Iowa
Vides & Links of Iowa
INDEPENDENT LENS | KING CORN | PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Nov. 2, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
INDEPENDENT LENS
| King Corn |
Extended Clip |
PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Dec. 28, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| August 10,
2007 Webcast
Extra | PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Jan. 4, 2008
Webcast Extra |
PBS
TO THE CONTRARY
EXTRA | Dec.21,
2007 #1 | PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Dec. 14, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Nov. 23, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Nov. 9, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
BILL MOYERS
JOURNAL | Dennis
Kucinich | PBS
WASHINGTON WEEK
| Dec. 7, 2007
Webcast Extra |
PBS
BILL MOYERS
JOURNAL | Ron
Paul | PBS
Riz Khan -
Street Talk - 07
Jan 08
Immigrants
changing Iowa's
cities - 03 Jan
08
Red Blue Road
Trip - Denison,
IA - Oct 23 -
Part 6
Riz Khan -
Street Talk - 03
Jul 07
Official State of Iowa Website
The current Governor is
Chet Culver (D)
Other statewide elected
officials are:
The two U.S. Senators:
The five U.S. Congressmen:
-
Dave Loebsack (Dem.)
-
Bruce Braley (Dem.)
-
Leonard Boswell (Dem.)
-
Steve King (Rep.)
-
Tom Latham (Rep.)
-
U.S. Representatives for Iowa
Boswell, Leonard,
Iowa, 3rd
King, Steve,
Iowa, 5th
Latham, Tom,
Iowa, 4th
Leach, Jim,
Iowa, 2nd
Nussle, Jim,
Iowa, 1st
List of Governors of Iowa,
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa State Capitol
List of cities in Iowa
Population figures are given in parentheses
and are based on 2005 estimates,[6]
except for those marked with *, which are
special census figures from 2005.
Metropolitan Statistical Area figures are
2006 estimates.[7]
-
Des Moines (194,163/MSA 534,230), state
capital, and home to
Drake University.
-
Cedar Rapids (123,119/MSA 249,320)
-
Davenport (98,845/MSA 377,291), home of
Saint Ambrose University, largest of the
Quad Cities
-
Sioux City (83,148/MSA 143,474)
-
Waterloo (66,483/MSA 162,263).
-
Iowa City (62,887/MSA 139,567), home of
the
University of Iowa
-
Council Bluffs (59,568/MSA 822,549),
part of
Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area
-
Dubuque (57,798/MSA 92,384) Iowa's
oldest city, river port, college town,
tourist destination.
-
West Des Moines (52,768), suburb of Des
Moines and insurance center
-
Ames (52,263/MSA 80,145), home of
Iowa State University.
-
Cedar Falls (36,471), home of the
University of Northern Iowa and part of
the Waterloo metropolitan area
-
Ankeny (*36,161), suburb of Des Moines
-
Urbandale (*35,904), suburb of Des
Moines
-
Bettendorf (31,890), part of the Quad
Cities
-
Marion (30,233), suburb of Cedar Rapids
-
Mason City (27,909), city known for
cement manufacturing
-
Clinton (27,086), industrial river town
-
Marshalltown (25,977), home of Iowa
Veterans Home, known for furnace and valve
manufacturing
-
Fort Dodge (25,493), known for mining
and veterinary pharmaceuticals
-
Burlington (25,436), industrial river
town
-
Ottumwa (24,798), industrial river town
-
Muscatine (22,757), location of many
chemical plants
-
Coralville (17,811), suburb of Iowa City
-
Newton (15,696), former home of the
Maytag Corporation's headquarters prior
to the
Whirlpool Corporation buyout
-
Indianola (*14,156), home of
National Balloon Museum and
Simpson College
-
Clive (13,851), suburb of Des Moines
-
Johnston (*13,596), suburb of Des Moines
-
Altoona (*13,301), suburb of Des Moines
-
Boone (12,831), an important hub for the
Union Pacific Railroad
-
Spencer (12,403) known for the
Clay County Fair
-
Fort Madison (11,048) home of the
Iowa State Penitentiary
-
Oskaloosa (11,026), home of
William Penn University
-
Keokuk (10,762), river port in extreme
southeast
-
Pella (10,291), home of
Central College as well as several
manufacturing companies, including
Pella Corporation.
-
Storm Lake (10,076), home of
Buena Vista University
-
Carroll (10,047)
Professional
business and technical colleges and universities
Iowa Homepage |
|