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Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ EYE-ə-wə) is a 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 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3,190,369, 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. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest U.S. states in which to live.[needs update?]
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, settlers 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. (Full article...)
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The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and 7 professional degrees.
On an urban 1,880-acre campus on the banks of the Iowa River, the University of Iowa is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In fiscal year 2021, research expenditures at Iowa totaled $818 million. The university was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree and it operates the Iowa Writers' Workshop, whose alumni include 17 of the university's 46 Pulitzer Prize winners. Iowa is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association. (Full article...)
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- ... that an Iowa TV station paid Tom Brokaw, a future anchor of NBC Nightly News, $75 a week to work as a staff announcer and part-time newscaster?
- ... that the Aurelia Star, an Iowa newspaper, has changed ownership at least 11 times?
- ... that years after it closed, the studios of an Iowa TV station became the headquarters for the state police radio network?
- ... that S. H. M. Byers not only coined the phrase "Sherman's March to the Sea", but also wrote Iowa's state song?
- ... that Iowa politician June Franklin wrote to ten members of the US Congress urging them to declare Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday?
- ... that the Iowa state auditor Rob Sand modeled in Milan and Paris while he was in college?
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Topography of Iowa, with counties and major streams (from Iowa) -
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Wind turbines near Williams, Iowa (from Iowa) -
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Samuel J. Kirkwood, founder of the Iowa Republican Party, abolitionist, and Iowa's Civil War Governor (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) -
Merchants' National Bank in Poweshiek County, designed by Louis Sullivan (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Grotto of the Redemption, in Palo Alto County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
Iowa in 1718 with the modern state area highlighted (from Iowa) -
Ethnic origins in Iowa (from Iowa) -
Fourth Street Historic District, in Woodbury County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport is the first school of chiropractic in the world. (from Iowa) -
Iowa gross state products by industry, 2009 (from Iowa) -
Inside the Davenport Skybridge (from Iowa) -
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Iowa Territorial Seal (from Iowa) -
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Phil Hoffman House, in Mahaska County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
Skyline of Des Moines, Iowa's capital and largest city (from Iowa) -
Schaeffer Hall (University of Iowa, Iowa City) (from Iowa) -
A Christian cross on a hill in Iowa (from Iowa) -
Iowa's major interstates, larger cities, and counties (from Iowa) -
Excavation of the 3,800-year-old Edgewater Park Site (from Iowa) -
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Snake Alley, in Des Moines County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
Farm in rural Northwest Iowa (from Iowa) -
The Union Block building in Mount Pleasant, scene of early civil rights and women's rights activities (from Iowa) -
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Iowa annual rainfall, in inches; as of 2009 (from Iowa) -
The Iowa Supreme Court, across from the capitol, is the state's highest court. (from Iowa) -
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Central Iowa cornfield and dairy in June (from Iowa) -
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Ethanol plant under construction in Butler County (from Iowa) -
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The Iowa Great Lakes located primarily in Dickinson County, in the northwestern section of Iowa near the Minnesota border (from Iowa) -
Howes Building, in Clinton County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa) -
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Lock and Dam No. 14 Historic District, in Scott County (from National Register of Historic Places listings in 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
- Date admitted to Union: December 28, 1846 (29th State)
- Demonym: Iowan
- Capital: Des Moines
- Elected state officers:
- 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)
- Highest elevation: Hawkeye Point 1,670 feet (509 m) (42nd highest state)
- Mean elevation: 1,100 feet (335 m) (22nd highest state)
- Lowest elevation: Mississippi River 480 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
- Time zone: CST=UTC-06, CDT=UTC-05
- USPS code: IA
- ISO 3166 code: US-IA
- Adjacent states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
- State government website: Iowa.gov
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| State motto: | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
| State nickname: | The Hawkeye State |
| State bird: | Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) |
| State flower: | Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola) |
| State grass: | Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) |
| State tree: | Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) |
| State rock: | Geode |
| State soil: | Tama |
| State song: | The Song of Iowa |
| State tartan: | Iowa State Tartan |
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