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Iowa in United States
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted, showing where Iowa is located

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States. It has 99 counties and 943 cities. In Iowa, every town or village that is officially recognized is called a "city," no matter how many people live there!

According to the 2020 United States Census, Iowa has about 3.19 million people and covers about 55,857 square miles (144,660 square kilometers) of land. Most of Iowa's residents (about 63.1%) live in urban areas, which are cities and towns.

The very first city to become official in Iowa was Farmington on January 11, 1841. The newest city to join the list was Maharishi Vedic City on July 25, 2001.

The biggest city in Iowa, both by population and land area, is Des Moines. It has 214,133 residents and covers about 90.65 square miles (234.78 square kilometers). The smallest city by population is Le Roy, with only 11 residents.

Iowa's Biggest Cities by Population

Here are the cities in Iowa with the most people:

Rank City Population County Skyline What Makes it Special
1 Des Moines 214,133 Polk, Warren Des Moines Skyline from East Walnut Street - panoramio.jpg Des Moines is a major center for the insurance business. It also has many financial and publishing companies. Forbes magazine even called it the "Best Place for Business" in 2010!
2 Cedar Rapids 137,710 Linn 1st-Avenue-Bridge.jpg Cedar Rapids is known for processing farm products and making food. It has the most cereal makers in the world! It's also home to technology and aerospace companies. You can visit the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library here.
3 Davenport 101,724 Scott Davenport.jpg Davenport is located on the border of Iowa and Illinois. It's part of an area called the Quad Cities. The city is next to the Mississippi River, so it can sometimes flood. It has two main universities, including the place where the first chiropractic adjustment happened!
4 Sioux City 85,797 Woodbury, Plymouth 091607-SiouxCity-Historic4th.jpg Sioux City is at the start of the Missouri River for boats. The area around it is sometimes called Siouxland. You can find interesting places like the Sioux City Public Museum and the Sergeant Floyd Monument here.
5 Iowa City 74,828 Johnson Iowa City Clinton St.jpg Iowa City used to be the capital of Iowa. The Old Capitol building is a famous landmark. It's also home to the University of Iowa. In 2008, Forbes magazine said Iowa City was the second-best small city for business in the United States.
6 West Des Moines 68,723 Polk, Warren, Dallas HistoricValleyJunction.jpg West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area. It's known as one of Iowa's biggest and wealthiest cities. Money magazine even listed it as one of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch" in 2008.
7 Ankeny 67,887 Polk Ankeny Iowa 20080104 Delaware Ave South.JPG Ankeny is part of the Des Moines area. It has grown a lot! Its population increased by almost 20% in just five years between 2010 and 2015.
8 Waterloo 67,314 Black Hawk Downtown Waterloo North Side 2006.jpg Waterloo was first called "Prairie Rapids Crossing." The city's current name was chosen when a post office was requested. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan area.
9 Ames 66,427 Story Aerial ISU.JPG Ames is home to Iowa State University, a big public research school. It also has important U.S. Department of Agriculture centers for animal health.
10 Council Bluffs 62,799 Pottawattamie Council Bluffs, Iowa, Old Town.jpg Council Bluffs was once called Kanesville. It was a historic starting point for the Mormon Trail, a path pioneers took to the West. It's located across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska.
11 Dubuque 59,667 Dubuque Dubuque IA - overview.jpg Dubuque is special because it's where three states meet: Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It's a hub for business, industry, education, and culture. The city has unique architecture and is known for its tourism.
12 Urbandale 45,580 Polk, Dallas NRCSIA00026 - Iowa (2255)(NRCS Photo Gallery).jpg Urbandale is part of the Des Moines area. It has grown a lot over the years. In 2005, it had 35,904 residents, and by 2008, it was estimated to have 38,369.
13 Marion 41,535 Linn Marion, IA city hall.jpg Marion is part of the Cedar Rapids area. It was named after Francis Marion, a hero from the American Revolution. It used to be the county seat for Linn County.
14 Cedar Falls 40,713 Black Hawk UNI Campanile.JPG Cedar Falls is home to the University of Northern Iowa, one of the state's public universities. It was first settled in 1845 and was originally called Sturgis Falls. It's part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan area.
15 Bettendorf 39,102 Scott The Lodge - Bettendorf, Iowa.JPG Bettendorf is the fourth-largest city in the Quad Cities. It's famous for launching the first modern riverboat casinos in the United States in 1991. The city also has a convention center by the river.
16 Marshalltown 27,591 Marshall Main Street Marshalltown.jpg Marshalltown is the main city (county seat) for Marshall County.
17 Mason City 27,388 Cerro Gordo MasonCityIA FederalAve Plaza.jpg Mason City is the main city (county seat) for Cerro Gordo County. It has many different types of jobs, including manufacturing, health, finance, technology, and education.
18 Ottumwa 25,529 Wapello Wapello County, Iowa Courthouse.jpg Ottumwa is in southeastern Iowa. The Des Moines River divides the city into two parts.
19 Fort Dodge 24,871 Webster Fort Dodge Iowa.jpg Fort Dodge is a big business center for central and northwest Iowa. It's located along major roads like U.S. Routes 20 and 169.
20 Clinton 24,469 Clinton DSC 0217 Downtown Clinton.JPG Clinton is the main city (county seat) for Clinton County.
21 Johnston 24,064 Polk Paul J and Ida Trier House.jpg Johnston is home to the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds and Iowa Public Television. You can also find the Camp Dodge Military Reservation here.
22 Burlington 23,982 Des Moines BurlingtonIA Skyline cropped.jpg Burlington is the main city (county seat) for Des Moines County. It was the first capital of the Iowa Territory and is one of Iowa's oldest towns. It's famous for Snake Alley, which was once called the crookedest alley in the world!
23 Waukee 23,940 Dallas Waukee Triangle Park.jpg Waukee is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines area. It has grown very quickly, with its population increasing a lot between 2010 and 2016.
24 Muscatine 23,797 Muscatine Henry-Downtown Muscatine.JPG Muscatine is located along the Mississippi River. Its name is unique because no other city in the United States shares it.
25 Coralville 22,318 Johnson City Center Square.jpg Coralville is a town near Iowa City. It became a city in 1873. The city's name comes from the fossils found in the limestone along the Iowa River.
26 North Liberty 20,479 Johnson North Liberty old downtown.jpg North Liberty was first settled in 1838. It was known by other names like "Big Bottom" or "Squash Bend" before it was officially named North Liberty in 1857.
27 Altoona 19,565 Polk Adventureland, Iowa train station.jpg Altoona is home to Adventureland, a fun amusement park. It also has Prairie Meadows, a place for horse racing and a casino. It's a town near Des Moines.
28 Clive 18,601 Dallas, Polk Clive depot.jpg Clive is famous for its Greenbelt Trail system, which runs through the whole community. It's located between other towns like Urbandale, Waukee, and West Des Moines.
