Outline of Iowa

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Iowa.

Iowa is located in the Midwestern United States, and 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.^[1] Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.^[2] Iowa is often referred to as the "Food Capital of the World".^[3]

General reference

Names
Common name: Iowa
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪoʊ.ə, -əwə/

Official name: State of Iowa

Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: IA

ISO 3166-2 code: US-IA

Internet second-level domain: .ia.us

Nicknames
Hawkeye State[4]

Land of the Rolling Prairie

Tall Corn State
Adjectival: Iowa
Demonym: Iowan

Geography of Iowa

Geography of Iowa
Administration: U.S. state, a federal state of the United States
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Central United States
        Corn Belt
        
        West North Central States
        
        Midwestern United States
Population: 3,046,355 (2010 U.S. Census^[5])
Area: 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km²)

Places in Iowa

Government and politics of Iowa

Branches of the Government of Iowa

Executive branch of the government of Iowa

Governor of Iowa
State departments
- Iowa Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Iowa

Iowa General Assembly (bicameral)
- Upper house: Iowa Senate
- Lower house: Iowa House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Iowa

Courts of Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa

Law and order in Iowa

Law of Iowa

Cannabis in Iowa
Constitution of Iowa
Crime in Iowa
Gun laws in Iowa
Law enforcement in Iowa
- Law enforcement agencies in Iowa
  - Iowa State Police
Same-sex marriage in Iowa

Military in Iowa

History of Iowa

History of Iowa, by period

Prehistory of Iowa
- Indigenous peoples
- Iowa archaeology
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806
District of Louisiana, 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 War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Iowa in the American Civil War
- First transcontinental railroad completed 1869
- Herbert Hoover becomes 31st President of the United States on March 4, 1929

History of Iowa, by region

History of Iowa, by subject

Archeology of Iowa
- Archaeological sites in Iowa
History of Iowa Hawkeyes football
List of Iowa state legislatures
Native American history of Iowa

Culture of Iowa

The Arts in Iowa

Music of Iowa

Sports in Iowa

Economy and infrastructure of Iowa

Economy of Iowa

Agriculture in Iowa
Communications in Iowa
Energy in Iowa
Health care in Iowa
- Hospitals in Iowa
Transportation in Iowa
- Airports in Iowa
- Roads in Iowa

Education in Iowa

Schools in Iowa

References

^ Alex, Lynn M. (2000). Iowa's Archaeological Past. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.
^ Merry, Carl A. (1996). "The Historic Period". Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
^ "Major Industries in Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
^ "Iowa Department of Economic Development Travel Iowa web site - State Symbols". Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Iowa". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Iowa

[1] Alex, Lynn M. (2000). Iowa's Archaeological Past. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.

[2] Merry, Carl A. (1996). "The Historic Period". Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.

[iaindustries-3] "Major Industries in Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2009.

[4] "Iowa Department of Economic Development Travel Iowa web site - State Symbols". Iowa Department of Economic Development. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2007.

[5] "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Iowa". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.

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