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Capital: Lincoln
State abbreviation/Postal code: Nebr./NE
Governor: David Heineman, R (to Jan. 2015)Lieut. Governor: Rick Sheehy, R (to Jan. 2015)
Senators: Mike Johanns, R (to Jan. 2015); Ben Nelson, D (to Jan. 2013)
U.S. Representatives: 3
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Secy. of State: John Gale, R (to Jan. 2015)
Atty. General: Jon Bruning, R (to Jan. 2015)
Treasurer: Don Stenberg, R (to Jan. 2015)
Organized as territory: May 30, 1854
Entered Union (rank): March 1, 1867 (37)
Present constitution adopted: Oct. 12, 1875 (extensively amended 1919–20)
Motto: Equality before the law
State symbols:
| flower | goldenrod (1895) |
| fish | channel catfish (1997) |
| American folk dance | square dance (1997) |
| ballad | “A Place Like Nebraska” (1997) |
| tree | cottonwood (1972) |
| bird | Western meadowlark (1929) |
| insect | honeybee (1975) |
| gemstone | blue agate (1967) |
| rock | prairie agate (1967) |
| fossil | mammoth (1967) |
| song | “Beautiful Nebraska” (1967) |
| soil | typic argiustolls, holdreges series (1979) |
| mammal | whitetail deer (1981) |
| grass | little bluestem (1969) |
| beverage | milk (1998) |
Nicknames: Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State
Origin of name: From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Omaha, 414,521; Lincoln, 239,213; Bellevue, 47,334; Grand Island, 44,546; Kearney, 28,958; Hastings, 25,437; Fremont, 25,314; North Platte, 24,324; Norfolk, 23,946; Columbus, 20,909
Land area: 76,872 sq mi. (199,098 sq km)
Geographic center: In Custer Co., 10 mi. NW of Broken Bow
Number of counties: 93
Largest county by population and area: Douglas, 486,929 (2005); Cherry, 5,961 sq mi.
State parks: 87
Residents: Nebraskan
2005 resident population est.: 1,758,787
2000 resident census population (rank): 1,711,263 (38). Male: 843,351 (49.3%); Female: 867,912 (50.7%). White: 1,533,261 (89.6%); Black: 68,541 (4.0%); American Indian: 14,896 (0.9%); Asian: 21,931 (1.3%); Other race: 47,845 (2.8%); Two or more races: 23,953 (1.4%); Hispanic/Latino: 94,425 (5.5%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 73.7; 65 and over: 13.6; median age: 35.3.
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