These Are The Official Names For Residents of Each US State (And You Might Have Thoughts)

Did you know that there are official names for residents of every individual state, straight from the U.S. Publishing Office Style Manual? (Yeah, we didn’t know the government had a style manual, either.)

This tweet from Natalie Jackson outlined all of the monikers for the residents of all the states and let’s just say: Twitter might not have been ready for some of this.

And we’re absolutely here for the Tweets that broke out after the original one. Here are some favorites:

Just trying to strike a balance here.

Vegemite fans notwithstanding.

Someone might need to update the U.S. Publishing Office Style Manual before things get real tense.

Hey, to each their own!

The Ohio Buckeye is the state’s official tree. We stan.

Apparently “Hoosier” comes from Richmond resident John Finley’s poem “The Hoosier’s Nest,” in case you’re confused.

But what about Nutmeggers???