Iowa County, Wisconsin
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, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1830 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Dodgeville |
| Largest City | Dodgeville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
768 sq mi (1,989 km²) 763 sq mi (1,976 km²) 5.4 sq mi (14 km²), 0.7% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.iowacounty.org | |
| Named for: Iowa people | |
Iowa County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 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
- 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
Ghost towns
Iowa County, Wisconsin Media
Pendarvis House (left) and Trelawny House (right) at the Pendarvis historic site
Mineral Point high street
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Iowa County.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.