Iowa (pronounced ) is a Midwest state of the United States. It is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The official name of the state is the "State of Iowa". The state is named for the Native American Iowa people.

Geography

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See List of counties in Iowa, List of cities in Iowa, List of townships in Iowa and List of Iowa rivers

Iowa is bordered by Minnesota on the north; Nebraska and South Dakota on the west; Missouri on the south; and Wisconsin and Illinois on the east.

The Mississippi River forms the eastern boundary of the state. The boundary along the west is formed by the Missouri River south of Sioux City and by the Big Sioux River north of Sioux City. There are several natural lakes in the state, most notably Spirit Lake, West Okoboji Lake, and East Okoboji Lake in northwest Iowa (see Iowa Great Lakes). Man-made lakes include Lake Odessa^*, Saylorville Lake, Lake Red Rock, and Rathbun Lake.

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@ShaRayMonique 515 is in Iowa
GGCJRUFFIN (J. Ruffin) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:42:47 -0000
@ShaRayMonique 515 is in Iowa
#JusticeForGus To express your thoughts on this, call Iowa State Patrol 515-725-6090, ask for Capt Henderson: http://tinyurl.com/yz2sfc8
durbry (Bryant Garbutt) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:42:27 -0000
#JusticeForGus To express your thoughts on this, call Iowa State Patrol 515-725-6090, ask for Capt Henderson: http://tinyurl.com/yz2sfc8
#JusticeForGus To express your thoughts on this, call Iowa State Patrol 515-725-6090, ask for Capt Henderson: http://tinyurl.com/yz2sfc8
ArtistrySource (Bryant Garbutt) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:42:07 -0000
#JusticeForGus To express your thoughts on this, call Iowa State Patrol 515-725-6090, ask for Capt Henderson: http://tinyurl.com/yz2sfc8
is serving up some new brews on Thursday: Edelweiss Wit with Iowa grown Edelweiss grapes and a brown ale. IPA and... http://bit.ly/1HPAOY
peacetreebrew (Peace Tree Brewing) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:41:28 -0000
is serving up some new brews on Thursday: Edelweiss Wit with Iowa grown Edelweiss grapes and a brown ale. IPA and... http://bit.ly/1HPAOY
@mabetini @thewatchmaker does sound like california. Epic fucking fail. I'm moving to iowa.
brieh43 (Brianne Hardwick) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:41:12 -0000
@mabetini @thewatchmaker does sound like california. Epic fucking fail. I'm moving to iowa.
kind of wish i wasn't registered to vote in iowa...
cheeselle (Briel) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:37:32 -0000
kind of wish i wasn't registered to vote in iowa...

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