Iowa County, Wisconsin

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
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

Historical population
CensusPop.
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

Iowa County Department of Transportation building in Dodgeville
  • 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

  • Clyde
  • Coon Rock
  • Edmund
  • Helena
  • Hyde
  • Jonesdale
  • Mifflin
  • Moscow
  • Pleasant Ridge
  • Waldwick
  • Wyoming

Ghost towns

  • Dirty Hollow
  • Minersville
  • Pendarvis

References

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

Other websites

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