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Entered the Union: March 1, 1867 (37th State)
Nebraska Capital City: Lincoln
Lagest Cities in Nebraska: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont, Hastings, North Platte, Norfolk, Columbus
Bordering States: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming
Nebraska 2013 Population (Estimate): 1,868,516
Nebraska 2010 Population (Estimate): 1,826,341
Origin of State Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
State Motto: Equality before the law
Nebraska Nickname: Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State