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The Midwest > Iowa > Geography

IOWAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 145,753 [25th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 0.71 [45th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 145,743 [26th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 56,272 [26th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 1,042 [45th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,857
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,846
Capitals > Metropolitan population 534,230 [25th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city Yes
Capitals > Municipal population 194,163 [21st of 50]
Geographic centers > Location 5 miles northeast of Ames
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total 36 million acres [23rd of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 22.6 million acres [4th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 2.7 million acres [35th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 10.6 million acres [16th of 43]
Land area 55,869 sq mi [23rd of 56]
Land borders
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
Largest cities (with populations) Des Moines - 194,311
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 52 [2nd of 26]
Mean County Area 1,472.16 sq.km. [37th of 49]
Percentage of area water 0.71% [43rd of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Des Moines - 194,311
Tornadoes > Fatalities 61 [22nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 20.564 per 1 million people [15th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 1,774 [18th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 598.045 per 1 million people [6th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $709,211,904.00 [10th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $62,065.12 per $10 million of GDP [7th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $23,908.70 per 100 people [5th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,374 [6th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 46.32 per 100,000 people [7th of 55]
Total area 56,272 sq mi [26th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 24 [33rd of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 24 [33rd of 51]
Water area 402 sq mi [44th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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