Iowa

Also known as Iowa, United States, State of Iowa, The Land Between Two Rivers, Hawk-eye State, IA, US-IA

Iowa ( ) 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 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. The state's capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines.

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Iowa is a U.S. state located in the United States. Its capital is Des Moines, and its official language is English. The state shares borders with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri. It contains the administrative territorial entities of Greene County, Grundy County, Guthrie County, and Hamilton County. The head of government holds the office of Governor of Iowa, with Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds serving in this role. The legislative body is the Iowa General Assembly.

Iowa has a population of 3241488 and is located in the Central Time Zone, corresponding to UTC−06:00 and UTC−05:00. Its coordinate location is 42,-93. The state was established on 1846-12-28. Its highest point is Hawkeye Point, and its nickname is The Hawkeye State. The flag of Iowa serves as its official flag.

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Key facts

U.S. state.image_flag: Flag of Iowa.svg
U.S. state.name: Iowa
U.S. state.image_seal: Iowa-StateSeal.svg
U.S. state.flag_link: Flag of Iowa
U.S. state.nickname: Hawkeye State
U.S. state.motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
U.S. state.anthem: "The Song of Iowa"center
U.S. state.image_map: Iowa in United States.svg
U.S. state.population_demonym: Iowan
U.S. state.LargestCity: capital
U.S. state.seat: Des Moines
U.S. state.LargestCounty: Polk
U.S. state.LargestMetro: Greater Des Moines
U.S. state.area_rank: 27th
U.S. state.area_total_sq_mi: 56,274
U.S. state.area_total_km2: 145,747
U.S. state.area_land_sq_mi: 55,858
U.S. state.area_land_km2: 144,670

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Research

121,760 papers

Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice: Revisions and Validation.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2017Iowa Model Collaborative, Buckwalter KC, Cullen L et al.DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12223
Cancer in Iowa farmers: recent results.ReviewAmerican journal of industrial medicine · 1990Burmeister LFDOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700180309
Human rabies--Iowa, 2002.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2003Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Iowa Orthopedic Journal Editors Emeriti.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2022
Iowa's Osler.Journal. Iowa State Medical Society · 1957PRIESTLEY JB
Leprosy in Iowa: 1955-1990.ReviewIowa medicine : journal of the Iowa Medical Society · 1994Caplan R
2022 Dedication of the Iowa Orthopedic Journal: Professor Jose A. Morcuende.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2022Buckwalter JA 4th, Lawrence Marsh J, Wynn M et al.
Iowa stream nitrate and the Gulf of Mexico.PloS one · 2018Jones CS, Nielsen JK, Schilling KE et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195930

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: U.S. state
Part of: contiguous United States
Named after: Iowa people
Demonym: Iovaano
Country: United States
Located in: United States
Contains: Crawford County
Continent: North America
Capital: Des Moines
Official language: English language
Population: 3190369
Area: 145746.0
Elevation: 335
Time zone: UTC−05:00
Head of government: Kim Reynolds
Legislature: Iowa General Assembly
Shares border with: South Dakota
Highest point: Hawkeye Point
Official website: www.iowa.gov
Image: Maytag.jpg
Households: 1273941
Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Flag: flag of Iowa

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topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Iowa
Commons category: Iowa
topic's main category: Category:Iowa
inception: 1846-12-28
category for people born here: Category:Births in Iowa
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Iowa
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Iowa
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Iowa
category of associated people: Category:People from Iowa
office held by head of government: Governor of Iowa
nickname: The Hawkeye State
short name: IA
lowest point: Des Moines River
native label: State of Iowa
history of topic: history of Iowa
twinned administrative body: Yamanashi Prefecture
water as percent of area: 0.74
official symbol: American Goldfinch
maximum temperature record: 118
language used: Sac-Fox-Kickapoo
minimum temperature record: -47
has seal, badge, or sigil: Seal of Iowa
marriageable age: 18
compulsory education (maximum age): 16
OpenStreetMap zoom level: 6
topic has template: Template:Iowa
official map URL: geodata.iowa.gov
different from: Iowa
related category: Category:Iowa-related lists
per capita income: 33021
mean age: 38.3
hashtag: iowa
minimum wage: 7.25

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Encyclopedic overview

66 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistory
Early colonization and trade, 1673–1808
War of 1812 and unstable U.S. control
Indian removal, 1814–1832
U.S. settlement and statehood, 1832–1860
Civil War, 1861–1865
Agricultural expansion, 1865–1930
Depression, World War II and manufacturing, 1930–1985
Reemergence as a mixed economy, 1985–present
Geography
Boundaries
Geology and terrain
Ecology and environment
Climate
Precipitation
Settlements
Demographics
Population
Birth data
Religion
Language
Culture
Attractions
Central Iowa
Eastern Iowa
Western Iowa
Northeast and Northern Iowa
Arts
Sports
College sports
Baseball
Ice hockey
Soccer
Other sports
Economy
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Health insurance
Other sectors
Taxation
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Colleges and universities
Health
Transportation
Interstate highways
Airports with scheduled flights
Railroads
Public Transit
Law and government
State
National
Political parties
Voter trends
Presidential caucus
Civil rights
Racial equality
Women's rights
LGBTQ rights
Sister jurisdictions
See also
Notes
References
External links

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, pioneers 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.

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