Sitemap to all pages covering the state of Iowa. Photography contributions by Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, Bill Gatchel, Brent Ivy and Scott Onson.
Photo Guides
City / Area Guides
City / Area Guides
Interstates
Interstates
Interstate 29
Interstate 35
Interstate 74
Interstate 80
Interstate 129
Interstate 235
Interstate 280
Interstate 380
Interstate 480
Interstate 680
Interstate 880
Business Loop I-35 – Ames U.S. Highways
U.S. Highways
U.S. 6
U.S. 20
U.S. 30
U.S. 34
U.S. 52
U.S. 61
U.S. 63
U.S. 65
U.S. 67
U.S. 69
U.S. 71
U.S. 75
U.S. 77
U.S. 136
U.S. 151
U.S. 218
U.S. 275
U.S. 34 Business – Ottumwa
U.S. 61 Business – Davenport
U.S. 151 Business – Cascade State Highways
State Highways
Iowa 1
Iowa 2
Iowa 5
Iowa 14
Iowa 22
Iowa 27 – Avenue of the Saints
Iowa 38
Iowa 64
Iowa 70
Iowa 78
Iowa 92
Iowa 100
Iowa 130
Iowa 136
Iowa 137
Iowa 148
Iowa 149
Iowa 163
Iowa 930 – Lincoln Way
Iowa 946 County Roads
County Roads
Historic U.S. 6 / County Road F58
Old U.S. 218 / Iowa 965 / County Road W64
County Road F12
County Road F45
County Road F55
County Road F62
County Road G26
County Road G37
County Road J55
County Road W38
County Road X14
County Road X99
County Road Y24
County Road Y53
County Road Y60
County Road Z30Many 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.
Population Statistics
| 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.
Des MoinesMajor League Sports Franchises
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Updated February 26, 2024.