Iowa
Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ ⓘ EYE-ə-wə, Lakota: Ayúȟwa)[6][7][8][9] 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.
This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Iowa River. For the indigenous people, see Iowa people. For other uses, see Iowa (disambiguation).
Iowa
Ayúȟwa (Lakota)
December 28, 1846 (29th)
- Des Moines: 846,068 (CSA)
- Davenport (Quad Cities): 474,019 (CSA)
- Cedar Rapids: 276,520 (MSA)
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls: 163,706 (MSA)
- Iowa City: 152,854 (MSA)
- Sioux City: 149,940 (MSA)
- Dubuque: 99,266 (MSA)
- Omaha (Nebraska)/Council Bluffs: 967,604
Adam Gregg (R)
Chuck Grassley (R)
Joni Ernst (R)
1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
2: Ashley Hinson (R)
3: Zach Nunn (R)
4: Randy Feenstra (R) (list)
56,273 sq mi (145,746 km2)
55,857 sq mi (144,669 km2)
416 sq mi (1,077 km2) 0.70%
1,120 ft (340 m)
1,670 ft (509 m)
3,190,369[4]
57.1/sq mi (22.1/km2)
$61,691[5]
Iowan
English
Iowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3,190,369,[10] according to the 2020 census. The state's capital, most populous city, and largest 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.[11] Iowa has been listed as one of the safest U.S. states to live in.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14][15] 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.[16]
Etymology[edit]
Like many other states, Iowa takes its name from its predecessor, Iowa Territory, whose name in turn is derived from the Iowa River, and ultimately from the ethnonym of the indigenous Ioway people. The Ioway are a Chiwere-speaking Siouan Nation, who were once part of the Ho-Chunk Confederation that inhabited the area now corresponding to several Midwest states. The Ioway were one of the many Native American nations whose territory comprised the future state of Iowa before the time of European colonization.[17]
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Iowa has ten official partner jurisdictions:[294]
