sam R. Harshbarger Orris L. Hamilton Thomas B. Miller Robert F. Utter Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. Robert F. Brachtenbach LEGISLATURE Floyd V. Hicks President of the Senate LEGISLATURE William T. Brotherton, Jr. President of the Senate John A. Cherberg President Pro Tem of the Senate ... tarl E. Gainer President Pro Tem of the Senate Al Henry Clerk of the Senate J. C. Dillon, Jr. Secretary of the Senate Sidney R. Snyder Speaker of the House Donald L. Kopp Speaker of the House John Bagnariol Clerk of the House C. A. Blankenship Speaker Pro Tem of the House .. .John L. O'Brien STATISTICS* Chief Clerk of the House Dean R. Foster Land Area (square miles) 24,070 STATISTICS* Rank in Nation 41st Land Area (square miles) 66,570 Population 1,799,349 Rank in Nation 20th Rank in Nation 34th Population 3,553,231 Density per square mile 74.8 Rank in Nation 22nd Number of Representatives in Congress .4 Density per square mile 53.4 Capital City Charleston Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Population 67,348 Capital City Olympia Rank in State 2nd Population 26,811 Largest City Huntington Rank in State 12th Population 68,811 Largest City Seattle Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 15 Population 487,091 Number of Counties 55 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 37 Number of Counties 39 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975.
•Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975.
637 Wisconsin Wyoming
Nickname The Badger State Nickname The Equality State Motto Forward Motto Equal Rights Flower Wood Violet Flower Indian Paintbrush Bird Robin Bird Meadowlark Tree Sugar Maple Tree Cottonwood Wildlife Animal White-tailed Deer Song Wyoming Domestic Animal Dairy Cow Stone Jade Symbol of Peace Mourning Dove Entered the Union July 10, 1890 Song On, Wisconsin! Capital City Cheyenne Rock I Red Granite SELECTED OFFICIALS Mineral Galena Animal Badger Governor Ed Herschler Fish Muskellunge Secretary of State Thyra Thomson Entered the Union May 29, 1848 Attorney General V. Frank Mendicino Capital City Madison SUPREME COURT SELECTED OFFICIALS Rodney M. Guthrie, Chief Justice Governor (Acting) Martin J. Schreiber John F. Raper Lieutenant Governor Martin J. Schreiber A. G. McCHntock Secretary of State Douglas J. LaFollette Richard V. Thomas Attorney General Bronson C. La Follette Robert R. Rose, Jr. SUPREME COURT LEGISLATURE Bruce F. Beilfuss, Chief Justice President of the Senate L. V. Stafford Nathan S. Heffernan Vice President of the Senate ... Robert L. Novotny Leo B. Hanley Chief Clerk of the Senate Nelson E. Wren Connor T. Hansen Speaker of the House Nels J. Smith Roland B. Day Speaker Pro Tem of the House Shirley S. Abrahamson Warren A. Morton William G. Callow Chief Clerk of the House Herbert D. Pownall LEGISLATURE STATISTICS* President of the Senate (Acting) ... Fred A. Risser Land Area (square miles) 97,203 President Pro Tem of the Senate ... Fred A. Risser Rank in Nation 9th Chief Clerk of the Senate .... Donald J. Schneider Population 376,309 Speaker of the Assembly .. Edward G. Jackamonis Rank in Nation 49th Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Density per square mile 3.9 David R. Kedrowski Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Chief Clerk of the Assembly Everett E. BoUe Capital City Cheyenne Population 46,677 STATISTICS* Rank in State 1st Land Area (square miles) 54,464 Largest City Cheyenne Rank in Nation 25th Population 46,677 Population 4,577,343 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 5 Rank in Nation 16th Number of Counties 23 Density per square mile 84.0 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. Capital City Madison Population 168,196 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Milwaukee Population 665,796 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population 54 Number of Counties 72,
•Estimated by Bureau of 638 District of Columbia American Samoa Motto Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Motto Samoa-Muamua le Atua Flower American Beauty Rose (In Samoa, God Is First) Bird Wood Thrush Flower Paogo Tree Scarlet Oak Plant Ava Became U.S. Capital December 1, 1800 Song Amerika Samoa OFFICERS Became a territory of the United States 1900 Capital City Pago Pago Mayor Walter E. Washington City Administrator Julian R. Dugas SELECTED OFFICIALS Executive Secretary Martin K. Schaller Governor Peter T. Coleman Corporation Counsel John R. Risher, Jr. Lieutenant Governor Li'a Tufele U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE Attorney General John Carver DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HIGH COURT Chief Judge David L. Bazelon K. William O'Connor, Chief Justice DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Richard Miyamoto, Associate Justice COURT OF APPEALS Upuese Galoia, Chief Judge Ape Poutoa Chief Judge Theodore R. Newman, Jr. Mamea Taiau U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE Noa Lafi DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Lualemaga Fesagaiga Chief Judge William B. Bryant LEGISLATURE U.S. Attorney Earl J. Silbert President of the Senate THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Salanoa S. P. Aumoeualogo DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA President Pro Tem of the Senate Mulitauaopele Tamotu Chief Judge Harold H. Greene Secretary of the Senate Mrs. Salilo K. Levi DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL Speaker of the House Tuanaitau F. Tuia Chairman Sterling Tucker Speaker Pro Tem of the House .. Faasuka S. Lutu Chairman Pro Tern Mrs. Willie J. Hardy Clerk of the House Malaetia Tufele STATISTICS* STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 61 Land Area (square miles) ^.... 