Английская Википедия:Iowa County, Wisconsin

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Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,709. Its county seat and largest city is Dodgeville. When created, it was part of the Michigan Territory. Iowa County is part of the Madison, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Pendarvis House (left) and Trelawny House (right) at the Pendarvis historic site

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Mineral Point high street

The county organized under the Michigan Territory government in 1830. It was named for the Iowa tribe.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.7%) is water. It is drained by tributaries of the Pecatonica River, which has its headwaters in the county. The highest point in the county is West Blue Mound at 1,716 ft. above sea level. The lowest point is the Wisconsin river at the Grant County line at 667 ft. above sea level.

Rivers and streams

• Harker Creek

Major highways

• Файл:US 14.svg U.S. Highway 14
• Файл:US 18.svg U.S. Highway 18
• Файл:US 151.svg U.S. Highway 151
• Файл:WIS 23.svg Highway 23 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 39.svg Highway 39 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 78.svg Highway 78 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 80.svg Highway 80 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 130.svg Highway 130 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 133.svg Highway 133 (Wisconsin)
• Файл:WIS 191.svg Highway 191 (Wisconsin)

Railroads

• Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

Buses

Iowa County is served by Lamers Connect which offers two buses a day, one traveling east to Madison and Milwaukee and one west to Dubuque via its Dodgeville stop.

• List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airport

• Iowa County Airport (KMRJ) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

• Richland County - northwest
• Sauk County - northeast
• Dane County - east
• Green County - southeast
• Lafayette County - south
• Grant County - west

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 23,709. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 10,905 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% White, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,780 people, 8,764 households, and 6,213 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 9,579 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.70% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.6% were of German, 17.2% Norwegian, 11.6% English, 11.3% Irish and 7.9% American ancestry.

There were 8,764 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

Politics

Iowa County historically tilted Republican for much of the 20th century. However, it has swung heavily to the Democrats since the 1970s. It has supported the Democratic presidential candidate in all but one election since 1976, and is one of the most Democratic counties in Wisconsin. Шаблон:PresHead Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresFoot

Parks and recreation

The county has several parks, including Arena Pines-Sand Barrens State Natural Area, Pine Cliff State Natural Area, Blue Mound State Park, Tower Hill State Park, Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area and Governor Dodge State Park.

Communities

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Iowa County Department of Transportation building in Dodgeville

Cities

• Dodgeville
• Mineral Point

Villages

• Arena
• Avoca
• Barneveld
• Blanchardville (mostly in Lafayette County)
• Cobb
• Highland
• Hollandale
• Linden
• Livingston (mostly in Grant County)
• Montfort (mostly in Grant County)
• Muscoda (mostly in Grant County)
• Rewey
• Ridgeway

Towns

• Arena
• Brigham
• Clyde
• Dodgeville
• Eden
• Highland
• Linden
• Mifflin
• Mineral Point
• Moscow
• Pulaski
• Ridgeway
• Waldwick
• Wyoming

Census-designated place

• Edmund

Unincorporated communities

• Clyde
• Coon Rock
• Helena
• Hyde
• Jonesdale
• Middlebury
• Mifflin
• Moscow
• Pleasant Ridge
• Waldwick
• Wyoming

Ghost towns

• Adamsville
• Dirty Hollow
• Minersville
• Pendarvis

Notable people

• Gilbert L. Laws, Nebraska Secretary of State and US Congressman

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Wisconsin
• Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program

Further reading

• Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1901.
• Crawford, George and Robert M. Crawford (eds.). Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Northwestern Historical Association, 1913.
• History of Iowa County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881.

External links

• Iowa County government website
• Iowa County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• Iowa County Historical Society
• Iowa County Humane Society