Capital: Lincoln

State Nickname: Cornhusker State

State Bird: Meadowlark

State Flower: Goldenrod

Admitted to the Union: March 1, 1867

March 27, 1867 to June 2, 1871:

David Butler*

* Removed from office

June 2, 1971 to January 13, 1873:

William H, James

January 13, 1873 to January, 1885:

Robert W. Furnas

January, 1885 to January, 1879:

Silas Garber

January, 1879 to January, 1883:

Albinus Nance

January, 1883 to January 15, 1887:

James W. Dawes

January 15, 1887 to January 15, 1891:

John M. Thayer

January 15, 1891 to May 5, 1891:

James E. Boyd*

* Removed from office because his opponent, Thayer, claimed Boyd was born in Ireland and thus was not an American citizen so could not run.

May 5, 1891 to February 8, 1892:

John M. Thayer*

* Following the removal of Boyd, Thayer was awarded the office.

February 8, 1892 to January, 1893:

James E. Boyd*

* The United States Supreme Court ruled that Boyd WAS an American citizen and was returned to office

January, 1893 to January, 1895:

Lorenzo Crounse

January, 1895 to January 5, 1899:

Silas A. Holcomb

January 5, 1899 to January 3, 1901:

William A. Poynter

January 3, 1901 to May 1, 1901:

Charles H. Dietrich*

* Resigned from office

May 1, 1901 to January 8, 1903:

Ezra R. Savage

January 8, 1903 to January 3, 1907:

John H. Mickey

January 3, 1907 to January 7, 1909:

George L. Sheldon

January 7, 1909 to January 5, 1911:

Ashton C. Shallenberger

January 5, 1911 to January 9, 1913:

Chester H. Aldrich

January 9, 1913 to January 4, 1917:

John H. Morehead

January 4, 1917 to January 9, 1919:

Keith Neville

January 9, 1919 to January 3, 1923:

Samuel R. McKelvie

January 9, 1919 to January 3, 1923:

Charles W. Bryan

January 8, 1925 to January 3, 1929:

Adam McMullen

January 3, 1929 to January 8, 1931:

Arthur J. Weaver

January 8, 1931 to January 3, 1935:

Charles W. Bryan

January 3, 1935 to January 8, 1941:

Robert L. Cochran

January 9, 1941 to January 9, 1947:

Dwight P. Griswald

January 9, 1947 to January 8, 1953:

Val Peterson

January 8, 1953 to January 8, 1955:

Robert Berkey Crosby

January 6, 1955 to January 8, 1959:

Victor E. Anderson

January 8, 1959 to September 9, 1960:

Ralph G. Brooks

* Died in office

September 9, 1960 to January 5, 1961:

Dwight W. Burney

January 5, 1961 to January 5, 1967:

Frank B. Morrison

January 5, 1967 to January 7, 1971:

Norbert T. Tiemann

January 7, 1971 to January 3, 1979:

J. James Exon

January 4, 1979 to January 6, 1983:

Charles Thone

January 6, 1983 to January 9, 1987:

Bob Kerrey

January 9, 1987 to January 9, 1991:

Kay A. Orr

January 9, 1991 to 1999:

Ben Nelson

1999 --

Mike Johanns

Written by Jim Fras

1860: 28,841

1870: 122,993

1880: 452,402

1890: 1,058,910

1900: 1,066,300

1910: 1,192,214

1920: 1,296,372

1930: 1,377,963

1940: 1,315,834

1950: 1,325,510

1960: 1,411,330

1970: 1,485,333

1980: 1,569,825

1990: 1,578,455

2000: 1,711,265