76 Population 712,500 Population! 29,400 Density per square mile 11,680.3 Density per square mile 386.8 Delegate to Congresst 1 Capital City Pago Pago Population 2,451 •Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. Number of Villages 76 tCommittee voting privileges only. Number of Counties 15 •Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census. tEstimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. 639 Guam Northern Mariana Nickname Pearl of the Pacific Islands Flower Puti Tai Nobio (Bougainvillea) Bird Toto (Fruit Dove) Plebiscite by which the islanders voted to seek Tree Ifit (Intsiabijuga) commonwealth status with the United States Song Stand Ye Guamanians June 1975 Stone Latte U.S. President signed covenant agreeing to Animal Iguana commonwealth status for the islands Ceded to the United States by Spain March 1976 December 10, 1898 Became a self-governing commonwealth Created a Territory August 1, 1950 January 9, 1978 Capital City Agana Capital City Saipan SELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor Carlos S. Camacho Lieutenant Governor Rudolpho G. Sablan Lieutenant Governor Francisco C. Ada Attorney General (Acting) Philip Jacobsen LEGISLATURE DISTRICT COURT OF GUAM President of the Senate Larry I. Guerrero Judge Cristobal C. Duenas Vice President of the Senate Pedro P. Tenorio SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM Speaker of the House Oscar C. Rasa Vice Speaker of the House Misael H. Ogo Presiding Judge Paul J. Abbate STATISTICS* LEGISLATURE Land Area (square miles) 184 Speaker Joseph F. Ada Population 9,640 Vice Speaker Katherine B. Aguon Density per square mile 52.4 Legislative Secretary Concepcion C. Barrett Capital City Saipan Administrative Director Joaquin G. Blaz Population 7,967 STATISTICS* •Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Land Area (square miles) 209 Census. Population! 93,500 Density per square mile 447.4 Delegate to Congress} 1 Capital City Agana Population 2,119 Largest City Tamuning Population 8,230 •Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census. tEstlmated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975, jCommittee voting privileges only. 640 Puerto Rico Trust Territory of Nickname Island of Enchantment the Pacific Islands Motto Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (John Is His Name) Administered by the United States as a trusteeship for Animal Lamb the United Nations July 18, 1947 Reptile Coqui Capital Cityt Saipan Song La Borinquena SELECTED OFFICIALS Became a territory of the United States December 10, 1898 High Commissioner Adrian P. Winkel Became a self-governing commonwealth Deputy High Commissioner Juan A. Sablan July 25, 1952 Attorney General Daniel J. High Capital City San Juan HIGH COURT SELECTED OFnCIALS Harold W. Burnett, Chief Justice Governor Carlos Romero-Barcelo Arvin Brown Secretary of State Reinaldo Paniagua-Diez Robert A. Hefner Attorney General Miguel Gimenez-Munoz Mamoru Nakamura Ernest F. Gianotti - SUPREME COURT CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA Jose' Trias Monge, Chief Justice Hiram Torres Rigual President of the Senate Tosiwo Nakayama Angel M. Martm Vice President of the Senate Ambilos lehsi Marco A. Rigau Clerk of the Senate • Nishima E. Siron Carlos V. Da'vila Speaker of the House Bethwel Henry Antonio Negron Garcfa Vice Speaker of the House Ekpap Silk Jorge Diaz Cruz Clerk of the House (Acting) Sintaro K. Ezra Carlos J. Irizarry-Yunque' STATISTICS* LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Land Area (square miles) 533 President of the Senate Luis A. Ferre Population 81,299 Vice President of the Senate Density per square mile' 152.5 Jose' Ramos-Barroso Capital Cityt Saipan Secretary of the Senate .... He'ctor M. Hernandez Population 7,967 Speaker of the House Angel Viera-Martinez Number of Municipalities 112 Vice President of the House •Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Jose Granados-Navedo Census. Secretary of the House Cristino Bernazard t'lTPl is in transition. Its legislature is in Kolonia while its administration is in Saipan. STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 3,421 Population! 3,115,000 Density per square mile 910.6 Delegate to CongressJ 1 Capital City San Juan Population 452,749 Rank in Commonwealth 1st Largest City San Juan Population 452,749 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 22 Number of Municipalities 78 *Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census. tEstimated by Bureau of the Census for July I, 1975. jCommittee voting privileges only. 641 Virgin Islands Flower Yellow Elder or Yellow Cedar Bird Yellow Breast Song Virgin Islands March Formerly known as Danish West Indies. Purchased from Denmark March 31, 1917 Capital City .' Charlotte Amalie SELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Juan Luis Lieutenant Governor Henry Millin Attorney General Ive A. Swan DISTRICT COURT Chief Judge Almeric L. Christian Judge Warren H. Young United States Attorney Julio A. Brady LEGISLATURE President Elmo D. Roebuck Vice-President Britain H. Bryant Legislative Secretary Eric E. Dawson Executive Secretary Patrick N. Williams STATISTICS* Land Area (square miles) 132 Population! 91,400 Density per square mile 692.4 Delegate to CongressJ 1 Capital City Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Population 12,220 Number of Municipalities 3 *Based on 1970 census statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census. tEstimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1975. jCommittee voting privileges only. 642