I have visited 30 Counties = 30.3% of Counties in Iowa
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Quick facts about Iowa
Location: See map on the right side of the page.
Size(1): 55,869 square miles. Iowa is the 23rd largest state. The next larger state is Michigan and the next smaller state is Illinois.
Population(2): 2,966,334 people. Iowa is the 30th most populous state. The next more populous state is Connecticut and the next less populous state is Mississippi.
Population Density: 53.09 people per square mile. Iowa is the 34th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Arkansas and the next less densely populated state is Arizona.
Bordering States: Iowa shares a border with 6 states: Minnesota; South Dakota; Nebraska; Missouri; Illinois and Wisconsin.
Admission to the Union: December 28, 1846. Iowa was the 29th state admitted to the Union, after Texas and before Wisconsin.
The town of Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County is on the "wrong" side of the Missouri River, completely separated from the rest of Iowa and surrounded by Nebraska on three sides. See my Inconvenient Rivers page for more details.
Counties in Iowa
Below are the 99 counties in Iowa. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
Adair
Adams: Smallest county population in Iowa (4,482 people in 2000 Census).
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