Referencing cells by column and row name

[Mark Powell]

Say I have 50 lines of tab-delimited data.  Each line represents one of the 50 U.S. states.  Each item within a line corresponds to some kind of data (population, area, etc.)  Is there any way using Rev's built-in commands to write something akin to 

get item "Population" of line "Colorado"

where Population and Colorado are not variables, but 'column' and 'row' names.  Is it possible to establish names in this way and retrieve data similarly to above?

Appreciate any and all suggestions

Mark Powell