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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Pawlenty to address Iowa GOP tonight
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:00 -0500
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to present the image of a common-sense conservative who can win in Democrat territory.
Ex-Iowan trapped in ’chaos’ as his family waits in fear
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:50:00 -0500
Carrie Bennett rushed home from work Thursday afternoon, not knowing what to expect.
D.M. native wounded as she helps fellow soldier
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:49:00 -0500
The soldier in front of Staff Sgt. Joy Clark crumpled to the ground bleeding from a gunshot wound.
H1N1 flu claims lives of 3 more Iowa adults
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:49:00 -0500
The Iowa Department of Public Health said Friday that three more Iowans have died from the H1N1 flu virus.
Governor takes no action on layoffs
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:00 -0500
Gov. Chet Culver’s goal of making a decision on hundreds of state employee layoffs passed on Friday without any action, and an aide said it could be weeks before anything is determined.
UNI faculty leans toward refusing to take furloughs
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:00 -0500
Unionized faculty members at the University of Northern Iowa probably will refuse to take unpaid time off unless UNI leaders offer something in exchange, a faculty leader said Friday.

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