Portal:Iowa
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Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ ⓘ EYE-ə-wə, Lakota: Ayúȟwa) is a landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
Iowa is the
metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area
extends into three counties of southwest Iowa. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest U.S. states to live in.
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.
In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy began to transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. As of 2018, 22.6 million hogs outnumbered Iowans by more than 7 to 1 in 8,000 facilities large enough to require manure management plans. (Full article...)
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Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th congressional district from 1975 to 1987. After starting a successful business in his youth, Berkley Fly Co., he ran for Congress in 1972, but was defeated by incumbent Wiley Mayne. In 1974 however, Bedell beat Mayne and was elected to the U.S. House.
He was known for his support of representative democracy and his populist style. For example, he would hold town halls and let constituents vote on motions to decide what he would do in Congress on their behalf and these meetings helped Bedell understand the problems of his constituents; as a result, he backed issues that were important to his farming constituency, such as waterway usage fees and production constraints. (Full article...)Did you know? -
- ... that American horticulturalist Joseph Lancaster Budd traveled to England, France, Austria, Russia, and China in 1882 to discover fruit trees that could grow in Iowa?
- ... that Robert Spencer Finkbine spent 13 years as the superintendent of construction of the Iowa State Capitol?
- ... that a 2020 study concluded that taco pizza is the favorite pizza of Iowa?
- ... that during Orrin Hatch's presidential campaign in 2000, his wife told him that his poor performance in the Iowa caucuses was a "sign from God" to end his campaign?
- ... that Iowa radio station KTFC was partially powered by a wind turbine that the owner had bought from an Arizona wind farm?
- ... that the Iowa Cow War started due to bovine tuberculosis testing?
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Iowa's major interstates, larger cities, and counties (from Iowa) -
Iowa in 1718 with the modern state area highlighted (from Iowa) -
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Iowagross state products by industry, 2009 (from Iowa) -
Phil Hoffman House, in Mahaska County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
Farm in rural Northwest Iowa (from Iowa) -
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Central Iowa cornfield and dairy in June (from Iowa) -
Inside the Davenport Skybridge (from Iowa) -
Snake Alley, in Des Moines County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Pietists. (from Iowa) -
Schaeffer Hall (University of Iowa, Iowa City) (from Iowa) -
South End Zone ofAmes, IA. (from Iowa) -
DeSoto Lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (from Iowa) -
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Population age comparison between rural Pocahontas County and urban Polk County, illustrating the flight of young adults (red) to urban centers in Iowa (from Iowa) -
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The Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, completed in 1886, is the only state capitol in the United States to feature five domes, a central golden dome surrounded by four smaller ones. It houses the Iowa General Assembly, comprising the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate. (from Iowa) -
Old Capitol,Iowa City (from Iowa) -
Topography of Iowa, with counties and major streams (from Iowa) -
Iowa Territorial Seal (from Iowa) -
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Skyline of Des Moines, Iowa's capital and largest city (from Iowa) -
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Merchants' National Bank in Poweshiek County, designed by Louis Sullivan (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Excavation of the 3,800-year-old Edgewater Park Site (from Iowa) -
Fourth Street Historic District, in Woodbury County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Christian cross on a hill in Iowa (from Iowa) -
Iowa annual rainfall, in inches; as of 2009 (from Iowa) -
Grotto of the Redemption, in Palo Alto County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
Samuel J. Kirkwood, founder of the Iowa Republican Party, abolitionist, and Iowa's Civil War Governor (from Iowa) -
Iowa 2020 Population Density map (from Iowa) -
The Iowa Great Lakes located primarily in Dickinson County, in the northwestern section of Iowa near the Minnesota border. (from Iowa) -
The Iowa Supreme Court, across from the capitol, is the state's highest court. (from Iowa) -
Lock and Dam No. 14 Historic District, in Scott County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
The Union Block building, Mount Pleasant, scene of early civil rights and women's rights activities (from Iowa) -
Map of counties in Iowa by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census(from Iowa)Non-Hispanic White- 50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%90%+
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State Facts
State of Iowa
- 29th State)
- Iowan
- Capital: Des Moines
- Elected state officers:
- Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)
- Lieutenant Governor: Adam Gregg(R)
- Secretary of State: Paul Pate (R)
- Treasurer: Roby Smith(R)
- Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Naig (R)
- Attorney General: Brenna Bird (R)
- U.S. Senators:
- Chuck Grassley (R)
- Joni Ernst (R)
- U.S. Representatives:
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
- Ashley Hinson (R)
- Zach Nunn (R)
- Randy Feenstra (R)
- Total area: 56,272 square miles (145,744 km2) (23rd most extensive state)
- Land: 55,869 square miles (144,700 km2)
- Water: 402 square miles (1,041 km2)
- Highest elevation: Hawkeye Point1,670 feet (509 m) (42nd highest state)
- Mean elevation: 1,100 feet (335 m) (22nd highest state)
- Lowest elevation: Mississippi River480 feet (146 m) (37th lowest state)
- Population (2022 estimate): 3,200,517 (32nd most populous state)
- Number of counties: 99 counties
- Number of municipalities: 947 municipalities
- UTC-05
- USPS code: IA
- US-IA
- Adjacent states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
- State government website: Iowa.gov
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Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
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The Hawkeye State |
| State bird: | Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
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Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola)
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| State grass: | Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)
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Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) |
| State rock: | Geode |
| State soil: | Tama |
| State song: | The Song of Iowa |
| State tartan: | Iowa State Tartan |
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