Stateriotism

My sister is a stateriot (think patriot). She even has pictures of the state flag on her return address labels.

Robert Duvall is also a stateriot. He told Esquire that VA was the the next best thing to heaven. He used to live in the same town as me. Heaven? Maybe not but his current farm appears to be pretty awesome.

This term "stateriot" came to me today when I saw the address label (also why does my 21 year-old sister have return address labels?). I feel as if a real word for the love of one's state should exist. I am consulting Google as I speak...fruitless.

My attempts were feeble but if you Google stateriotism you'll get results. Also if you know what the real word for loving your state is let me know.