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Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
– U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
located in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony
French colonial empire
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
. After the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt
Corn Belt
The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop, replacing the native tall grasses. By 1950, 99% of the corn was grown from hybrids. Most corn is fed to livestock, especially hogs and poultry. In recent decades soybeans have...
. Iowa is often referred to as the "Food Capital of the World".
General reference
- Names
- Common name: IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
- Pronunciation: ˈaɪ.əwə
- Official name: State of Iowa
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Postal symbol: IA
- ISO 3166-2 code: US-IA
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- Nicknames
- HawkeyeNatty BumppoNathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales.- Fictional biography :...
State - Cyclone State
- Land of the Rolling Prairie
- Tall Corn State
- Hawkeye
- Common name: Iowa
- Adjectival: IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
- Demonym: Iowan
Geography of Iowa
- Main article: Geography of Iowa
- Iowa is: a U.S. stateU.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
, a federal state of the United States of America - Location
- Northern hemisphereNorthern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
- Western hemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
- AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
- Anglo America
- Northern AmericaNorthern AmericaNorthern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
- United States of America
- Contiguous United StatesContiguous United StatesThe contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
- Central United StatesCentral United StatesThe Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
- Corn BeltCorn BeltThe Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop, replacing the native tall grasses. By 1950, 99% of the corn was grown from hybrids. Most corn is fed to livestock, especially hogs and poultry. In recent decades soybeans have...
- West North Central StatesWest North Central StatesThe West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau....
- Corn Belt
- Midwestern United StatesMidwestern United StatesThe Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
- Central United States
- Contiguous United States
- United States of America
- North America
- Americas
- Northern hemisphere
- Population of Iowa: 3,046,355 (2010 U.S. Census)
- Area of Iowa:
- Atlas of Iowa
Places in Iowa
- Historic places in Iowa
- National Historic Landmarks in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa
- National Natural Landmarks in Iowa
- National parks in Iowa
- State parks in Iowa
Environment of Iowa
- Climate of Iowa
- Geology of Iowa
- Protected areas in Iowa
- Superfund sites in Iowa
- Wildlife of Iowa
- Fauna of Iowa
- Birds of Iowa
- Fauna of Iowa
Administrative divisions of Iowa
- The 99 Counties of the State of Iowa
- Municipalities in Iowa
- Cities in Iowa
- State capital of Iowa: Des Moines
- City nicknames in Iowa
- Unincorporated communities in Iowa
- Cities in Iowa
- Municipalities in Iowa
Government and politics of Iowa
- Main article: Government of Iowa and Politics of Iowa
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: U.S. state governmentState governments of the United StatesState governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S... - United States congressional delegations from IowaUnited States Congressional Delegations from IowaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Iowa to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
- Iowa State CapitolIowa State CapitolThe Iowa State Capitol is located in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines, and houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State...
- Elections in IowaElections in IowaThe number of elections in Iowa varies from year to year. Presidential elections are held every four years. Since 1972, Iowa has been the first state to vote in presidential primaries, with their caucuses...
- Political party strength in IowaPolitical party strength in IowaThe following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Iowa:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State Treasurer*Secretary of Agriculture...
Executive branch of the government of Iowa
- Governor of Iowa
- Lieutenant Governor of IowaLieutenant Governor of IowaThis is a List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of Iowa, 1858 to present. In Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor run together on the same ticket. Before the 1998 Election, the law was changed from the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor running separately....
- Secretary of State of Iowa
- Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
- State departments
- Iowa Department of TransportationIowa Department of TransportationIn the U.S. state of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Transportation is the state government organization responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the primary highway system...
- Iowa Department of Transportation
Legislative branch of the government of Iowa
- Iowa General AssemblyIowa General AssemblyThe Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively...
(bicameral)- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Iowa SenateIowa SenateThe Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts... - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: Iowa House of RepresentativesIowa House of RepresentativesThe Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of Iowa
- Supreme Court of IowaIowa Supreme CourtThe Iowa Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Iowa. As constitutional head of the Iowa Judicial Branch, the Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices....
Law and order in Iowa
- Main article: Law of Iowa
- Constitution of Iowa
- Crime in IowaCrime in IowaThis article refers to the situation of crime in the state of Iowa. In 2008 there were 81,209 crimes reported in Iowa including 76 murders. A full list can be found ....
- Gun laws in Iowa
- Law enforcement in Iowa
- Law enforcement agencies in Iowa
- Iowa State Police
- Law enforcement agencies in Iowa
- Same-sex marriage in IowaSame-sex marriage in IowaSame-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Iowa became legal on April 3, 2009.Iowa's first dealings with same-sex marriage came in 1998, after recent court cases on same-sex unions, starting in Hawaii, found that denying the right to marry to same-sex couples was incompatible with the Equal Protection...
