Some states were formed long ago. Some states
        
        
          are still fairly new. When was your state formed?
        
        
          
            Alabama – 1819
          
        
        
          
            Alaska – 1959
          
        
        
          
            Arizona – 1912
          
        
        
          
            Arkansas – 1836
          
        
        
          
            California – 1850
          
        
        
          
            Colorado – 1876
          
        
        
          
            Connecticut – 1788
          
        
        
          
            Delaware – 1787
          
        
        
          
            Florida – 1845
          
        
        
          
            Georgia – 1788
          
        
        
          
            Hawaii – 1959
          
        
        
          
            Idaho – 1890
          
        
        
          
            Illinois – 1818
          
        
        
          
            Indiana – 1816
          
        
        
          
            Iowa – 1846
          
        
        
          
            Kansas – 1861
          
        
        
          
            Kentucky – 1792
          
        
        
          
            Louisiana – 1812
          
        
        
          
            Maine – 1820
          
        
        
          
            Maryland – 1788
          
        
        
          
            Massachusetts – 1788
          
        
        
          
            Michigan – 1837
          
        
        
          
            Minnesota – 1858
          
        
        
          
            Mississippi – 1817
          
        
        
          
            Missouri – 1821
          
        
        
          
            Montana – 1889
          
        
        
          
            Nebraska – 1867
          
        
        
          
            Nevada – 1864
          
        
        
          
            New Hampshire – 1788
          
        
        
          
            New Jersey – 1787
          
        
        
          
            New Mexico – 1912
          
        
        
          
            New York – 1788
          
        
        
          
            North Carolina – 1789
          
        
        
          
            North Dakota – 1889
          
        
        
          
            Ohio – 1803
          
        
        
          
            Oklahoma – 1907
          
        
        
          
            Oregon – 1859
          
        
        
          
            Pennsylvania – 1787
          
        
        
          
            Rhode Island – 1790
          
        
        
          
            South Carolina – 1788
          
        
        
          
            South Dakota – 1889
          
        
        
          
            Tennessee - 1796
          
        
        
          
            Texas – 1845
          
        
        
          
            Utah – 1896
          
        
        
          
            Vermont – 1791
          
        
        
          
            Virginia – 1788
          
        
        
          
            Washington – 1889
          
        
        
          
            West Virginia – 1863
          
        
        
          
            Wisconsin – 1848
          
        
        
          
            Wyoming – 1890