Detailed profiles for cities and towns in Iowa

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Des Moines
Iowa
  Population
198,688
  Median Home Value
$81,100
Des Moines (pronounced /dmn/ in English, [demwan] in French) is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shorten....
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
  Population
120,563
  Median Home Value
$95,200
Cedar Rapids is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 120,758 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2006 population of 124,417,[1] making it the second largest city in Iowa after Des Moines; the 2006 estimated population ....
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Davenport
Iowa
  Population
98,357
  Median Home Value
$80,200
Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 98,359. According to a 2006 estimate, the city had grown slightly to 99,514.[2] Davenport is part of the Quad Cities,....
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Sioux City
Iowa
  Population
85,040
  Median Home Value
$74,800
Sioux City (pronounced /susti/) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,013. The 2006 census estimate indicated a slight decline to 83,262.[1] It is the county seat of Woodbury....
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Waterloo
Iowa
  Population
68,636
  Median Home Value
$65,400
Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,747. It belongs to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the larger of the two cities, by populati....
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Iowa City
Iowa
  Population
62,381
  Median Home Value
$128,300
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city had a total population of....
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
  Population
58,249
  Median Home Value
$78,200
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States[1] and is on the east bank of the Missouri River. The population was 58,268 at the 2000 census. Council Bluffs is several decades older than its significantly lar....
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Dubuque
Iowa
  Population
57,468
  Median Home Value
$88,400
Dubuque is a city in the U.S. State of Iowa, located along the Mississippi River. Its population was estimated at 57,696 in 2006,[3] making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Dubuque County which has a population of 92,384.[....
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Ames
Iowa
  Population
50,656
  Median Home Value
$130,900
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa....
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West Des Moines
Iowa
  Population
46,300
  Median Home Value
$140,600
West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents.[1] West Des Moines is the second-larges....
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