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21 of the 50 U.S. states end in the letter "A!"
27 of the 50 U.S. states have land north of Canada's southernmost point

Middle Island, Ontario. The states include Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
7 states are named after kings or queens

4 are named for kings and 3 are named for a queen. Georgia is named for England's King George II, North and South Carolina are named for King Charles I of England, and Louisiana is named for King Louis XIV of France. Virginia (and thus West Virginia) was named for Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen" of England while Maryland is named for Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England.
The five largest states in land area are:

Alaska - 591,004 miles
Texas - 266,807 miles
California - 156,537 miles
Montana - 145,603 miles
New Mexico - 121,593 miles
The five smallest states in land area are:

Rhode Island - 1,212 miles
Delaware - 1,983 miles
Connecticut - 4,872 miles
Hawaii - 6,471 miles
New Jersey - 7,787 miles
The deepest lake in the U.S. is Crater Lake in Oregon and lies within the collapsed crater of an ancient volcano named Mount Mazama and is 1,932 feet deep Located in southern Oregon, the lake is the world's seventh deepest and contains 4.6 trillion gallons of water.
The geographic center of the contiguous (lower) 48 states is about four miles west of Lebanon in Kansas, at 98°35' West 39°50' North.
The highest point in the United States is Mt. McKinley, an Alaskan mountain that is also known as Denali. Its peak is 20,320 feet above sea level.

In the contiguous (lower) 48 states, the highest point is California's Mt. Whitney, at 14,495 feet (4418 meters).
The largest island that is part of the United States is the island of Hawaii at 4,021 square miles. The country's second largest is Kodiak Island off the coast of Alaska at 3,485 square miles and Puerto Rico is the country's third largest at 3,435 mi..
The most common street name is the United States isn't Main Street - it's actually Second Street! The second most popular street name is Park Street, followed by 3rd, 4th, and 5th Streets.

First Street doesn't even make the top five, it's number six. The second most popular non-numerical street name is Washington Street, which is #9 overall.
Saint Augustine in Florida was founded by Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565 and has been in existence for over four centuries. It has been part of the United States since 1821. Today, Saint Augustine, which is located on Florida's Atlantic coast, has a population of approximately 12,000 people.
New York City is made up of five boroughs which are coextensive with five counties. The Bronx (which is Bronx County), Brooklyn (Kings County), Manhattan (New York County), Queens (Queens County), and Staten Island (Richmond County).

The largest borough/county in area is Queens at 108 square miles (280 km2) and Brooklyn/Kings is the largest in population with 2.3 million people as of the 1990 census.
The state with the most lakes is Alaska and not Minnesota despite the "10,000 Lakes" slogan on its license plates. Alaska is home to more than three million lakes.
The flag of Oregon is different on each side. The front side of the flag depicts a state shield, the words "State of Oregon," and "1859." On the reverse is a beaver, the state animal.
The state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes. Michigan borders Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie.
Fascinatingly, Alaska is the state that is farthest north, east, and west while Hawaii is farthest south. The reason that Alaska is farthest east and west is due to the fact that the Aleutian Islands cross the 180° meridian of longitude, placing some of the islands actually in the Eastern Hemisphere and thus degrees east of Greenwich (and the Prime Meridian).

However, for practical (and non-riddle) purposes, the easternmost state is Maine, the northernmost and westernmost is Alaska, and the southernmost is Hawaii.

If you're only considering the 48 contiguous (lower) states, the easternmost state is Maine, the northernmost is Minnesota (the Angle Inlet of northern Minnesota at 49°23'N is north of the 49° boundary between the U.S. and Canada and well north of any point in Maine, no matter how the maps looks), the westernmost state is Washington, and the southernmost state is Florida.
Although most states lie within a single time zones, there are thirteen states that are divided into two time zones.

Idaho and Oregon are split between the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas are divided between Central and Mountain time zones. Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee are split between Eastern and Central time zones. Finally, Alaska is divded between the Alaska time zone and the Hawaii-Aleutian time zone."
There are three states with four-letter names - Iowa, Ohio and Utah.
Based on the latest population estimates (July 1, 1999) by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the five least populous states are:

Wyoming- 479,602
Vermont - 593,740
Alaska - 619,500
North Dakota - 633,666
South Dakota- 733,133
Based on the latest population estimates (July 1, 1999) by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the five most populous states are:

California - 33,145,121
Texas - 20,044,141
New York - 18,196,601
Florida - 15,111,244
Illinois - 12,128,370
Fifteen states share their name with a river in the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Additionally, California is also the name of a aquaduct (an artificial river), Maine is also a river in France, and Oregon was an old name for the Columbia River.
Texas has flown the flags of six countries since 1682. The flags of Spain, France, Mexico, the independent Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America have flown over Texas at one time or another.
The 1997 Census of Government says it best... "There were 87,504 governmental units in the United States as of June 1997. In addition to the Federal Government and the 50 state governments, there were 87,453 units of local government. Of these, 39,044 are general purpose local governments - 3,043 county governments and 36,001 subcounty general purpose governments, including 13,726 school distict governments and 34,683 special district governments."