Aug. 1, 2006 - Number of Representatives in the House
Apportionment Population and Number of Representatives, by State: Census 2000
State Apportionment Population Number of Apportioned Change From 1990
Representatives Based on Census Apportionment
Census 2000
Alabama 4,461,130 7 0
Alaska 628,933 1 0
Arizona 5,140,683 8 +2
Arkansas 2,679,733 4 0
California 33,930,798 53 +1
Colorado 4,311,882 7 +1
Connecticut 3,409,535 5 -1
Delaware 785,068 1 0
Florida 16,028,890 25 +2
Georgia 8,206,975 13 +2
Hawaii 1,216,642 2 0
Idaho 1,297,274 2 0
Illinois 12,439,042 19 -1
Indiana 6,090,782 9 -1
Iowa 2,931,923 5 0
Kansas 2,693,824 4 0
Kentucky 4,049,431 6 0
Louisiana 4,480,271 7 0
Maine 1,277,731 2 0
Maryland 5,307,886 8 0
Massachusetts 6,355,568 10 0
Michigan 9,955,829 15 -1
Minnesota 4,925,670 8 0
Mississippi 2,852,927 4 -1
Missouri 5,606,260 9 0
Montana 905,316 1 0
Nebraska 1,715,369 3 0
Nevada 2,002,032 3 +1
New Hampshire 1,238,415 2 0
New Jersey 8,424,354 13 0
New Mexico 1,823,821 3 0
New York 19,004,973 29 -2
North Carolina 8,067,673 13 +1
North Dakota 643,756 1 0
Ohio 11,374,540 18 -1
Oklahoma 3,458,819 5 -1
Oregon 3,428,543 5 0
Pennsylvania 12,300,670 19 -2
Rhode Island 1,049,662 2 0
South Carolina 4,025,061 6 0
South Dakota 756,874 1 0
Tennessee 5,700,037 9 0
Texas 20,903,994 32 +2
Utah 2,236,714 3 0
Vermont 609,890 1 0
Virginia 7,100,702 11 0
Washington 5,908,684 9 0
West Virginia 1,813,077 3 0
Wisconsin 5,371,210 8 -1
Wyoming 495,304 1 0
Total Apportionment Population 281,424,177 Total number of representatives 435
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
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Jul. 12, 2006 - State Nicknames
This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold)
If there are any that I don't have on this list, or any that aren't supposed to be on this list, please let me know.
Alabama
Cotton State
Heart of Dixie
Yellowhammer State
Alaska
Great Land
Last Frontier
Land of the Midnight Sun
Mainland State
Arizona
Apache State
Copper State
Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
Bear State
Land of Opportunity
Natural State
Wonder State
California
El Dorado State
Golden State
Golden West
Land of Milk and Honey
Colorado
Centennial State
Connecticut
Arsenal of the Nation
Constitution State
Nutmeg State
Delaware
Diamond State
First State
Land of Tax-Free Shopping
Florida
Everglade State
Orange State
Sunshine State
Georgia
Empire State of the South
Peach State
Hawaii
Aloha State
Pineapple State
Rainbow State
Idaho
Gem State
Illinois
Land of Lincoln
Prairie State
Indiana
Crossroads of America
Hoosier State
Hospitality State
Iowa
Cyclone State
Tall Corn State
Hawkeye State
Kansas
Cyclone State
Jayhawk State
Sunflower State
Wheat State
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
Louisiana
Bayou State
Creole State
Pelican State
Sportsman's Paradise
Sugar State
Maine
Down East
Pine Tree State
Vacationland
Lobster State
Maryland
Cockade State
Free State
Monumental State
Old Line State
Terrapin State
Massachusetts
Bay State
Colony State
Old Colony
Michigan
Great Lakes State
Mitten State
Winter Water Wonderland
Wolverine State
Motor City
Minnesota
Gopher State
Land of 10,000 Lakes
North Star State
Bread and Butter State
Mississippi
Hospitality State
Magnolia State
Missouri
Bullion State
Cave State
Lead State
Ozark State
Show Me State
Montana
Big Sky Country
The Last Best Place
Treasure State
Nebraska
Beef State
Cornhusker State
Nevada
Battle-Born State
Sagebrush State
Silver State
New Hampshire
Granite State
White Mountain State
New Jersey
Garden State
New Mexico
The Colorful State
The Land of Enchantment
New York
Empire State
North Carolina
Old North State
Tar Heel State
Turpentine State
North Dakota
Flickertail State
Peace Garden State
Rough Rider State
Sioux State
Ohio
Buckeye State
Oklahoma
Land of the Red Man
Sooner State
Oregon
Beaver State
Union State
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Quaker State
Rhode Island
Ocean State
Plantation State
South Carolina
Palmetto State
South Dakota
Coyote State
Mount Rushmore State
Sunshine State
Land of Infinite Variety
Tennessee
Butternut State
Volunteer State
Texas
Lone Star State
Utah
Beehive State
Vermont
Green Mountain State
Virginia
Mother of Presidents
Old Dominion
Washington
Evergreen State
State of Love and Trust
West Virginia
Mountain State
Panhandle State
Wisconsin
America's Dairyland
Badger State
Wyoming
Cowboy State
Equality State
