Western States
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Name: California
Capital: Sacramento
Population: 29,760,021
Square miles: 156,299
Interesting information: California became a state on Septenber 9,1850, and is the thirty-first state.The state nickname is the Golden State.
Name: Colorado
Capital: Denver
Population: 3,294,394
Square miles: 103,595
Interesting information: About 2,000 years ago, early civilization centered around Mesa Verde. In 1803 the United States let eastern Colorado in the Louisiana Purchase.
Name: Idaho
Capital: Boise
Population: 1,006,749
Square miles: 82,412
Interesting information: The word Idaho was invented by George M. Willing. In 1860, Willing tried to convince Congress to adpot the name Idaho for the new territory of the Pikes region, saying that it meant,"gem of the mountains" in an Indian language.
Name: Montana
Capital: Helena
Population: 799,065
Square miles: 145,556
Interesting information: In Montana their are more elk, deer, bears, and antelopes in this state than there are people. Over the years Montana's lands were flooded by wave after wave of human invasion. Fur traders fought over it,and gold rushers over ran it. The land will never be the same again.
Name: Nevada
Capital: Carson
Population: 1,201,833
Square miles: 109,894
Interesting information: This state has three nicknames,"Sliver State," also known as, Sagebrush State," and " Battle Born State." The State Motto is All for Our Country. The State Bird is Mountain Bluebird. The State animal is Desert Bighorn Sheep. The State Flower is Sagebrush. The State Tree is Single-Leaf pin^on.
Name: Oregon
Capital: Salem
Population: 2,842,321
Square miles: 96,184
Interesting information: Oregon got it's nickname," Beaver State," in the early 1900s,when strict laws enacted helped the population renew itself.
Name: Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
Population: 1,722,850
Square miles: 82,073
Interesting information: Old Desert, in Pioneer Trail State Park, is a recreated pioneer Town. Among the items on display is a handcart that was used by a family of Mormons who crossed the country on the Mormon Trail.
Name: Washington
Capital: Olympic
Population: 4,866,692
Square miles: 66,511
Interesting information:In 1775, Spain's Bruno Hezeta sailed the coast. In 1792, American Captain Robert Gray sailed up the Columbia River.
Name: Wyoming
Capital: Cheyenne
Population: 453,588
Square miles: 96,989
Interesting information: John Colter explored the Yellowstone area, in 1807. Robert Stuart discovered South Pass, which became an important pioneer route across the Rocky Mountains in 1812. In 1834,William Sablette and Robert Campbell established Fort William.