29 Indianola 15,833 Warren Warren co ia courthouse.jpg Indianola is the main city (county seat) for Warren County. It's home to Simpson College and hosts the National Balloon Classic and National Balloon Museum.
30 Newton 15,760 Jasper Jasper County, Iowa Courthouse.jpg Newton was founded in 1846 and is the main city (county seat) for Jasper County. It's located on Interstate 80. You can find Iowa Speedway and Maytag Dairy Farms here.

All Cities in Iowa

dagger This city is a county seat (the main city of a county).
daggerdagger This city is the state capital and a county seat.
Name Count(ies) Population
(2020)
Population (2010) Land area Incorporated
sq mi km2
Ackley Hardin
Franklin
1,599 1,589 2.45 6.3 August 28, 1869
Ackworth Warren 115 83 0.29 0.75 May 9, 1881
Adair Adair
Guthrie
791 781 2.2 5.7 February 23, 1884
Adel Dallas 6,153 3,682 3.27 8.5 June 27, 1877
Afton Union 874 845 0.99 2.6 November 30, 1868
Agency Wapello 620 638 0.65 1.7 January 6, 1859
Ainsworth Washington 511 567 0.38 0.98 June 18, 1892
Akron Plymouth 1,558 1,486 1.22 3.2 September 7, 1882
Albert City Buena Vista 677 699 0.54 1.4 December 10, 1900
AlbiaCounty seat Monroe 3,721 3,766 3.19 8.3 January 28, 1857
Albion Marshall 448 505 0.6 1.6 March 8, 1870
Alburnett Linn 675 673 0.82 2.1 June 29, 1912
Alden Hardin 763 787 1.71 4.4 February 11, 1879
Alexander Franklin 164 175 4.27 11.1 March 25, 1902
AlgonaCounty seat Kossuth 5,487 5,560 4.49 11.6 January 31, 1872
Alleman Polk 423 432 2.7 7.0 May 18, 1973
Allerton Wayne 430 501 1.14 3.0 October 1, 1874
AllisonCounty seat Butler 966 1,029 2.93 7.6 July 25, 1881
Alta Buena Vista 2,087 1,883 1.07 2.8 November 11, 1878
Alta Vista Chickasaw 227 266 0.76 2.0 September 18, 1894
Alton Sioux 1,248 1,216 1.85 4.8 March 8, 1883
Altoona Polk 19,565 14,541 9.35 24.2 March 11, 1876
Alvord Lyon 206 196 0.28 0.73 September 26, 1892
Ames Story 66,427 58,965 24.21 62.7 December 20, 1869
AnamosaCounty seat Jones 5,450 5,533 2.6 6.7 December 17, 1867
Andover Clinton 109 103 0.19 0.49 January 12, 1910
Andrew Jackson 380 434 0.27 0.70 August 4, 1863
Anita Cass 963 972 1.7 4.4 May 19, 1875
Ankeny Polk 67,887 45,582 29.33 76.0 February 27, 1903
Anthon Woodbury 545 565 0.71 1.8 July 25, 1890
Aplington Butler 1,116 1,128 0.83 2.1 November 9, 1877
Arcadia Carroll 525 484 0.98 2.5 November 3, 1881
Archer O'Brien 117 131 0.09 0.23 May 5, 1902
Aredale Butler 62 74 0.99 2.6 June 5, 1920
Arion Crawford 97 108 0.47 1.2 May 31, 1894
Arispe Union 96 100 0.52 1.3 October 21, 1904
Arlington Fayette 419 429 1.05 2.7 April 30, 1985
Armstrong Emmet 875 926 0.88 2.3 March 30, 1895
Arnolds Park Dickinson 1,110 1,126 1.57 4.1 March 30, 1897
Arthur Ida 222 206 0.15 0.39 April 21, 1897
Asbury Dubuque 5,943 4,170 2.66 6.9 September 7, 1933
Ashton Osceola 436 458 1.01 2.6 March 28, 1885
Aspinwall Crawford 33 40 0.18 0.47 November 10, 1914
Atalissa Muscatine 296 311 0.14 0.36 March 26, 1900
Atkins Benton 2,056 1,670 1.09 2.8 May 15, 1917
AtlanticCounty seat Cass 6,792 7,112 8.32 21.5 November 26, 1869
Auburn Sac 265 322 0.5 1.3 January 10, 1887
AudubonCounty seat Audubon 2,053 2,382 1.88 4.9 December 2, 1880
Aurelia Cherokee 968 1,036 1.04 2.7 December 27, 1879
Aurora Buchanan 169 185 0.57 1.5 August 26, 1899
Avoca Pottawattamie 1,683 1,506 2.13 5.5 December 2, 1874
Ayrshire Palo Alto 133 143 0.21 0.54 September 20, 1895
Badger Webster 522 561 1.09 2.8 December 28, 1899
Bagley Guthrie 233 303 0.31 0.80 June 16, 1891
Baldwin Jackson 99 109 0.36 0.93 December 8, 1881
Balltown Dubuque 79 68 0.09 0.23 July 22, 1933
Bancroft Kossuth 699 732 0.55 1.4 February 16, 1884
Bankston Dubuque 23 25 0.29 0.75 September 8, 1933
Barnes City Mahaska
Poweshiek
156 176 0.59 1.5 April 20, 1899
Barnum Webster 175 191 0.37 0.96 May 29, 1894
Bassett Chickasaw 45 66 0.37 0.96 November 7, 1896
Batavia Jefferson 430 499 0.6 1.6 January 6, 1859
Battle Creek Ida 700 713 0.5 1.3 November 13, 1880
Baxter Jasper 962 1,101 0.65 1.7 December 13, 1894
Bayard Guthrie 405 471 0.46 1.2 June 14, 1883
Beacon Mahaska 445 494 1.0 2.6 February 7, 1874
Beaconsfield Ringgold 15 15 0.72 1.9 January 18, 1990
Beaman Grundy 161 191 0.19 0.49 April 26, 1884
Beaver Boone 46 48 0.25 0.65 October 5, 1912
BedfordCounty seat Taylor 1,508 1,440 1.6 4.1 July 28, 1866
Belle Plaine Benton 2,330 2,534 3.22 8.3 May 26, 1868
Bellevue Jackson 2,363 2,191 1.34 3.5 February 5, 1851
Belmond Wright 2,463 2,376 2.85 7.4 October 21, 1881
Bennett Cedar 347 405 0.2 0.52 December 26, 1896
Benton Ringgold 39 41 0.64 1.7 July 3, 1900
Berkley Boone 23 32 0.21 0.54 October 11, 1912
Bernard Dubuque 114 112 0.11 0.28 June 8, 1897
Bertram Linn 269 294 1.68 4.4 January 17, 1914
