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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Flash: "Ex-Iowa big men reuniting at center with Ants" http://tinyurl.com/yfhkg6v
MENews0verviews (Maine News) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:19:31 -0000
Flash: "Ex-Iowa big men reuniting at center with Ants" http://tinyurl.com/yfhkg6v
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lizarellie (lizarellie) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:18:32 -0000
http://twitpic.com/v5qal - Also, we're getting plenty of snow just in time to making driving a ll over eastern iowa an adventure.
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Iowa's own Andy Williams is 'Mr. Christmas' to the nation: In the book, Williams even details takin.. http://bit.ly/7z2Tm6
MarriageSupport (Sandra Garrett) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:16:57 -0000
Iowa's own Andy Williams is 'Mr. Christmas' to the nation: In the book, Williams even details takin.. http://bit.ly/7z2Tm6
@theweightsaint Merry Christmas to you too Richard!! Kathy (Rheinschmidt) Corbett ü Burlington, Iowa
SimplyKait (SimplyKait) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:16:30 -0000
@theweightsaint Merry Christmas to you too Richard!! Kathy (Rheinschmidt) Corbett ü Burlington, Iowa
Finally made it to Iowa. Long beach departed 4;45 orange county departed 0700 to dallas. Boarded dallas to des moines @ 1240 sat on plane.
ptienken (Peter Tienken) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:16:03 -0000
Finally made it to Iowa. Long beach departed 4;45 orange county departed 0700 to dallas. Boarded dallas to des moines @ 1240 sat on plane.

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