List of cities in Iowa
is a state located in the Midwestern United States. As of 2010, there are 947 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa. According to the 2010 United States Census, Iowa has 3,046,355 inhabitants and of land.
Iowa is divided into 99 counties and has 947 cities. Every incorporated place in Iowa is called a "city," regardless of population. Incorporated cities can choose one of six forms of municipal government that differ primarily on how the legislative and administrative responsibilities are separated: mayor-council, mayor-council with an appointed manager,council-manager-at-large, commission, council-manager-ward, home rule charter or special charter. Most operate as mayor–council. 490 of Iowa's 947 cities—slightly more than half—have fewer than 500 residents.
According to the 2010 Census, 1,950,256 of Iowa's 3,046,355 residents lived in urban areas, accounting for 64.0% of the population. The first city to incorporate was Farmington on January 11, 1841, while the most recent was Maharishi Vedic City on July 25, 2001. The largest city by population and by land area is Des Moines with 203,433 residents and. The smallest cities by population are Beaconsfield and Le Roy, each with 15 residents.
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