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The State Of Iowa
Capital - Des Moines
Largest city - Des Moines
Largest metro area - Omaha-Council Bluffs
Postal Abbreviation - IA
Area - Ranked 26th
- Total 56,272 sq mi
(145,743 km²)
- Width 199 miles (320 km)
- Length 310 miles (500 km)
- % water 0.71
- Latitude 40°36'N to 43°30'N
- Longitude 89°5'W to 96°31'W
Population - Ranked 30th
- Total (2000) 2,926,324
- Density 52.4/sq mi
20.22/km² (33rd)
Elevation
- Highest point - Hawkeye Point
1,670 ft (509 m)
- Mean 1,099 ft (335 m)
- Lowest point 480 ft (146 m)
Admission to Union December 28, 1846 (29th)
Iowa Cities:
Population More Than 100,000
Des Moines (522,454), state capital, and home to Drake University.
Cedar Rapids (246,412)
Davenport (376,309), home of Saint Ambrose University, largest of the Quad Cities
Sioux City (142,571)
Waterloo (161,897)
Iowa City (138,524), home of the University of Iowa
Council Bluffs (813,170), part of Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area
Population More Than 10,000
Dubuque (91,631), college town, manufacturing center, river port
West Des Moines (52,768), suburb of Des Moines and insurance center
Ames (79,952), home of Iowa State University
Cedar Falls (36,471), home of the University of Northern Iowa and part of the Waterloo metropolitan area
Ankeny (36,161), suburb of Des Moines
Urbandale (35,904), suburb of Des Moines
Bettendorf (31,890), part of the Quad Cities
Marion (30,233), suburb of Cedar Rapids
Mason City (27,909), city known for cement manufacturing
Clinton (27,086), industrial river town
Marshalltown (25,977), home of Iowa Veterans Home, known for furnace and valve manufacturing
Fort Dodge (25,493), known for mining and veterinary pharmaceuticals
Burlington (25,436), industrial river town
Ottumwa (24,798), industrial river town
Muscatine (22,757), location of many chemical plants
Coralville (17,811), suburb of Iowa City
Newton (15,696), former home of the Maytag Corporation's headquarters prior to the Whirlpool Corporation buyout
Indianola (14,156), home of National Balloon Museum and Simpson College
Clive (13,851), suburb of Des Moines
Johnston (13,596), suburb of Des Moines
Altoona (13,301), suburb of Des Moines
Boone (12,831), an important hub for the Union Pacific Railroad
Spencer (11,117)
Fort Madison (11,048) home of the Iowa State Penitentiary
Oskaloosa (11,026), home of William Penn University
Keokuk (10,762), river port in extreme southeast
Pella (10,291), Pella Windows headquarters, Central College, Wyatt Earp's childhood home, Tulip Fest
Carroll (10,047)
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