# Nebraska

| Nebraska |
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| State |
| State of Nebraska |
| FlagSeal |
| Nickname: Cornhusker State |
| Motto: Equality before the law |
| Anthem: "Beautiful Nebraska" Duration: 50 seconds.0:50 |
| Map of the United States with Nebraska highlighted |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Nebraska Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | March 1, 1867 (37th) |
| Capital | Lincoln |
| Largest city | Omaha |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Omaha–Council Bluffs |
| Government |
|  • Governor | Jim Pillen (R) |
|  • Lieutenant Governor | Joe Kelly (R) |
| Legislature | Nebraska Legislature |
| Judiciary | Nebraska Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Deb Fischer (R) Pete Ricketts (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Mike Flood (R) 2: Don Bacon (R) 3: Adrian Smith (R) (list) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 77,358 sq mi (200,356 km2) |
|  • Land | 76,874 sq mi (199,099 km2) |
|  • Water | 481 sq mi (1,247 km2)  0.7% |
|  • Rank | 16th |
| Dimensions |
|  • Length | 430 mi (690 km) |
|  • Width | 210 mi (340 km) |
| Elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m) |
| Highest elevation (Panorama Point) | 5,424 ft (1,654 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Missouri River at Kansas border) | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2020) |
|  • Total | 1,961,504 |
|  • Rank | 37th |
|  • Density | 24.94/sq mi (9.63/km2) |
|   • Rank | 43rd |
|  • Median household income | $59,970 |
|  • Income rank | 22nd |
| Demonym | Nebraskan |
| Language |
|  • Official language | English |
| Time zones |
| most of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Panhandle | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | NE |
| ISO 3166 code | US-NE |
| Traditional abbreviation | Neb., Nebr. |
| Latitude | 40° N to 43° N |
| Longitude | 95° 19′ W to 104° 03′ W |
| Website | www.nebraska.gov |

| ExpandNebraska state symbols |
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| Flag of Nebraska |
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| Living insignia |
| Bird | Western meadowlark |
| Fish | Channel catfish |
| Flower | Tall Goldenrod |
| Grass | Little bluestem |
| Insect | Western honey bee |
| Mammal | White-tailed deer |
| Tree | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Inanimate insignia |
| Beverage | Milk Soft drink: Kool-Aid |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Mammoth |
| Gemstone | Blue agate |
| Rock | Prairie agate |
| Slogan | *Welcome to NEBRASKAland where the West begins*
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| Soil | Holdrege series |
| Other | **River:** Platte River |
| State route marker |
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| Lists of United States state symbols |

**Nebraska** is a state near to the center of the United States. Its capital is Lincoln and the largest city is Omaha. It touches the states of Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado and Kansas.

Nebraska is known for its agriculture, especially beef and corn.

Nebraska has hot summers and cold winters. A temperature of 30 °C (which is about 86 °F) is common in the summer, and in the winter it can be -20 °C (which is about -4 °F) or colder at night.

## History

Native American tribes, including the Omaha, Oto, Missouri, Pawnee, Arapaho and Cheyenne, all ceded land in Nebraska to the U.S. government.

On May 30, 1854, the United States government made a law called the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It made two territories called Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory. In the 1860s, many people moved there to take free land from the government. Nebraska became a state on March 1, 1867.

## Related pages

* Colleges and universities in Nebraska
* List of counties in Nebraska