Dubuque
city in and county seat of Dubuque, Iowa, United States
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Summary
Dubuque is a city in the United States[1]. Dubuque ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,587 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dubuque County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mississippi River[5]
- Head of government: Brad Cavanagh[6]
- Founder: Julien Dubuque[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Dornbirn[8], Pyatigorsk[9], Handan[10]
- Postal code: 52001[11], 52002[12], 52003[13], 52004[14], 52099[15]
- Commons category: Dubuque, Iowa[16]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 563[18]
- Official website: https://www.cityofdubuque.org/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dubuque, Iowa[20]
- Population: 57,637[21], 59,667[22], 36,000[23], 36,500[24]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The American Cyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[30], New International Encyclopedia[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[34]
- Capital of: Dubuque County[35]
- Official name: Dubuque[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Dubuque, Iowa[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dubuque, Iowa[38]
- Number of households: 24,151[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Dubuque, Iowa[40]
- Owner of: Mystique Ice Center[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 188 m[42], 189 m[43]
- Area: 81.7542 km²[44], 80.861734 km²[45]
- Water as percent of area: 4.0132 percent[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dubuque include USS Dubuque[47], an Amphibious Transport Dock[48] and Dubuque Regional Airport[49], an airport[50], in United States[51].
Why It Matters
Dubuque has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Dubuque is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Dubuque include USS Dubuque[47], an Amphibious Transport Dock[48] and Dubuque Regional Airport[49], an airport[50], in United States[51].