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NEBRASKA
State of Nebraska
ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: From the Oto Indian word nebrathka, meaning "flat water" (for the Platte River).
NICKNAME: The Cornhusker State.
CAPITAL: Lincoln.
ENTERED UNION: 1 March 1867 (37th).
SONG: "Beautiful Nebraska."
MOTTO: Equality Before the Law.
FLAG: The great seal appears in the center in gold and silver on a field of blue.
OFFICIAL SEAL: Agriculture is represented by a farmer's cabin, sheaves of wheat, and growing corn; the mechanic arts by a blacksmith. Above is the state motto; in the background, a steamboat plies the Missouri River and a train heads toward the Rockies. The scene is surrounded by the words "Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, March 1st 1867."
BIRD: Western meadowlark.
INSECT: Honeybee.
FLOWER: Goldenrod.
TREE: Western cottonwood.
GRASS: Little bluestem.
GEM: Blue agate.
ROCK: Prairie agate.
FOSSIL: Mammoth.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Presidents' Day, 3rd Monday in February; Arbor Day, 22 April; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Veterans Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving, 4th Thursday in November and following Friday; Christmas Day, 25 December. TIME: 6 AM CST = noon GMT; 5 AM MST = noon GMT.
Estimated 2006 population: 1,768,331
Change from 2000: +57,068
Births 2000-2006: 160,471
Deaths 2000-2006: 94,590
Internal migration 2000-2006: -31,457
International migration 2000-2006: +26,224
2005 housing units: 766,951
Housing units change from 2000-2005: +42,125
Land area: 76,872 square miles
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