Iowa
Sitemap to all pages covering the state of Iowa. Photography contributions by Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, Bill Gatchel, Brent Ivy and Scott Onson.
Many of the mileage statistics for highways cited throughout the AARoads' Iowa guides were obtained from the extensively researched Iowa Highways Page by Jason Hancock. Additionally Jeff Morrison's Iowa Highway Ends further covers each highway in the Hawkeye State with photos covering every end or entrance point from adjoining states.
Route Categories
Interstates
12 routes, 2,210 photos
U.S. Highways
18 routes, 2,973 photos
State Highways
21 routes, 1,301 photos
County Routes
14 routes, 169 photos
Other Roads
1 routes, 33 photos
Population
| State Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,190,369 | |||||
| Metropolitan Populations | |||||
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | 709,466 | Quad Cities | 384,324 | ||
| Cedar Rapids | 276,520 | Iowa City | 175,419 | ||
| Sioux City | 149,940 | Ames | 125,252 | ||
| Top County Populations | |||||
| Polk | 492,401 | Linn | 230,299 | ||
| Scott | 174,669 | Johnson | 152,854 | ||
| Black Hawk | 131,144 | Woodbury | 105,941 | ||
| Dallas | 99,678 | Dubuque | 99,266 | ||
| Top City Populations | |||||
| Des Moines | 212,312 | Cedar Rapids | 134,027 | ||
| Davenport | 101,799 | Sioux City | 82,759 | ||
| Iowa City | 76,608 | Ankeny | 70,068 | ||
| West Des Moines | 69,057 | Waterloo | 67,292 | ||
| Ames | 67,033 | Council Bluffs | 62,216 | ||
| Sources: 2020 U.S. Census Data (metro populations and counties), 2020 U.S. Census Estimate (cities) | |||||
About Iowa
- Capital:
Des Moines - Nickname: Hawkeye State
- State Flower: Wild Rose
- State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
- State Tree: Oak
- Total Interstate Mileage: 781.24
- 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.
Last updated: Monday February 26, 2024