Iowa County, Wisconsin

county in Wisconsin, United States

Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 22,780 people lived there. Its county seat is Dodgeville.[1] It is also the largest city in the county.

Iowa County
Iowa County Courthouse in March 2013
Iowa County Courthouse in March 2013
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Iowa County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°00′N 90°08′W / 43°N 90.13°W / 43; -90.13
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1830
Named forIowa people
SeatDodgeville
Largest cityDodgeville
Area
 • Total768 sq mi (1,990 km2)
 • Land763 sq mi (1,980 km2)
 • Water5.4 sq mi (14 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total23,687
 • Estimate 
(2019)
23,678
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.iowacounty.org

Iowa County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography Edit

Historical population
Census Pop.
190023,114
191022,497−2.7%
192021,504−4.4%
193020,039−6.8%
194020,5952.8%
195019,610−4.8%
196019,6310.1%
197019,306−1.7%
198019,8022.6%
199020,1501.8%
200022,78013.1%
201023,6874.0%
WI Counties 1900-1990

The county has a total area of 768 square miles (1,989.1 km2). Of this, 763 square miles (1,976.2 km2) is land and 5 square miles (12.9 km2) (0.70%) is water.

Cities, villages, and towns Edit

 
Iowa County Department of Transportation building in Dodgeville

Unincorporated communities Edit

Ghost towns Edit

References Edit

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites Edit

Coordinates: 43°00′N 90°08′W / 43.00°N 90.13°W / 43.00; -90.13