Bettendorf Scott 39,102 33,217 21.22 55.0 June 5, 1903
Bevington Madison
Warren
57 63 0.45 1.2 February 1, 1916
Birmingham Van Buren 367 448 1.06 2.7 May 20, 1856
Blairsburg Hamilton 176 215 0.65 1.7 December 21, 1900
Blairstown Benton 713 692 0.52 1.3 October 15, 1868
Blakesburg Wapello 274 296 0.27 0.70 December 31, 1900
Blanchard Page 29 38 0.23 0.60 June 11, 1880
Blencoe Monona 233 224 0.76 2.0 October 24, 1891
Blockton Taylor 125 192 0.65 1.7 March 28, 1890
BloomfieldCounty seat Davis 2,682 2,640 2.25 5.8 January 13, 1855
Blue Grass Scott
Muscatine
1,666 1,452 2.89 7.5 December 10, 1903
Bode Humboldt 302 302 0.41 1.1 February 20, 1892
Bonaparte Van Buren 359 433 0.37 0.96 January 31, 1899
Bondurant Polk 7,365 3,860 8.38 21.7 December 23, 1897
BooneCounty seat Boone 12,460 12,661 9.02 23.4 October 24, 1876
Bouton Dallas 127 129 0.14 0.36 September 27, 1911
Boxholm Boone 181 195 1.02 2.6 September 29, 1913
Boyden Sioux 701 707 0.75 1.9 May 24, 1889
Braddyville Page 147 159 0.53 1.4 February 9, 1880
Bradgate Humboldt 75 86 0.35 0.91 June 20, 1893
Brandon Buchanan 341 309 0.32 0.83 April 14, 1905
Brayton Audubon 143 128 0.62 1.6 May 17, 1899
Breda Carroll 500 483 0.74 1.9 October 30, 1883
Bridgewater Adair 148 182 0.29 0.75 April 1, 1905
Brighton Washington 600 652 0.71 1.8 July 26, 1870
Bristow Butler 145 160 0.94 2.4 December 15, 1881
Britt Hancock 2,044 2,069 1.26 3.3 June 23, 1881
Bronson Woodbury 294 322 0.31 0.80 June 8, 1967
Brooklyn Poweshiek 1,502 1,468 1.23 3.2 May 3, 1869
Brunsville Plymouth 129 151 0.24 0.62 July 18, 1911
Buck Grove Crawford 34 43 0.36 0.93 June 29, 1906
Buckeye Hardin 86 108 1.0 2.6 1901
Buffalo Scott 1,176 1,270 6.45 16.7 July 15, 1875
Buffalo Center Winnebago 857 905 1.07 2.8 February 17, 1894
BurlingtonCounty seat Des Moines 23,982 25,663 14.48 37.5 June 10, 1845
Burt Kossuth 418 533 0.44 1.1 November 28, 1893
Bussey Marion 387 422 0.33 0.85 April 9, 1895
Calamus Clinton 356 439 0.48 1.2 October 6, 1875
Callender Webster 368 376 0.52 1.3 November 17, 1893
Calmar Winneshiek 1,125 978 1.07 2.8 July 14, 1869
Calumet O'Brien 146 170 0.27 0.70 January 31, 1895
Camanche Clinton 4,570 4,448 8.68 22.5 January 28, 1857
Cambridge Story 827 827 1.1 2.8 December 6, 1881
Cantril Van Buren 224 222 0.51 1.3 June 4, 1874
Carbon Adams 36 34 0.71 1.8 July 18, 1903
Carlisle Warren
Polk
4,160 3,876 5.56 14.4 May 10, 1870
Carpenter Mitchell 87 109 0.16 0.41 April 20, 1880
CarrollCounty seat Carroll 10,321 10,103 5.69 14.7 September 27, 1869
Carson Pottawattamie 766 812 0.71 1.8 March 28, 1881
Carter Lake Pottawattamie 3,791 3,785 1.87 4.8 July 5, 1930
Cascade Dubuque
Jones
2,386 1,978 1.87 4.8 December 14, 1880
Casey Guthrie
Adair
387 426 0.74 1.9 June 29, 1880
Castalia Winneshiek 145 173 0.58 1.5 August 16, 1901
Castana Monona 107 147 0.93 2.4 March 3, 1891
Cedar Falls Black Hawk 40,713 39,260 28.75 74.5 February 24, 1858
Cedar RapidsCounty seat Linn 137,710 126,326 70.8 183 January 15, 1849
Center Point Linn 2,579 2,421 2.6 6.7 February 6, 1875
CentervilleCounty seat Appanoose 5,412 5,528 4.86 12.6 January 23, 1857
Central City Linn 1,264 1,257 0.95 2.5 July 6, 1889
Centralia Dubuque 116 134 0.58 1.5 June 3, 1933
CharitonCounty seat Lucas 4,193 4,321 3.82 9.9 December 9, 1874
Charles CityCounty seat Floyd 7,396 7,652 6.22 16.1 May 1, 1869
Charlotte Clinton 389 394 0.58 1.5 December 5, 1904
Charter Oak Crawford 535 502 0.48 1.2 February 6, 1891
Chatsworth Sioux 75 79 0.49 1.3 December 31, 1900
Chelsea Tama 229 267 1.01 2.6 March 4, 1878
CherokeeCounty seat Cherokee 5,199 5,253 6.43 16.7 April 5, 1873
Chester Howard 139 127 1.34 3.5 September 22, 1900
Chillicothe Wapello 76 97 0.23 0.60 December 22, 1881
Churdan Greene 365 386 2.11 5.5 March 25, 1884
Cincinnati Appanoose 290 357 1.74 4.5 February 13, 1875
Clare Webster 136 146 0.51 1.3 March 29, 1892
Clarence Cedar 1,039 974 0.68 1.8 February 26, 1866
ClarindaCounty seat Page 5,369 5,572 5.19 13.4 December 8, 1866
ClarionCounty seat Wright 2,810 2,850 3.26 8.4 October 15, 1881
Clarksville Butler 1,264 1,439 1.33 3.4 May 11, 1874
Clayton Clayton 45 43 0.49 1.3 November 23, 1901
Clear Lake Cerro Gordo 7,687 7,777 10.8 28 May 26, 1871
Clearfield Taylor
Ringgold
278 363 1.26 3.3 December 16, 1882
Cleghorn Cherokee 240 240 0.34 0.88 January 25, 1901
Clemons Marshall 140 148 0.27 0.70 May 25, 1903
Clermont Fayette 586 632 1.23 3.2 June 15, 1875
ClintonCounty seat Clinton 24,469 26,885 35.15 91.0 January 26, 1857
Clio Wayne 67 80 0.75 1.9 February 20, 1882
Clive Polk
Dallas
18,601 15,447 7.59 19.7 October 9, 1956
Clutier Tama 213 213 0.76 2.0 January 16, 1901
Coburg Montgomery 26 42 0.29 0.75 January 1, 1875