History of Iowa, by period
- Prehistory of Iowa
- Indigenous peoples
- Iowa archaeologyIowa archaeologyThe archaeology of Iowa is the study of the buried remains of human culture within the state of Iowa from the earliest prehistoric through the late historic periods. When the American Indians first arrived in what is now Iowa more than 13,000 years ago, they were hunters and gatherers living in a...
- FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
colony of LouisianeLouisiana (New France)Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
, 1699–1764- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(though predominantly FrancophoneFrancophoneThe adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
) district of Alta LuisianaLouisiana (New Spain)Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...
, 1764–1803- Third Treaty of San IldefonsoThird Treaty of San IldefonsoThe Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
of 1800
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
- FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
district of Haute-LouisianeLouisiana (New France)Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
, 1803- Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
of 1803
- Louisiana Purchase
- Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
, 1803–1804- Lewis and Clark ExpeditionLewis and Clark ExpeditionThe Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...
, 1804–1806
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- District of LouisianaDistrict of LouisianaThe District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...
, 1804–1805 - Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- Unorganized Territory, (1821–1834)-1854
- Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1834–1836)-1837
- Territory of Wisconsin, (1836–1838)-1848
- Honey War, 1837–1851
- Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846
- Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- State of Iowa becomes 29th State admitted to the United States of America on December 28, 1846
- American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865- Iowa in the American Civil War
- First Transcontinental RailroadFirst Transcontinental RailroadThe First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
completed 1869 - Herbert HooverHerbert HooverHerbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
becomes 31st President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
on March 4, 1929
- American Civil War
History of Iowa, by region
- History of Davenport, IowaHistory of Davenport, IowaDavenport, Iowa, was part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1814, during the War of 1812 the British military, along with the Saux and Fox Indian tribes fought against the Americans near Davenport. In August, Major Zachary Taylor, later President, fought a battle east of what is now Credit Island Park,...
- History of Dubuque, IowaHistory of Dubuque, IowaThe city of Dubuque, Iowa stretches back over 200 years, when Julien Dubuque first settled in the area in the late 18th century. A number of forces shaped the city into what it is .-Early years:...
- History of Sioux City, IowaHistory of Sioux City, IowaThe region that would become Sioux City, Iowa was inhabited by the ancestors of native Americans for thousands of years. Europeans first came into contact with the native people during the eighteenth century, when Spanish and French furtrappers plied the Missouri River...
History of Iowa, by subject
- Archeology of Iowa
- Archaeological sites in Iowa
- Blood Run SiteBlood Run SiteThe Blood Run Site is an archaeological site on the border of the US states of Iowa and South Dakota. The site was essentially populated for 8,500 years, within which earthworks structures were built by the Oneota Culture and occupied descendant tribes such as the Ioway, Otoe, Missouri, and shared...
- Chan-Ya-Ta SiteChan-Ya-Ta SiteThe Chan-Ya-Ta Site is a Late Prehistoric village in Buena Vista County, Iowa in which Native Americans lived in large earthlodge structures surrounded by a fortified ditch....
- Cherokee Sewer SiteCherokee Sewer SiteThe Cherokee Sewer Site is a multi-component Prehistoric Indian Archaic bison processing site excavated in 1973 and 1976 near the sewage treatment plant of Cherokee, Iowa; it is not associated with the Cherokee tribe. It is important because it shows a transition in bison hunting strategy during...
- Edgewater Park SiteEdgewater Park SiteThe Edgewater Park Site is a 3,800-year-old Late Archaic campsite situated along the Iowa River in Coralville, Iowa, United States. Plant remains recovered from the site suggest the inhabitants were in the earliest stages of adapting domesticated plants....
- Effigy Mounds National MonumentEffigy Mounds National MonumentEffigy Mounds National Monument preserves three prehistoric sites in Allamakee County and Clayton County, Iowa in the midwestern United States.-Mounds:...
- Fish Farm Mounds State PreserveFish Farm Mounds State PreserveFish Farm Mounds State Preserve is a archaeological mound group containing Native American burials in Iowa. It is located within the larger Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife area, a state owned hunting area a few miles south of New Albin, just inland from the Upper Mississippi River in Allamakee...
- Folkert Mound GroupFolkert Mound GroupThe Folkert Mound Group of Hardin County, Iowa is a collection of 27 prehistoric mounds on the bluffs above the Iowa River, in a variety of shapes, including linear, compound, conical, and an enigmatic cruciform mound....
- Fort Atkinson State PreserveFort Atkinson State PreserveFort Atkinson State Preserve is a state preserve of Iowa, USA, containing the remnants of Fort Atkinson, a U.S. Army frontier post created to keep the peace between various Native American tribes as well as prevent white settlers from encroaching on Indian lands.-History:The 1830 Treaty of Prairie...
- Hartley Fort State PreserveHartley Fort State PreserveHartley Fort State Preserve is a Iowa state preserve located on the Upper Iowa River in the Driftless Area, in Allamakee County of Iowa.-Geography:...
