Iowa

state of the United States of America
Place u_s_state Q1546
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Iowa is a place located in the United States. It was established on December 28, 1846. The head of government is Kim Reynolds.

It has a population of 3.2M as of 2020[1] and an area of 146k. The elevation is 335. It is situated in the Central Time Zone, America/Chicago, and UTC−06:00.

Iowa

Summary

Iowa is an U.S. state[1]. Iowa draws 15,641 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #45 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iowa is located in United States[3].
  • Iowa is in the country of United States[4].
  • Iowa's head of government is recorded as Kim Reynolds[5].
  • Iowa is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Iowa's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].
  • Iowa's capital is recorded as Des Moines[8].
  • Iowa's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as Minnesota[10].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as Wisconsin[11].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as Illinois[12].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as Missouri[13].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as Nebraska[14].
  • Iowa's shares border with is recorded as South Dakota[15].
  • Iowa's anthem is recorded as The Song of Iowa[16].
  • Iowa people is named after Iowa[17].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Adair County[18].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Adams County[19].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allamakee County[20].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Appanoose County[21].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Audubon County[22].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Benton County[23].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Black Hawk County[24].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boone County[25].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bremer County[26].
  • Iowa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buchanan County[27].

Body

Geography

Iowa is in the country of United States[4]. Iowa is located in United States[3]. Iowa is on the continent of North America[6].

Designation and Status

Iowa's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].

History and Context

Iowa people is named after Iowa[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iowa include USS Iowa[28], a battleship[29]; Iowa[30], an album[31]; Iowa Speedway[32], a motorsport racing track[33], in United States[34]; and iowaite[35], a mineral species[36].

Why It Matters

Iowa draws 15,641 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #45 of 49).[2] Iowa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Iowa is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Iowa include USS Iowa[28], a battleship[29]; Iowa[30], an album[31]; Iowa Speedway[32], a motorsport racing track[33], in United States[34]; and iowaite[35], a mineral species[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag iowa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: iowa, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936769|iowa (#289936769)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0328052-Iowa
    Executive body Government of Iowa
    C-span organization id 13788
    Nacsis-cat author id DA15926756
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0328052-Iowa, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.iowa.gov
    Domain name iowa.gov, ia.us
    Official name State of Iowa
    Native label {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'State of Iowa'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.iowa.gov/"
  4. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Maytag.jpg
    Authority Q53709982
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P797]]: [[Q53709982]]"
  5. 5w ago · Farragutful · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water Missouri River, Mississippi River, Spirit Lake +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P206]]: [[Q989683]]"
  6. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Iowa
    Official website https://www.iowa.gov
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials in Iowa
    History of topic history of Iowa
    + 78 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 506072, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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