Coggon Linn 701 658 0.62 1.6 June 14, 1892
Coin Page 176 193 0.8 2.1 July 30, 1881
Colesburg Delaware 386 404 0.29 0.75 February 21, 1893
Colfax Jasper 2,255 1,925 1.79 4.6 August 10, 1875
College Springs Page 172 214 1.1 2.8 January 19, 1875
Collins Story 495 495 0.49 1.3 December 28, 1894
Colo Story 845 876 1.06 2.7 April 26, 1876
Columbus City Louisa 392 391 0.24 0.62 November 26, 1870
Columbus Junction Louisa 1,830 1,899 2.19 5.7 May 25, 1874
Colwell Floyd 55 73 0.18 0.47 September 27, 1921
Conesville Muscatine 352 432 0.36 0.93 March 21, 1874
Conrad Grundy 1,093 1,108 1.2 3.1 November 15, 1886
Conway Taylor 17 41 0.22 0.57 December 27, 1878
Coon Rapids Carroll
Guthrie
1,300 1,305 1.78 4.6 November 2, 1882
Coppock Henry
Washington
Jefferson
36 47 0.23 0.60 August 24, 1901
Coralville Johnson 22,318 18,907 12.01 31.1 November 22, 1873
CorningCounty seat Adams 1,564 1,635 1.58 4.1 December 13, 1871
Correctionville Woodbury 766 821 0.57 1.5 October 3, 1882
Corwith Hancock 266 309 1.48 3.8 June 1, 1886
CorydonCounty seat Wayne 1,526 1,585 1.39 3.6 April 27, 1867
Cotter Louisa 39 48 0.25 0.65 April 1, 1912
Coulter Franklin 219 281 2.45 6.3 April 24, 1909
Council BluffsCounty seat Pottawattamie 62,799 62,230 40.97 106.1 January 19, 1853
Craig Plymouth 79 89 0.09 0.23 April 6, 1911
Crawfordsville Washington 277 264 0.35 0.91 March 26, 1891
Crescent Pottawattamie 628 617 1.09 2.8 October 16, 1959
CrescoCounty seat Howard 3,888 3,868 3.35 8.7 June 6, 1868
CrestonCounty seat Union 7,536 7,834 5.19 13.4 April 22, 1871
Cromwell Union 105 107 0.29 0.75 November 24, 1893
Crystal Lake Hancock 253 250 0.25 0.65 April 19, 1898
Cumberland Cass 251 262 0.6 1.6 May 2, 1893
Cumming Warren 436 351 2.56 6.6 October 21, 1924
Curlew Palo Alto 37 58 0.76 2.0 May 22, 1902
Cushing Woodbury 230 220 0.32 0.83 November 21, 1892
Cylinder Palo Alto 87 88 0.07 0.18 April 5, 1900
Dakota CityCounty seat Humboldt 759 843 0.74 1.9 June 22, 1878
Dallas Center Dallas 1,901 1,623 4.58 11.9 March 22, 1880
Dana Greene 38 71 0.28 0.73 July 22, 1907
Danbury Woodbury 320 348 0.4 1.0 October 1, 1881
Danville Des Moines 927 934 0.75 1.9 September 27, 1902
DavenportCounty seat Scott 101,724 99,685 62.95 163.0 February 5, 1881
Davis City Decatur 179 204 0.59 1.5 May 19, 1877
Dawson Dallas 116 131 0.48 1.2 April 25, 1908
Dayton Webster 772 837 0.85 2.2 July 8, 1881
De Soto Dallas 915 1,050 1.52 3.9 April 28, 1875
DeWitt Clinton 5,514 5,322 5.98 15.5 September 20, 1858
Decatur City Decatur 175 197 0.4 1.0 January 8, 1875
DecorahCounty seat Winneshiek 7,587 8,127 7.01 18.2 June 30, 1857
Dedham Carroll 224 266 0.58 1.5 April 2, 1884
Deep River Poweshiek 249 279 0.43 1.1 June 15, 1887
Defiance Shelby 245 284 0.39 1.0 December 4, 1882
Delaware Delaware 142 159 0.8 2.1 July 22, 1915
Delhi Delaware 420 460 0.97 2.5 April 26, 1909
Delmar Clinton 542 525 0.76 2.0 June 10, 1876
Deloit Crawford 250 264 0.42 1.1 May 19, 1900
Delphos Ringgold 26 25 0.22 0.57 April 3, 1920
Delta Keokuk 264 328 0.93 2.4 March 22, 1877
DenisonCounty seat Crawford 8,373 8,298 6.54 16.9 October 2, 1875
Denver Bremer 1,919 1,780 1.64 4.2 June 30, 1896
Derby Lucas 90 115 0.26 0.67 February 4, 1901
Des Moines daggerState capital and county seat Polk
Warren
214,133 203,433 80.87 209.5 October 18, 1851
Dexter Dallas 640 611 2.35 6.1 January 7, 1871
Diagonal Ringgold 344 330 0.9 2.3 March 6, 1896
Dickens Clay 146 185 0.84 2.2 April 7, 1909
Dike Grundy 1,304 1,209 1.39 3.6 January 16, 1901
Dixon Scott 202 247 0.15 0.39 May 12, 1909
Dolliver Emmet 65 66 0.36 0.93 April 16, 1902
Donahue Scott 335 346 0.35 0.91 May 1, 1909
Donnellson Lee 885 912 1.26 3.3 October 25, 1892
Doon Lyon 619 577 0.57 1.5 March 8, 1892
Dougherty Cerro Gordo 62 58 0.55 1.4 December 29, 1900
Dow City Crawford 485 510 0.32 0.83 February 22, 1884
Dows Wright
Franklin
521 538 0.77 2.0 May 3, 1892
Drakesville Davis 164 184 0.25 0.65 May 5, 1866
DubuqueCounty seat Dubuque 59,667 57,637 29.97 77.6 January 28, 1857
Dumont Butler 634 637 1.76 4.6 January 24, 1896
Duncombe Webster 381 410 1.97 5.1 January 25, 1893
Dundee Delaware 198 174 0.36 0.93 August 30, 1917
Dunkerton Black Hawk 842 852 0.98 2.5 March 18, 1899
Dunlap Harrison
Crawford
1,038 1,042 1.13 2.9 January 1871
Durango Dubuque 20 22 0.04 0.10 June 5, 1933
Durant Cedar
Scott
Muscatine
1,871 1,832 1.15 3.0 July 1, 1867
Dyersville Dubuque
Delaware
4,477 4,058 5.63 14.6 November 9, 1872
Dysart Tama 1,281 1,379 1.25 3.2 May 30, 1881
Eagle Grove Wright 3,601 3,583 4.04 10.5 October 16, 1882
Earlham Madison 1,410 1,450 0.97 2.5 April 26, 1870
Earling Shelby 397 437 0.6 1.6 June 1, 1892
Earlville Delaware 716 812 0.55 1.4 June 12, 1882
Early Sac 587 557 0.39 1.0 May 22, 1883
