Iowa Important Cities And Towns
These are Iowa's 30 largest cities, based on 2006 population estimates from the United States Census Bureau.[5][6]
- Des Moines (193,886/MSA 534,230), state capital, and home to Drake University.
- Cedar Rapids (124,417/MSA 249,320)
- Davenport (99,514/MSA 377,291), home of Saint Ambrose University, largest of the Quad Cities
- Sioux City (83,262/MSA 143,474), home of Sergeant Floyd Monument of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, northern-most Missouri River port
- Waterloo (65,998/MSA 162,263).
- Iowa City (62,649/MSA 139,567), home of the University of Iowa
- Council Bluffs (60,271/MSA 822,549), part of Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area
- Dubuque (57,696/MSA 92,384) Iowa's oldest city, river port, college town, tourist destination
- West Des Moines (53,945), suburb of Des Moines and insurance center
- Ames (51,557/MSA 80,145), home of Iowa State University.
- Ankeny (38,726), suburb of Des Moines
- Urbandale (37,173), suburb of Des Moines
- Cedar Falls (36,940), home of the University of Northern Iowa and part of the Waterloo metropolitan area
- Bettendorf (32,394), part of the Quad Cities
- Marion (31,084), suburb of Cedar Rapids
- Mason City (27,740), city known for cement manufacturing
- Clinton (27,042), industrial river town
- Marshalltown (25,957), home of Iowa Veterans Home, known for furnace and valve manufacturing
- Fort Dodge (25,466), known for mining and veterinary pharmaceuticals
- Burlington (25,464), industrial river town
- Ottumwa (24,845), industrial river town
- Muscatine (22,719), location of many chemical plants
- Coralville (18,017), suburb of Iowa City
- Newton (15,469), home of the Iowa Speedway, former home of the Maytag Corporation's headquarters prior to the Whirlpool Corporation buyout
- Johnston (14,513), suburb of Des Moines
- Indianola (14,227), home of National Balloon Museum and Simpson College
- Clive (14,062), suburb of Des Moines
- Altoona (13,394), suburb of Des Moines
- Boone (12,773), an important hub for the Union Pacific Railroad
- Spencer (11,059) known for the Clay County Fair
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