Fifty Nifty United States

Fifty Nifty United States ALABAMA Alabama is known for being the “Heart of Dixie” start of the confederate states & home to the confederate flag Abbreviation: AL Population: 4.4 mil Region: South Became the 22nd state in 1819.

Fifty Nifty United States ALASKA Alaska is known for being “The Last Frontier” and also is the largest state. Abbreviation: AK Population: 626,932 Region: Far NW Became the 49th state in 1949.

Fifty Nifty United States ARIZONA Abbreviation: AZ Population: 5.1 mil Region: Southwest Became the 48th state in 1912. Arizona is known for being the Grand Canyon State. Home to many ghost towns left from the wild west.

Fifty Nifty United States ARKANSAS Abbreviation: AR Population: 2.6 mil Region: South Became the 25th state in 1836. Arkansas is known as the Natural State and is also where Pres. Clinton was born.

Fifty Nifty United States CALIFORNIA Abbreviation: CA Population: 33 mil Region: West Became the 31st state in 1850. California is known as the Golden State and is the third largest state.

Fifty Nifty United States COLORADO Colorado is known as the Centennial State, which means 100 years. Abbreviation: CO Population: 4.3 mil Region: West Became the 38th state in 1876.

Fifty Nifty United States CONNECTICUT Connecticut is known as the Constitution State because it was the first to make a colonial constitution. Abbreviation: CT Population: 3.4 mil Region: Northeast Became the 5th state in 1788.

Fifty Nifty United States DELAWARE Abbreviation: DE Population: 783,600 Region: Northeast Became the 1st state in 1787. Delaware is known for being the very first state.

Fifty Nifty United States DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Columbia part of D.C. is in reference to Christopher Columbus. Abbreviation: D.C. Population: 572,000 Region: Border of South & Northeast Became the capital on June 11, 1800

Fifty Nifty United States FLORIDA Florida is known as the Sunshine State. It is also a peninsula. Abbreviation: FL Population: 18.5 mil Region: South Became the 27th state in 1845.

Fifty Nifty United States GEORGIA Abbreviation: GA Population: 9.7 mil Region: South Became the 4th state in 1788. Georgia is known for its peaches and for the song “Georgia On My Mind.”

Fifty Nifty United States HAWAII Abbreviation: HI Population: 1.2 mil Region: West Pacific Became the 50th state in 1959. Hawaii is known as the Aloha State and is the birthplace of Pres. Obama.

Fifty Nifty United States IDAHO Abbreviation: ID Population: 1.5 mil Region: West Became the 43rd state in 1890. Idaho is known for its potatoes and as the Gem State.

Fifty Nifty United States ILLINOIS Abbreviation: IL Population: 12.8 mil Region: Midwest Became the 21st state in 1818. Illinois is the state where Pres. Lincoln started his political career.

Fifty Nifty United States INDIANA Abbreviation: IN Population: 6.4 mil Region: Midwest Became the 19th state in 1816. Indiana is known as the Crossroads of America and is also known as the Hoosier state.

Fifty Nifty United States IOWA Abbreviation: IA Population: 2.9 mil Region: Midwest Became the 29th state in 1846. Iowa is known as the Hawkeye State.

Fifty Nifty United States KANSAS Abbreviation: KS Population: 2.6 mil Region: Midwest Became the 34th state in 1861. Kansas is the Sunflower State and is very agricultural.

Fifty Nifty United States KENTUCKY Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State. Abbreviation: KY Population: 4 mil Region: SE Became the 15th state in 1792.

Fifty Nifty United States LOUISIANA Abbreviation: LA Population: 4.4 mil Region: South Became the 18th state in 1812. Louisiana is known as the Sportsman’s Paradise and was recently hit by hurricane Katrina.

Fifty Nifty United States MAINE Abbreviation: ME Population: 1.2 mil Region: Northeast Became the 23rd state in 1820. Maine is known as the Pine Tree State.

Fifty Nifty United States MARYLAND Maryland is known as the Old Line State because of the Mason Dixon Line. Abbreviation: MD Population: 5.2 mil Region: Northeast Became the 7th state in 1788.

Fifty Nifty United States MASSACHUSETS Abbreviation: MA Population: 6.3 mil Region: Northeast Became the 6th state in 1788. Massachusetts is known as the Bay State.

Fifty Nifty United States MICHIGAN Abbreviation: MI Population: 9.9 mil Region: Midwest Became the 26th state in 1837. Michigan is known as the Wolverine State.

Fifty Nifty United States MINNESOTA Abbreviation: MN Population: 4.9 mil Region: Midwest Became the 32nd state in 1858. Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Fifty Nifty United States MISSISSIPPI Abbreviation: MS Population: 2.8 mil Region: South Became the 20th state in 1817. Mississippi is known as the Magnolia State.