East Peru Madison 115 125 0.94 2.4 March 31, 1897
Eddyville Wapello
Mahaska
Monroe
970 1,024 1.18 3.1 February 22, 1900
Edgewood Delaware
Clayton
909 864 0.85 2.2 April 6, 1899
Elberon Tama 184 196 0.65 1.7 October 28, 1893
Eldon Wapello 783 927 1.11 2.9 April 29, 1872
EldoraCounty seat Hardin 2,663 2,732 4.33 11.2 July 1, 1895
Eldridge Scott 6,726 5,651 9.48 24.6 May 1, 1900
Elgin Fayette 685 683 0.66 1.7 March 14, 1892
Elk Horn Shelby 601 662 0.77 2.0 February 28, 1910
Elk Run Heights Black Hawk 1,069 1,117 1.06 2.7 May 31, 1951
ElkaderCounty seat Clayton 1,209 1,273 1.39 3.6 May 1, 1900
Elkhart Polk 882 683 1.58 4.1 July 27, 1904
Elkport Clayton 29 37 0.25 0.65 February 24, 1896
Elliott Montgomery 338 350 0.42 1.1 March 14, 1882
Ellston Ringgold 19 43 0.20 0.52 January 1, 1895
Ellsworth Hamilton 508 531 0.9 2.3 October 12, 1893
Elma Howard 505 546 1.29 3.3 July 11, 1891
Ely Linn 2,328 1,776 1.44 3.7 August 12, 1903
Emerson Mills 403 438 0.26 0.67 December 2, 1875
EmmetsburgCounty seat Palo Alto 3,706 3,904 3.81 9.9 November 17, 1877
Epworth Dubuque 2,023 1,860 1.56 4.0 October 20, 1879
Essex Page 722 798 1.5 3.9 January 20, 1876
EsthervilleCounty seat Emmet 5,904 6,360 5.32 13.8 October 4, 1881
Evansdale Black Hawk 4,561 4,751 4.05 10.5 November 13, 1947
Everly Clay 575 603 1.09 2.8 April 7, 1902
Exira Audubon 787 840 1.02 2.6 December 13, 1880
Exline Appanoose 160 160 0.99 2.6 June 20, 1904
Fairbank Buchanan
Fayette
1,111 1,113 0.71 1.8 May 12, 1891
Fairfax Linn 2,828 2,123 1.94 5.0 August 11, 1930
FairfieldCounty seat Jefferson 9,416 9,464 6.26 16.2 May 14, 1875
Farley Dubuque 1,766 1,537 1.85 4.8 March 1, 1879
Farmersburg Clayton 271 302 0.4 1.0 June 1, 1902
Farmington Van Buren 579 664 0.47 1.2 January 11, 1841
Farnhamville Calhoun
Webster
383 371 0.65 1.7 April 1, 1893
Farragut Fremont 490 485 0.41 1.1 January 21, 1878
Fayette Fayette 1,256 1,338 1.48 3.8 March 14, 1874
Fenton Kossuth 271 279 0.34 0.88 June 10, 1903
Ferguson Marshall 97 126 0.26 0.67 December 4, 1906
Fertile Worth 305 370 0.94 2.4 April 10, 1908
Floris Davis 116 138 0.48 1.2 May 12, 1913
Floyd Floyd 313 335 0.6 1.6 February 26, 1899
Fonda Pocahontas 636 631 1.05 2.7 March 21, 1884
Fontanelle Adair 676 672 0.96 2.5 August 23, 1871
Forest CityCounty seat Winnebago
Hancock
4,285 4,151 4.64 12.0 June 14, 1878
Fort Atkinson Winneshiek 312 349 0.31 0.80 June 5, 1895
Fort DodgeCounty seat Webster 24,871 25,206 16.05 41.6 October 26, 1869
Fort MadisonCounty seat Lee 10,270 11,051 9.49 24.6 February 5, 1895
Fostoria Clay 230 231 0.47 1.2 January 30, 1912
Franklin Lee 131 143 0.15 0.39 November 14, 1874
Fraser Boone 101 102 0.83 2.1 February 8, 1904
Fredericksburg Chickasaw 987 931 0.86 2.2 December 18, 1894
Frederika Bremer 204 183 0.2 0.52 March 28, 1896
Fredonia Louisa 222 244 0.17 0.44 May 30, 1874
Fremont Mahaska 708 743 1.03 2.7 March 14, 1883
Fruitland Muscatine 963 977 1.8 4.7 August 24, 1972
Galt Wright 26 32 0.54 1.4 January 2, 1913
Galva Ida 435 434 0.71 1.8 September 26, 1889
Garber Clayton 76 88 0.23 0.60 November 18, 1907
Garden Grove Decatur 174 211 0.69 1.8 November 14, 1879
Garnavillo Clayton 763 745 1.02 2.6 November 21, 1907
GarnerCounty seat Hancock 3,065 3,129 2.05 5.3 November 19, 1881
Garrison Benton 344 371 0.25 0.65 June 9, 1883
Garwin Tama 481 527 1.01 2.6 June 5, 1890
Geneva Franklin 136 165 0.42 1.1 April 7, 1903
George Lyon 1,077 1,080 2.4 6.2 March 27, 1890
Gibson Keokuk 63 61 0.07 0.18 December 14, 1954
Gilbert Story 1,211 1,082 0.91 2.4 July 15, 1882
Gilbertville Black Hawk 794 712 0.4 1.0 April 9, 1917
Gillett Grove Clay 30 49 0.19 0.49 August 29, 1974
Gilman Marshall 542 509 0.54 1.4 April 24, 1876
Gilmore City Humboldt
Pocahontas
487 504 1.25 3.2 April 16, 1887
Gladbrook Tama 799 945 0.7 1.8 December 20, 1880
GlenwoodCounty seat Mills 5,073 5,269 2.95 7.6 January 17, 1857
Glidden Carroll 1,151 1,146 1.11 2.9 August 22, 1873
Goldfield Wright 634 635 1.19 3.1 March 19, 1885
Goodell Hancock 140 139 0.43 1.1 February 3, 1893
Goose Lake Clinton 239 240 0.32 0.83 December 26, 1908
Gowrie Webster 952 1,037 1.45 3.8 March 18, 1881
Graettinger Palo Alto 832 844 0.77 2.0 September 30, 1893
Graf Dubuque 76 79 0.14 0.36 August 30, 1933
Grafton Worth 216 252 0.33 0.85 April 10, 1896
Grand Junction Greene 725 824 0.97 2.5 May 6, 1872
Grand Mound Clinton 615 642 1.82 4.7 February 11, 1884
Grand River Decatur 196 236 0.21 0.54 December 21, 1899
Grandview Louisa 437 556 0.23 0.60 February 18, 1901
Granger Dallas
Polk
1,654 1,244 1.45 3.8 September 6, 1905
Grant Montgomery 86 92 0.74 1.9 February 27, 1912
Granville Sioux 310 312 0.29 0.75 June 22, 1891
Gravity Taylor 154 188 0.3 0.78 May 26, 1882
