Nebraska

**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

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: Nebraska
- **official name**: State of Nebraska
- **image flag**: Flag of Nebraska.svg
- **image seal**: Nebraska-StateSeal.svg
- **image map**: Nebraska in United States.svg
- **nickname**: Cornhusker State
- **former**: Nebraska Territory
- **motto**: Equality before the law
- **anthem**: "Beautiful Nebraska"

- **seat**: Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln
- **officiallang**: English
- **population demonym**: Nebraskan
- **largestcity**: Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha
- **largestmetro**: Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha–Council Bluffs
- **legislature**: Nebraska Legislature
- **judiciary**: Nebraska Supreme Court
- **senators**:

- **representative**:

- **postal code**: NE
- **tradabbreviation**: Neb., Nebr.
- **area rank**: 16th
- **area total sq mi**: 77,358
- **area total km2**: 200,356
- **area land sq mi**: 76,874
- **area land km2**: 199,099
- **area water sq mi**: 481
- **area water km2**: 1,247
- **area water percent**: 0.7
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population rank**: 37th
- **2010pop**: 1,961,504
- **population density rank**: 43rd
- **2000densityus**: 24.94
- **2000density**: 9.63
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $59,970
- **incomerank**: 22nd
- **admittanceorder**: 37th
- **admittancedate**: March 1, 1867
- **timezone1**: Central Time Zone (North America), Central
- **utc offset1**: −06:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Central Daylight Time, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −05:00
- **timezone1 location**: most of state
- **timezone2**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain
- **utc offset2**: −07:00
- **timezone2 dst**: Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
- **utc offset2 dst**: −06:00
- **timezone2 location**: Nebraska Panhandle, Panhandle
- **latitude**: 40th parallel north, 40° N to 43rd parallel north, 43° N
- **longitude**: 95° 19′ W to 104° 03′ W
- **width mi**: 210
- **width km**: 340
- **length mi**: 430
- **length km**: 690
- **elevation max point**: Panorama Point
- **elevation max ft**: 5,424
- **elevation max m**: 1654
- **elevation ft**: 2,600
- **elevation m**: 790
- **elevation min point**: Missouri River at
- **elevation min ft**: 840
- **elevation min m**: 256
- **iso code**: US-NE
- **website**: www.nebraska.gov


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **name**: Nebraska
- **flag**: Flag of Nebraska.svg
- **seal**: Seal of Nebraska.svg
- **bird**: Western meadowlark
- **fish**: Channel catfish
- **flower**: Solidago gigantea, Tall Goldenrod
- **grass**: Little bluestem
- **insect**: Western honey bee
- **mammal**: White-tailed deer
- **tree**: Eastern Cottonwood
- **fossil**: Mammoth
- **beverage**: Milk
Soft drink: Kool-Aid
- **dance**: Square dance
- **gemstone**: Chalcedony, Blue agate
- **other**: **River:** Platte River
- **rock**: Agate, Prairie agate
- **slogan**: _Welcome to NEBRASKAland where the West begins_

- **soil**: Holdrege (soil), Holdrege series
- **route marker**: N-92.svg
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2006