Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 23,709 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Dodgeville.[2] It is also the largest city in the county.
Iowa County | |
|---|---|
 Iowa County Courthouse in March 2013 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′N 90°08′W / 43°N 90.13°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Named for | Iowa people |
| Seat | Dodgeville |
| Largest city | Dodgeville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 768 sq mi (1,990 km2) |
| • Land | 763 sq mi (1,980 km2) |
| • Water | 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) 0.7% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,709 |
| • Density | 31.1/sq mi (12.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Iowa County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 3,978 | — | |
| 1850 | 9,525 | 139.4% | |
| 1860 | 18,967 | 99.1% | |
| 1870 | 24,544 | 29.4% | |
| 1880 | 23,628 | −3.7% | |
| 1890 | 22,117 | −6.4% | |
| 1900 | 23,114 | 4.5% | |
| 1910 | 22,497 | −2.7% | |
| 1920 | 21,504 | −4.4% | |
| 1930 | 20,039 | −6.8% | |
| 1940 | 20,595 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 19,610 | −4.8% | |
| 1960 | 19,631 | 0.1% | |
| 1970 | 19,306 | −1.7% | |
| 1980 | 19,802 | 2.6% | |
| 1990 | 20,150 | 1.8% | |
| 2000 | 22,780 | 13.1% | |
| 2010 | 23,687 | 4.0% | |
| 2020 | 23,709 | 0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
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
change
- Arena (town)
- Arena (village)
- Avoca (village)
- Barneveld (village)
- Blanchardville (village)
- Brigham (town)
- Clyde (town)
- Cobb (village)
- Dodgeville (town)
- Dodgeville (city)
- Eden (town)
- Highland (town)
- Highland (village)
- Hollandale (village)
- Linden (town)
- Linden (village)
- Livingston (village)
- Mifflin (town)
- Mineral Point (town)
- Mineral Point (city)
- Montfort (village)
- Moscow (town)
- Muscoda (village) partial
- Pulaski (town)
- Rewey (village)
- Ridgeway (town)
- Ridgeway (village)
- Waldwick (town)
- Wyoming (town)
Unincorporated communities
changeGhost towns
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Iowa County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 5, 2015.