Gray Audubon 61 63 1.0 2.6 November 10, 1894
Greeley Delaware 217 256 0.37 0.96 July 8, 1892
Greene Butler
Floyd
990 1,130 1.14 3.0 July 15, 1879
GreenfieldCounty seat Adair 2,062 1,982 1.81 4.7 May 22, 1876
Greenville Clay 71 75 0.18 0.47 December 30, 1916
Grimes Polk
Dallas
15,392 8,246 11.84 30.7 May 7, 1894
Grinnell Poweshiek 9,564 9,218 5.6 15 April 28, 1865
Griswold Cass 994 1,036 0.62 1.6 December 13, 1885
Grundy CenterCounty seat Grundy 2,796 2,706 2.53 6.6 April 17, 1877
Gruver Emmet 63 94 0.13 0.34 February 4, 1913
Guernsey Poweshiek 63 63 0.18 0.47 September 4, 1906
Guthrie CenterCounty seat Guthrie 1,593 1,569 2.47 6.4 June 25, 1880
Guttenberg Clayton 1,817 1,919 2.09 5.4 January 27, 1857
Halbur Carroll 243 246 0.19 0.49 April 22, 1902
Hamburg Fremont 890 1,187 1.1 2.8 April 1, 1867
Hamilton Marion 119 130 0.54 1.4 April 11, 1900
HamptonCounty seat Franklin 4,337 4,461 4.43 11.5 November 19, 1870
Hancock Pottawattamie 200 196 0.74 1.9 May 16, 1891
Hanlontown Worth 206 226 0.97 2.5 January 18, 1902
Hansell Franklin 82 98 0.23 0.60 May 7, 1918
Harcourt Webster 264 303 1.0 2.6 February 11, 1896
Hardy Humboldt 57 47 0.44 1.1 April 13, 1915
HarlanCounty seat Shelby 4,893 5,106 4.39 11.4 April 25, 1879
Harper Keokuk 118 114 0.09 0.23 November 17, 1879
Harpers Ferry Allamakee 262 328 0.63 1.6 December 24, 1901
Harris Osceola 151 170 0.79 2.0 1903
Hartford Warren 733 771 1.03 2.7 June 29, 1913
Hartley O'Brien 1,605 1,672 1.3 3.4 July 24, 1888
Hartwick Poweshiek 92 86 0.13 0.34 1912
Harvey Marion 236 235 0.68 1.8 December 12, 1903
Hastings Mills 152 152 0.41 1.1 May 26, 1879
Havelock Pocahontas 130 138 0.57 1.5 February 16, 1892
Haverhill Marshall 165 173 0.13 0.34 July 12, 1968
Hawarden Sioux 2,700 2,538 2.89 7.5 March 18, 1887
Hawkeye Fayette 438 449 0.67 1.7 April 9, 1895
Hayesville Keokuk 41 50 0.25 0.65 October 13, 1916
Hazleton Buchanan 713 823 0.75 1.9 June 22, 1892
Hedrick Keokuk 728 764 1.53 4.0 April 23, 1883
Henderson Mills 144 185 0.21 0.54 May 18, 1893
Hepburn Page 26 23 0.08 0.21 January 13, 1883
Hiawatha Linn 7,183 7,024 4.23 11.0 June 12, 1950
Hills Johnson 863 703 0.63 1.6 1906
Hillsboro Henry 163 180 0.51 1.3 July 19, 1916
Hinton Plymouth 935 928 0.69 1.8 June 6, 1908
Holland Grundy 269 282 0.25 0.65 June 29, 1897
Holstein Ida 1,501 1,396 1.49 3.9 April 25, 1883
Holy Cross Dubuque 356 374 0.34 0.88 August 20, 1898
Hopkinton Delaware 622 628 0.62 1.6 March 3, 1874
Hornick Woodbury 255 225 0.25 0.65 June 23, 1896
Hospers Sioux 718 698 0.48 1.2 December 6, 1890
Houghton Lee 141 146 0.31 0.80 February 19, 1962
Hubbard Hardin 860 845 1.84 4.8 November 1, 1881
Hudson Black Hawk 2,546 2,282 8.4 22 July 1, 1893
Hull Sioux 2,384 2,146 1.2 3.1 May 15, 1886
Humboldt Humboldt 4,792 4,690 4.64 12.0 March 22, 1874
Humeston Wayne 465 494 0.61 1.6 March 4, 1881
Huxley Story 4,244 3,317 3.15 8.2 August 27, 1902
Ida GroveCounty seat Ida 2,051 2,142 2.1 5.4 May 31, 1878
Imogene Fremont 39 72 0.2 0.52 February 18, 1881
IndependenceCounty seat Buchanan 6,064 5,966 6.08 15.7 October 15, 1864
IndianolaCounty seat Warren 15,833 14,782 11.25 29.1 October 5, 1863
Inwood Lyon 928 814 1.34 3.5 April 25, 1893
Ionia Chickasaw 226 291 0.55 1.4 April 23, 1891
Iowa CityCounty seat Johnson 74,828 67,862 25.01 64.8 January 24, 1853
Iowa Falls Hardin 5,106 5,238 5.36 13.9 May 4, 1869
Ireton Sioux 590 609 1.01 2.6 October 13, 1890
Irwin Shelby 319 341 0.6 1.6 May 20, 1892
Jackson Junction Winneshiek 37 58 5.99 15.5 January 9, 1897
Jamaica Guthrie 195 224 0.46 1.2 January 4, 1901
Janesville Bremer
Black Hawk
1,034 930 1.44 3.7 October 29, 1895
JeffersonCounty seat Greene 4,182 4,345 5.97 15.5 November 20, 1871
Jesup Buchanan
Black Hawk
2,508 2,520 1.78 4.6 December 21, 1875
Jewell Junction Hamilton 1,216 1,215 3.87 10.0 October 22, 1880
Johnston Polk 24,064 17,278 17.16 44.4 September 19, 1969
Joice Worth 208 222 1.0 2.6 June 4, 1913
Jolley Calhoun 28 41 0.11 0.28 November 16, 1895
Kalona Washington 2,630 2,363 2.04 5.3 May 22, 1890
Kamrar Hamilton 179 199 0.86 2.2 June 6, 1896
Kanawha Hancock 658 652 2.01 5.2 April 18, 1902
Kellerton Ringgold 243 315 0.66 1.7 December 3, 1881
Kelley Story 304 309 0.68 1.8 January 31, 1900
Kellogg Jasper 606 599 0.37 0.96 February 6, 1874
Kensett Worth 257 266 1.53 4.0 February 10, 1894
KeokukCounty seat Lee 9,900 10,780 9.13 23.6 December 13, 1848
Keomah Village Mahaska 110 84 0.03 0.078 August 3, 1973
KeosauquaCounty seat Van Buren 936 1,006 1.45 3.8 February 6, 1851
Keota Keokuk 897 1,009 0.63 1.6 December 18, 1873
Keswick Keokuk 242 246 0.43 1.1 July 5, 1912
Keystone Benton 599 622 0.45 1.2 December 15, 1893
Kimballton Audubon 291 322 0.77 2.0 June 5, 1980