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Jun. 20, 2006 - State Seals - Part 4
New Mexico New York
North Carolina
North Dakota Ohio
Okla homa
Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina South Dakota
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May. 22, 2006 - State Mottos
ALABAMA ~ Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ~ Latin ~ We Dare Defend Our Rights
ALASKA ~ North to the Future
ARIZONA ~ Ditat Deus ~ Latin ~ God Enriches
ARKANSAS ~ Regnat Populus ~ Latin ~ The People Rule
CALIFORNIA ~ Eureka ~ Greek ~ I Have Found It
COLORADO ~ Nil Sine Numine ~ Latin ~ Nothing Without Providence
CONNECTICUT ~ Qui Transtulit Sustinet ~ Latin ~ He Who Transplanted Sustains
DELAWARE ~ Liberty and Independence
FLORIDA ~ In God We Trust
GEORGIA ~ Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
HAWAII ~ Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono ~ Hawaiian ~ The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness
IDAHO ~ Esto Perpetua ~ Latin ~ Let it be Perpetual
ILLINOIS ~ State Sovereignty, National Union
INDIANA ~ The Crossroads of America
IOWA ~ Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
KANSAS ~ Ad Astra Per Aspera ~ Latin ~ To the Stars Through Difficulties
KENTUCKY ~ United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Official Latin Motto ~ Deo Gratiam Habeamus ~ Let Us Be Grateful To God
LOUISIANA ~ Union, Justice, and Confidence
MAINE ~ Dirigo ~ Latin ~ I Direct
MARYLAND ~ Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine ~ Italian ~ Manly Deeds, Womanly Words
MASSACHUSETTS ~ Ense Petit Placidam Sub Lebertate Quietem ~ Latin ~ By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty
MICHIGAN ~ Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Cirsumspice ~ Latin ~ If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You
MINNESOTA ~ L'�toile Du Nord ~ French ~ The Star of the North
MISSISSIPPI ~ Virtute Et Armis ~ Latin ~ By Valor and Arms
MISSOURI ~ Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto ~ Latin ~ The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law
MONTANA ~ Oro y Plata ~ Spanish ~ Gold and Silver
NEBRASKA ~ Equality Before the Law
NEVADA ~ All For Our Country
NEW HAMPSHIRE ~ Live Free or Die
NEW JERSEY ~ Liberty and Prosperity
NEW MEXICO ~ Crescit Enundo ~ It Grows as it Goes
NEW YORK ~ Excelsior! ~ Latin ~ Ever Upward!
NORTH CAROLINA ~ Esse Quam Videri ~ Latin ~ To Be Rather Than to Seem
NORTH DAKOTA ~ Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
OHIO ~ With God, All Things Are Possible
OKLAHOMA ~ Labor Vincit Omnia ~ Latin ~ Labor Conquers All Things
OREGON ~ Alis Volat Propriis ~ Latin ~ She Flies With Her Own Wings
PENNSYLVANIA ~ Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
RHODE ISLAND ~ Hope
SOUTH CAROLINA ~ Dum Spiro Spero ~ Latin ~ While I Breathe, I Hope
SOUTH DAKOTA ~ Under God the People Rule
TENNESSEE ~ Agriculture and Commerce
TEXAS ~ Friendship
UTAH ~ Industry
VERMONT ~ Freedom and Unity
VIRGINIA ~ Sic Semper Tyrannis ~ Latin ~ Thus Always to Tyrants
WASHINGTON ~ Al-ki ~ Chinook Jargon ~ By and by
WEST VIRGINIA ~ Montani Semper Liberi ~ Latin ~ Mountaineers Are Always Free
WISCONSIN ~ Forward
WYOMING ~ Equal Rights
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May. 4, 2006 - Brief History of Alabama
Before becoming a state in 1819, Alabama belonged to France, then Great Britain, then Spain. In 1795, the Treaty of San Lorenzo, signed by the United States and Spain, gave the area to the United States. It was then called the Mississippi Territory. The Creek Inidan tribe fought the United States government for its rights to the land, but surrendered in 1814 after seveal defeats. In 1817, the area was known as the Alabama Territory. The territory became the 22nd state in 1819.
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May. 2, 2006 - Brief History of Alaska
The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. At first, many Americans thought the purchase was foolish. Then, in 1880 and again in 1896, gold was discovered in Alaska. This discovery brought thousands of people to the state. In 1942, the Japanese occupied two Alaskan islands during World War II. That same year the United States government built a military supply road to Alaska, called the Alaska Highway. This highway allowed people to move more freely from the lower 48 states to Alaska. After the war, many Americans agreed that Alaska should be given statehood. This was finally accomplished in 1959.