Fifty Nifty United States MISSOURI Missouri is known as the “Show Me State.” Abbreviation: MO Population: 5.5 mil Region: Midwest Became the 24th state in 1821.

Fifty Nifty United States MONTANA Abbreviation: MT Population: 902,195 Region: West Became the 41st state in 1889. Montana is known as Big Sky Country.

Fifty Nifty United States NEBRASKA Abbreviation: NE Population: 1.7 mil Region: Midwest Became the 37th state in 1867. Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker State.

Fifty Nifty United States NEVADA Abbreviation: NV Population: 1.9 mil Region: West Became the 36th state in 1864. Nevada is known as the Silver State and is also where the Hoover Dam is located.

Fifty Nifty United States NEW HAMPSHIRE Abbreviation: NH Population: 1.2 mil Region: Northeast Became the 9th state in 1788. New Hampshire is named after Hampshire, England and is known as the Granite State.

Fifty Nifty United States NEW JERSEY Abbreviation: NJ Population: 8.4 mil Region: Northeast Became the 3rd state in 1787. New Jersey is known as the Garden State.

Fifty Nifty United States NEW MEXICO Abbreviation: NM Population: 1.8 mil Region: Southwest Became the 47th state in 1912. New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment.

Fifty Nifty United States NEW YORK New York is known as the Empire State. Abbreviation: NY Population: 18.9 mil Region: Northeast Became the 11th state in 1788.

Fifty Nifty United States NORTH CAROLINA Abbreviation: NC Population: 8 mil Region: South Became the 12th state in 1789. North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State.

Fifty Nifty United States NORTH DAKOTA Abbreviation: ND Pop: 642,200 mil Region: Midwest Became the 39th state in 1889. North Dakota is known as the Rough Rider State.

Fifty Nifty United States OHIO Abbreviation: OH Population: 11.3 mil Region: Midwest Became the 17th state in 1803. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State and where 7 presidents were born.

Fifty Nifty United States OKLAHOMA A natural gas producing state, there is even a well on the state capitol grounds.. Abbreviation: OK Population: 3.4 mil Region: Southwest Became the 46th state in 1907.

Fifty Nifty United States OREGON Oregon is known as the Beaver State and is also known for the Oregon Trail. Abbreviation: OR Population: 3.4 mil Region: West Became the 33rd state in 1859.

Fifty Nifty United States PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State and was founded by Quaker, William Penn. Abbreviation: PA Population: 12.2 mil Region: Northeast Became the 2nd state in 1787.

Fifty Nifty United States RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island is known as the Ocean State. Its name means “Red Island.” Abbreviation: RI Population: 1 mil Region: Northeast Became the 13th state in 1790.

Fifty Nifty United States SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State. Abbreviation: SC Population: 4 mil Region: South Became the 22nd state in 1819.

Fifty Nifty United States SOUTH DAKOTA Abbreviation: SD Population: 754,800 Region: Midwest Became the 40th state in 1889. South Dakota is known as Mount Rushmore State. Pierre

Fifty Nifty United States TENNESSEE Abbreviation: TN Population: 5.6 mil Region: South Became the 16th state in 1796. Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State.

Fifty Nifty United States TEXAS Abbreviation: TX Population: 20.8 mil Region: Southwest Became the 28th state in 1845. Texas is known as the Lone Star State.

Fifty Nifty United States UTAH Abbreviation: UT Population: 2.2 mil Region: West Became the 45th state in 1896. Utah is known as the Beehive State.

Fifty Nifty United States VERMONT Abbreviation: VT Population: 608,000 Region: Northeast Became the 14th state in 1791. Vermont is known as the Green Mountain State.

Fifty Nifty United States VIRGINIA Virginia is known as Old Dominion and is where 8 presidents were born. Abbreviation: VA Population: 7 mil Region: Northeast Became the 10th state in 1788.

Fifty Nifty United States WASHINGTON Abbreviation: WA Population: 5.8 mil Region: West Became the 42nd state in 1889. Washington is known as the Evergreen State.

Fifty Nifty United States WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia is known as the Mountain State. Abbreviation: WV Population: 1.8 mil Region: South Became the 35th state in 1863.

Fifty Nifty United States WISCONSIN Abbreviation: WI Population: 5.3 mil Region: Midwest Became the 30th state in 1848. Wisconsin is known as the Badger State and also for its cheese.

Fifty Nifty United States WYOMING Wyoming is known as the Equality State. Abbreviation: WY Population: 493,000 Region: Northwest Became the 44th state in 1890.