Kingsley Plymouth 1,396 1,411 1.61 4.2 January 15, 1884
Kinross Keokuk 80 73 0.2 0.52 September 10, 1898
Kirkman Shelby 56 64 0.28 0.73 July 6, 1892
Kirkville Wapello 157 167 0.56 1.5 December 2, 1883
Kiron Crawford 267 279 0.21 0.54 June 22, 1900
Klemme Hancock 441 507 0.51 1.3 February 9, 1899
Knierim Calhoun 53 60 1.01 2.6 June 13, 1901
KnoxvilleCounty seat Marion 7,595 7,313 4.63 12.0 January 24, 1855
La Motte Jackson 237 260 0.46 1.2 May 24, 1879
La Porte City Black Hawk 2,284 2,285 2.55 6.6 January 31, 1871
Lacona Warren 345 361 0.36 0.93 November 25, 1881
Ladora Iowa 229 283 0.3 0.78 December 27, 1879
Lake City Calhoun 1,731 1,727 4.81 12.5 March 14, 1887
Lake Mills Winnebago 2,143 2,027 2.7 7.0 June 7, 1880
Lake Park Dickinson 1,167 1,105 1.55 4.0 July 1, 1892
Lake View Sac 1,113 1,142 2.11 5.5 October 29, 1887
Lakeside Buena Vista 700 596 0.18 0.47 July 15, 1933
Lakota Kossuth 267 255 0.19 0.49 October 1, 1918
Lambs Grove Jasper 174 172 0.1 0.26 December 29, 1952
Lamoni Decatur 1,969 2,324 3.33 8.6 October 15, 1885
Lamont Buchanan 429 461 0.58 1.5 December 10, 1892
Lanesboro Carroll 119 121 0.74 1.9 April 30, 1903
Lansing Allamakee 968 999 1.08 2.8 July 1, 1867
Larchwood Lyon 926 866 0.99 2.6 January 6, 1892
Larrabee Cherokee 123 132 0.12 0.31 July 25, 1896
Latimer Franklin 477 507 2.4 6.2 April 17, 1901
Laurel Marshall 220 239 0.25 0.65 April 23, 1903
Laurens Pocahontas 1,264 1,258 0.73 1.9 April 30, 1890
Lawler Chickasaw 406 439 0.88 2.3 April 28, 1873
Lawton Woodbury 943 908 0.71 1.8 1906
Le Claire Scott 4,710 3,765 4.67 12.1 January 13, 1855
Le Grand Marshall
Tama
905 938 1.04 2.7 May 9, 1891
Le MarsCounty seat Plymouth 10,571 9,826 8.96 23.2 May 25, 1881
Le Roy Decatur 11 15 0.33 0.85 May 6, 1904
Ledyard Kossuth 121 130 0.33 0.85 April 16, 1895
Lehigh Webster 395 416 2.09 5.4 February 10, 1883
Leighton Mahaska 158 162 0.1 0.26 September 21, 1909
Leland Winnebago 249 289 1.33 3.4 February 28, 1895
Lenox Taylor
Adams
1,339 1,407 1.98 5.1 July 2, 1875
LeonCounty seat Decatur 1,822 1,977 3.17 8.2 May 2, 1867
Lester Lyon 296 294 1.82 4.7 December 26, 1892
Letts Louisa 363 384 0.59 1.5 July 28, 1877
Lewis Cass 357 433 0.5 1.3 May 14, 1874
Libertyville Jefferson 274 315 0.49 1.3 April 15, 1916
Lidderdale Carroll 166 180 2.42 6.3 November 27, 1905
Lime Springs Howard 473 505 1.02 2.6 April 17, 1876
Lincoln Tama 121 162 0.46 1.2 September 10, 1913
Linden Dallas 200 199 0.79 2.0 January 12, 1893
Lineville Wayne 195 217 0.9 2.3 November 6, 1871
Linn Grove Buena Vista 163 154 0.58 1.5 March 4, 1912
Lisbon Linn 2,223 2,152 2.14 5.5 February 10, 1875
Liscomb Marshall 291 301 0.98 2.5 March 23, 1874
Little Rock Lyon 439 459 0.8 2.1 November 26, 1894
Little Sioux Harrison 166 170 0.37 0.96 November 26, 1883
Livermore Humboldt 381 384 0.7 1.8 March 11, 1882
Lockridge Jefferson 244 268 0.74 1.9 June 17, 1913
LoganCounty seat Harrison 1,397 1,534 1.0 2.6 April 22, 1876
Lohrville Calhoun 381 368 2.14 5.5 December 14, 1882
Lone Rock Kossuth 146 146 0.12 0.31 August 5, 1915
Lone Tree Johnson 1,357 1,300 1.04 2.7 May 20, 1890
Long Grove Scott 838 808 1.02 2.6 August 1, 1912
Lorimor Union 386 360 0.38 0.98 December 16, 1892
Lost Nation Clinton 434 446 0.64 1.7 June 9, 1903
Lovilia Monroe 472 538 0.5 1.3 April 21, 1933
Low Moor Clinton 250 288 0.46 1.2 February 10, 1897
Lowden Cedar 807 789 1.02 2.6 March 12, 1869
Lu Verne Kossuth
Humboldt
258 261 2.26 5.9 July 6, 1887
Luana Clayton 301 269 1.05 2.7 May 29, 1911
Lucas Lucas 172 216 0.97 2.5 March 18, 1887
Luther Boone 152 122 0.77 2.0 December 29, 1903
Luxemburg Dubuque 245 240 0.46 1.2 January 2, 1912
Luzerne Benton 112 96 0.12 0.31 October 24, 1895
Lynnville Jasper 380 379 1.11 2.9 August 9, 1875
Lytton Sac
Calhoun
282 315 0.2 0.52 July 21, 1911
Macedonia Pottawattamie 267 246 0.33 0.85 June 21, 1892
Macksburg Madison 97 113 1.99 5.2 December 24, 1876
Madrid Boone 2,802 2,543 1.19 3.1 June 9, 1883
Magnolia Harrison 190 183 0.57 1.5 November 30, 1909
Maharishi Vedic City Jefferson 277 259 3.36 8.7 July 25, 2001
Malcom Poweshiek 270 287 0.61 1.6 April 23, 1872
Mallard Palo Alto 257 274 0.41 1.1 June 25, 1895
Maloy Ringgold 22 29 0.62 1.6 June 18, 1901
Malvern Mills 1,046 1,142 1.19 3.1 February 24, 1872
ManchesterCounty seat Delaware 5,065 5,179 4.68 12.1 March 19, 1864
Manilla Crawford 775 776 1.03 2.7 October 3, 1887
Manly Worth 1,256 1,323 1.47 3.8 November 19, 1898
Manning Carroll 1,455 1,500 2.49 6.4 February 17, 1882
Manson Calhoun 1,709 1,690 3.18 8.2 May 5, 1877
Mapleton Monona 1,165 1,224 1.6 4.1 May 10, 1870
MaquoketaCounty seat Jackson
Clinton
6,128 6,141 4.33 11.2 January 27, 1857