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Apr. 28, 2006 - Brief History of Arizona
In the 1800s, Arizona was an exciting, dangerous place to live. One reason was that settlers always feared Indian attacks. In 1864, Kit Carson led a campaign that resulted in the defeat of the Navajo tribe, but the Apache were a threat until their leader, Geronimo, surrendered in 1886. Even so, many people came to Arizona to mine its gold, silver, and copper deposits. Boom towns such as Tombstone sprung up around the mines. In 1890, many in the state voiced their desire for statehood. But the United States government's disagreement with some articles in the state's constitution held things up, and Arizona did not become a state until 1912.
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Apr. 27, 2006 - Brief History of Arkansas
In 1812, Arkansas was part of the Missouri Territory. In 1819, the United States government changed the area's name to the Arkansas Territory. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, the issue of slavery was being debated in the South. In 1861, after the start of the Civil War, Arkansas seceded from the Union to support the Confederacy. In 1868, after the war ended, Arkansas was readmitted into the Union.
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Apr. 26, 2006 - Brief History of California
California became a province of Mexico in 1822, right after Mexico won independence from Spain. In 1841, settlers from the East formed wagon trains and crossed the country to settle in California. These settlers wanted California to become part of the United States, but Mexico did not want to sell its territory. After a two-year war, Mexico surrendered to California in 1848. California became a state in 1850, just two years after gold was discovered there and thousands of people flocked to the state to make their fortunes.
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Apr. 21, 2006 - Brief History of Colorado
When gold was discovered in Colorado in 1858, nearly 100,000 people rushed to the region. Many went back home after failing to find gold. Those who stayed called the area the Jefferson Territory. The United States Congress refused to recognize this territory, and in 1861 set up its own Colorado Territory, which had the same boundaries as the present-day state. During the early days of this territory, troops battled Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute Indians. In 1870, the railroad joined Colorado to the East, and more people came to the territory. In 1876, Colorado achieved statehood.
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Apr. 20, 2006 - Brief History of Connecticut
Connecticut was settled by English colonists from Massachusetts in 1633. In 1662, the king of England gave the Connecticut Colony a charter granting the colony a strip of land bordered by a Connecticut bay on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. Neither the king nor the colonists realized that the Pacific Ocean was thousands of miles away! In 1665, the Connecticut Colony became larger when it joined the New Haven Colony. The colony supported independence from Great Britain and sent hundreds of men to fight in the Revolutionary War. Connecticut became one of the original 13 United States colonies in 1788.
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Apr. 14, 2006 - Brief History of Delaware
Delaware was first settled in 1631 by the Dutch. But by 1632, all the settlers had been killed by Indians. In 1638, Swedish colonists settled in the region and called the teritory New Sweden. In 1664, the British took over. They gave the land to WIlliam Penn to add to his colony of Pennsylvania. But by 1701, the area became a separate region called the Three Lower Colonies. It was not called Delaware until 1776, after Lord De La Warr, the first governor of the Virginia colony. Delaware was the first state to approve the United States Constitution.
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Brief History of Florida
In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon* arrived in Florida. He thought Florida was an island and claimed it for Spain. The king of Spain ordered him to colonize the land. When he tried to do so in 1521, he and his men were attacked by Indians, and Ponce de Leon was wounded by an arrow. With other surivors, he sailed to Cuba, whre he died. The French came to settle in 1564, but were driven out by the Spanish in 1565. For most of the next 200 years, Spain ruled the Florida region. In 1819, Spain gave Florida to the United States. Flordia was admitted to the Union in 1845.
*The "o" in Leon should have an accent.
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Apr. 11, 2006 - Brief History of Georgia
In the 1500s, the Spanish claimed the southeastern United States, including Florida and Georgia. But in 1564, the French set up a colony in Florida. Spain fought and defeated France for control of the land. Then, ignoring the claims of Spain, the British settled near Savannah in 1733. They fought Spain over the Florida-Georgia boundary in 1739. The British lost that battle, but fought the Spainish again in 1742 and won control of Georgia. In 1754, Georgia became a royal province, governed by England's King George. When the American Revolution broke out, most Georgians fought for independence. After the war, Georgia approved the United States Constitution and became the fouth state admitted to the Union.
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Apr. 10, 2006 - Brief History of Hawaii
For many years, Hawaii was a monarchy. But in 1893, a revolution removed the queen from office. In 1900, Hawaii was made a United States territory. Soon after, the United States Navy built a naval base in Pearl Harbor. That base was involved in a major event in United States history. On December 7, 1941, 33 Japanese ships and 360 airplanes attacked Pearl Harbor. About 3,700 people lost their lives. This event pulled the United States into World War II. During the war many Hawaiian citizens proved their loyalty to the United States, and in 1959 Hawaii became a state.
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Apr. 3, 2006 - Brief History of Idaho
The famous explorers Lewis and Clark traveled through Idaho in 1805. A few years later, a British fur trader moved into the area. He was soon followed by other traders. In 1860, a group of Mormons settled the first permanent town in Idaho, called Franklin. When gold was discovered in Orofino Creek that same year, people rushed to the region. In 1863, the Idaho Territory was organized. With the development of the railroad came more settlers. In 1890, Idaho became a state.
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