Talk:Iowa

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No borders?

I came on this page hoping to know what U.S. states pile up vertically below Minnesota and Iowa. I haven't been able to find a map of the U.S.A. with the names of the different states. So I hopped from article to article... until I came on this one and realized that, contrary to what was on previous articles and allowed me to know where all western states from Washington+Oregon+California to the Dakotas-Texas line were, there's no indication of the neighboring states of Iowa. I think borders are relevant and even necessary in an article about a state or country. Amenel (talk) 10:08, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

I am happy that you have an interest in Iowa, the best of all 50! If you are interested in the arrangement of the states of the Union, it is probably better to look at the United States article. There is a large map there that shows the basic outline of our states. All the best to you, Edgar Vekilnik, Jr. (talk) 14:27, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, but there's a chart under the external links (Iowa#External links). Is that what you're looking for? --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 21:41, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Iowa Corn Song?

I couldn't help noticing that this article made no mention of the famous "Iowa Corn Song" ("Io-way, Io-way, that's where the tall corn grows!"), a stirring musical work inextricably associated with the honest, hardworking people of this prototypical Midwestern state. Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, this is a disappointment. I believe this article should not only mention the "Iowa Corn Song", but should link to a dedicated "Iowa Corn Song" article. Had I the time to consider writing such an article, I'd certainly do same---if only to honor the stoic image of these modern-day pioneers as they take a stand for freedom, decency, and other traditional Midwestern values, as well as, naturally, corn of unimpeachable quality. SomeAvailableName (talk) 22:19, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Never heard of the song. An article of it's own would require it to meet WP:GNG and WP:NSONGS. A mention on this page would require similar criteria, but less strict. CTJF83 22:24, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I am very familiar with the song, but don't recall off-hand if it's a state-wide song or just a regional one. It is mentioned in several Iowa histories and early Iowa education resources, but again, I don't recall which ones. So, it probably deserves a (sourced) mention, but I don't have any sources for it.... --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 04:42, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Never heard of it either; this song never made it to Pocahontas, Iowa, I 'spose. There is some discussion of it at [1], but it does not appear to be the "offical" song. (At school we used to sing "Deep in the Heart of Iowa", a song which was later stolen by Texas...) Edgar Vekilnik, Jr. (talk) 13:01, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Official state song is here: http://www.50states.com/songs/iowa.htm. But I'm familiar with the Iowa Corn Song as well. --Aflafla1 (talk) 01:57, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

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Dearest Wikipedia,

can somebody please explain how it is possible?

"The five largest ancestry groups in Iowa are: ... American (6.6%) ... The racial make up of the state is ... 0.4% American Indian. One percent of respondents report two or more races."

So where are that 5,2% of Iowa, who have American ancestry, but are not belonging to the American race, and are not belonging to two or more races? Who are they?

84.2.218.63 (talk) 15:30, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

That's a Census classification, not a Wikipedia one, so I can't say for sure. Just a guess, though, but perhaps "American" refers to those who answered the survey with "American" instead of "German" or some-such? Someone at the Wikipedia:Reference desk might know, otherwise. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 19:45, 29 January 2012 (UTC)