Marathon Buena Vista 230 237 0.74 1.9 October 31, 1892
Marble Rock Floyd 271 307 0.83 2.1 February 8, 1881
Marcus Cherokee 1,079 1,117 1.54 4.0 May 15, 1882
MarengoCounty seat Iowa 2,435 2,528 2.08 5.4 July 4, 1859
Marion Linn 41,535 34,768 16.05 41.6 August 10, 1865
Marne Cass 110 120 0.57 1.5 May 10, 1892
Marquette Clayton 429 375 1.74 4.5 June 2, 1874
MarshalltownCounty seat Marshall 27,591 27,552 19.28 49.9 March 5, 1923
Martelle Jones 249 255 0.34 0.88 April 28, 1899
Martensdale Warren 421 465 0.39 1.0 October 29, 1920
Martinsburg Keokuk 110 112 0.38 0.98 December 30, 1887
Marysville Marion 44 66 0.37 0.96 July 31, 1875
Mason CityCounty seat Cerro Gordo 27,338 28,079 27.81 72.0 December 21, 1869
Masonville Delaware 99 127 0.33 0.85 June 28, 1901
Massena Cass 359 355 0.69 1.8 January 18, 1887
Matlock Sioux 74 87 0.37 0.96 July 5, 1897
Maurice Sioux 265 275 0.55 1.4 May 23, 1891
Maxwell Story 859 920 1.11 2.9 December 17, 1883
Maynard Fayette 476 518 0.99 2.6 June 9, 1887
Maysville Scott 156 176 0.27 0.70 June 21, 1909
McCallsburg Story 353 333 0.53 1.4 February 25, 1901
McCausland Scott 313 291 0.54 1.4 May 28, 1909
McClelland Pottawattamie 146 151 0.17 0.44 December 14, 1904
McGregor Clayton 742 871 1.3 3.4 March 7, 1859
McIntire Mitchell 113 122 1.01 2.6 July 9, 1894
Mechanicsville Cedar 1,020 1,146 0.83 2.1 November 25, 1867
Mediapolis Des Moines 1,688 1,560 1.2 3.1 June 14, 1875
Melbourne Marshall 786 830 0.57 1.5 October 29, 1895
Melcher-Dallas Marion 1,195 1,288 1.0 2.6 June 26, 1986
Melrose Monroe 110 112 1.01 2.6 March 20, 1882
Melvin Osceola 199 214 0.18 0.47 1901
Menlo Guthrie 345 353 0.47 1.2 February 2, 1881
Meriden Cherokee 161 159 0.11 0.28 December 24, 1881
Merrill Plymouth 717 755 0.57 1.5 April 24, 1894
Meservey Cerro Gordo 222 256 1.51 3.9 August 24, 1893
Middletown Des Moines 363 318 0.61 1.6 May 11, 1914
Miles Jackson 408 445 1.15 3.0 May 4, 1893
Milford Dickinson 3,321 2,898 2.28 5.9 January 12, 1892
Millersburg Iowa 135 159 0.14 0.36 January 12, 1911
Millerton Wayne 36 45 0.21 0.54 April 26, 1915
Milo Warren 778 775 0.62 1.6 November 4, 1880
Milton Van Buren 380 443 2.51 6.5 May 20, 1878
Minburn Dallas 325 365 0.28 0.73 May 24, 1892
Minden Pottawattamie 600 599 0.42 1.1 October 6, 1880
Mingo Jasper 302 302 0.61 1.6 February 13, 1903
Missouri Valley Harrison 2,678 2,838 3.13 8.1 October 30, 1871
Mitchell Mitchell 124 138 0.54 1.4 May 27, 1879
Mitchellville Polk
Jasper
2,485 2,254 2.33 6.0 September 30, 1875
Modale Harrison 273 283 1.05 2.7 April 22, 1882
Mondamin Harrison 339 402 0.45 1.2 December 23, 1881
Monmouth Jackson 129 153 0.56 1.5 July 12, 1894
Monona Clayton 1,471 1,549 1.17 3.0 May 11, 1897
Monroe Jasper 1,967 1,830 1.69 4.4 May 1, 1897
MontezumaCounty seat Poweshiek 1,442 1,462 2.48 6.4 February 21, 1868
Monticello Jones 4,040 3,796 6.29 16.3 September 24, 1889
Montour Tama 203 249 0.46 1.2 May 4, 1883
Montrose Lee 738 898 1.12 2.9 1875
Moorhead Monona 199 226 0.32 0.83 April 9, 1900
Moorland Webster 168 169 1.48 3.8 October 6, 1902
Moravia Appanoose
Monroe
637 665 1.12 2.9 September 26, 1881
Morley Jones 96 115 0.09 0.23 January 26, 1925
Morning Sun Louisa 752 836 0.8 2.1 June 3, 1867
Morrison Grundy 98 94 0.1 0.26 April 24, 1884
Moulton Appanoose 607 605 1.01 2.6 February 24, 1869
Mount Auburn Benton 162 150 0.28 0.73 November 19, 1906
Mount AyrCounty seat Ringgold 1,623 1,691 2.67 6.9 June 8, 1875
Mount PleasantCounty seat Henry 9,274 8,668 8.51 22.0 July 15, 1856
Mount Vernon Linn 4,527 4,506 3.49 9.0 July 7, 1869
Moville Woodbury 1,687 1,618 0.89 2.3 August 13, 1889
Murray Clarke 684 756 0.79 2.0 October 21, 1880
MuscatineCounty seat Muscatine 23,797 22,886 17.3 45 February 1, 1851
Mystic Appanoose 322 425 2.92 7.6 October 29, 1889
Nashua Chickasaw
Floyd
1,551 1,663 2.88 7.5 January 29, 1857
Nemaha Sac 66 85 0.07 0.18 January 27, 1915
Neola Pottawattamie 918 842 0.46 1.2 March 7, 1882
NevadaCounty seat Story 6,925 6,798 5.06 13.1 October 4, 1869
New Albin Allamakee 432 522 0.24 0.62 May 20, 1895
New HamptonCounty seat Chickasaw 3,494 3,571 3.16 8.2 April 26, 1873
New Hartford Butler 570 516 0.5 1.3 December 7, 1883
New Liberty Scott 138 137 0.1 0.26 June 26, 1909
New London Henry 1,910 1,897 1.01 2.6 October 22, 1860
New Market Taylor 385 415 0.44 1.1 December 9, 1882
New Providence Hardin 236 228 1.01 2.6 January 30, 1893
New Sharon Mahaska 1,262 1,293 0.94 2.4 1871
New Vienna Dubuque 382 407 0.44 1.1 July 17, 1895
New Virginia Warren 498 489 0.46 1.2 April 27, 1901
Newell Buena Vista 906 876 1.27 3.3 September 30, 1876
Newhall Benton 876 875 0.32 0.83 June 3, 1912
NewtonCounty seat Jasper 15,760 align
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