Regional Capacity Analysis Program

Geography

This section includes information about the political and administrative geography of Iowa. Tables include lists of all counties, cities, and school districts in the state. Other tables detail the metropolitan classifications for Iowa's counties. County assignments by various administrative regions are also included, such as crop reporting districts and ISU Extension areas.

Sources for Related Data

Refer to the Data Sources section in the Atlas Guide to learn about sources for more detailed or related data on this topic.

A map from an 1870 statistical atlas shows the major river systems of the United States, "to which are added certain statistics compiled from the returns of population and industry at the Ninth Census 1870." These include land area, population, rainfall, crops, and industry data for the Mississippi River basin shown here. View citation