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Iowa @ AARoads - Gateway
Sitemap to all pages covering the state of Iowa. Unless otherwise noted, all photographs taken by Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, or Kelly Krapp.
Population Statistics
| State Population |
| 2,982,085 |
| Metropolitan Populations |
| Des Moines |
456,022 |
Cedar Falls-Waterloo |
128,012 |
| Davenport |
359,062 |
Sioux City |
124,130 |
| Cedar Rapids |
191,701 |
Iowa City |
111,006 |
| Burlington |
169,391 |
Dubuque |
89,143 |
| Top County Populations |
| Polk |
408,888 |
Johnson |
118,038 |
| Linn |
201,853 |
Woodbury |
102,972 |
| Scott |
162,621 |
Dubuque |
92,384 |
| Black Hawk |
126,106 |
Des Moines |
40,885 |
| Top City Populations |
| Des Moines |
196,998 |
Waterloo |
66,387 |
| Cedar Rapids |
126,396 |
Council Bluffs |
59,921 |
| Davenport |
98,975 |
Dubuque |
57,313 |
| Sioux City |
82,684 |
Ames |
54,745 |
| Iowa City |
67,062 |
West Des Moines |
54,726 |
| Source: 2000-2006 U.S. Census Data
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Other Statistics
Capital: Des Moines
Nickname: Hawkeye State
State Flower: Wild Rose
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Tree: Oak
Total Interstate Mileage: 781.804
Land Area: 55,869.3 square miles
Acres in Farmland (2006): 31,500,000
Highest Point: Hawkeye Point 1,670 feet
Lowest Point: Mississippi River in Lee County 480 feet
Number of Counties: 99
Number of Incorporated Places: 948
Statehood: 29th state; admitted December 28, 1846
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
Dubuque is home to the only county courthouse with a gold dome.
Herbert Hoover, a West Branch native, was the 31st president of the United States and the first one born west of the Mississippi.
Iowa is ranked first in Pork, Corn and Egg production in the U.S.
Major League Sports Franchises
None
Highway Guides
Page Updated October 7, 2008.
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