NEBRASKA NEBRASKA U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1867 ORDER OF ADMISSION 37TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1875 CAPITAL LINCOLN POPULATION 1657000 1997 LAND AREA 76878 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 21.3 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME CORNHUSKER STATE MOTTO EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION UNICAMERAL HOUSES 1 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 49 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 3 MAIN INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURING MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL WATER PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS CLAY SAND GRAVEL LIMESTONE