- Little Maquoketa River Mounds State PreserveLittle Maquoketa River Mounds State PreserveThe Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve is an Iowa state owned archaeological site and natural area located within the city of Sageville on U.S. Highway 52....
- Phipps SitePhipps SiteThe Phipps Site is a Late Prehistoric Mill Creek Culture archaeological site near Cherokee in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States....
- Plum Grove Historic HousePlum Grove Historic HousePlum Grove is a historic house located in Iowa City, United States. Plum Grove was the retirement home of Gov. Robert Lucas and the childhood home of the author Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Built in 1844, Lucas lived there with his wife, Friendly, and several children and grandchildren...
- Slinde Mounds State PreserveSlinde Mounds State PreserveSlinde Mounds State Preserve contains ancient Indian mound burials in some hill prairie. About in extent, it is on a terrace above Canoe Creek, a tributary of the Upper Iowa River, and is approximately six miles from Waukon, Iowa in Hanover Township, in Allamakee County.The state acquired the land...
- Toolesboro Mound GroupToolesboro Mound GroupThe Toolesboro Mound Group, a National Historic Landmark, is a group of Havana Hopewell culture earthworks on the north bank of the Iowa River near its discharge into the Mississippi. The mounds are owned and displayed to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa...
- Blood Run Site
- Archaeological sites in Iowa
- History of Iowa Hawkeyes footballHistory of Iowa Hawkeyes football- 19th century – Origins of Iowa football :Football was first played as a club sport at Iowa in 1872, with intramural games against other colleges played as early as 1882...
- Native American history of Iowa
- AppanooseAppanooseAppanoose was a 19th century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah and therefore probably a grandson of Quashquame.Several place names are ultimately derived from Appanoose:*Appanoose County, Iowa*Appanoose County Courthouse...
- Half-Breed TractHalf-Breed TractA Half-Breed Tract was a segment of land designated in the western states by the United States government in the 19th century specifically for people of American Indian and European or European-American ancestry, known as mixed bloods. The government set aside such tracts in several U.S...
- Ho-ChunkHo-ChunkThe Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska....
- Keokuk (Sauk chief)Keokuk (Sauk chief)Keokuk was a chief of the Sauk or Sac tribe in central North America noted for his policy of cooperation with the U.S. government which led to conflict with Black Hawk, who led part of their band into the Black Hawk War...
- Keokuk's ReserveKeokuk's ReserveKeokuk's Reserve was a parcel of land in the present-day U.S. state of Iowa that was retained by the Sauk and Fox tribes in 1832 in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War...
- MeskwakiMeskwakiThe Meskwaki are a Native American people often known to outsiders as the Fox tribe. They have often been closely linked to the Sauk people. In their own language, the Meskwaki call themselves Meshkwahkihaki, which means "the Red-Earths." Historically their homelands were in the Great Lakes region...
- NeapopeNeapopeNeapope was a spiritual leader of the Sauk tribe and advisor to Black Hawk during the Black Hawk War.-Biography:...
- PotawatomiPotawatomiThe Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied...
- QuashquameQuashquameQuashquame was a Sauk chief; he was the principal signer of the 1804 treaty that ceded Sauk land to the United States government...
- Sac (people)
- Sac and Fox NationSac and Fox NationThe Sac and Fox Nation is the largest of three federally recognized tribes of Sac and Meskwaki Native Americans. They are located in Oklahoma and are predominantly Sac....
- SauganashSauganashBilly Caldwell, baptized Thomas Caldwell , known also as Sauganash, was a British-Mohawk fur trader who was commissioned captain in the Indian Department of Canada...
- TaimahTaimahTaimah was an early 19th century Meskwaki leader. Often called Chief Tama in historical accounts.-Life:...
- University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
- WatsekaWatsekaWatseka or Watchekee was a Potawatomi Native American woman, born in Illinois, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend. Her uncle was Tamin, the chief of the Kankakee Potawatomi Indians....
- Appanoose
Culture of Iowa
- Main article: Culture of Iowa
- Cuisine of Iowa
- Museums in Iowa
- Religion in Iowa
- Episcopal Diocese of IowaEpiscopal Diocese of IowaThe Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which covers all of Iowa. It is in Province VI. Its offices are in Des Moines, and it has two cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of St...
- Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
- Scouting in IowaScouting in IowaScouting in Iowa has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Recent history :...
- State symbols of Iowa
- Flag of the State of Iowa
- Great Seal of the State of Iowa
- Flag of the State of Iowa
Economy and infrastructure of Iowa
- Main article: Economy of Iowa
- Communications in Iowa
- Health care in Iowa
- Transportation in Iowa
Education in Iowa
- Main article: Education in Iowa
- Schools in Iowa
- School districts in Iowa
- Private schools in Iowa
- Colleges and universities in Iowa
- University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
- Iowa State UniversityIowa State UniversityIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
- University of Iowa
See also
- Outline of geographyOutline of geographyThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
- Outline of North America
- Outline of the United States
- Outline of North America
- Index of Iowa-related articles