6 Cool Facts About Nebraska | State Facts & History

Officially nicknamed “The Cornhusker State” but also known as “The Beef State,” Nebraska was the 37th state to join the United States of America on March 1, 1867.

The capital of Nebraska is called Lincoln, which is situated in the far east of the state. Here are 6 Cool Facts about Nebraska.

1. Nebraska is a state located in the heart of the United States. It is bordered on the north by South Dakota, on the east by Iowa, on the east by Missouri, on the southeast by Kansas, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Wyoming, and on the west by South Dakota.

2. Nebraska’s population was predicted to be just 1.92 million in August 2018. It has a population of 37 million people, making it the 37th most populated state in the United States.

3. With a total area of 380,800 square kilometers, Nebraska is the 16th largest state in the United States (200,365 square miles). The state has a length of 690 kilometers (430 miles) and a width of 340 kilometers (210 miles).

4. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, a state in the United States. It is Nebraska’s second-largest city and the 71st-largest in the United States. On the vast salt marshes of what would become Lancaster County…