Iowa County, Wisconsin

Iowa County, Wisconsin
Iowa County Courthouse in March 2013
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Founded	1830
Named for	Iowa people
Seat	Dodgeville
Largest city	Dodgeville
Area
• Total	768 sq mi (1,989 km2)
• Land	763 sq mi (1,976 km2)
• Water	5.4 sq mi (14 km2), 0.7%
Population
• (2010)	23,687
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Congressional district	2nd
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.iowacounty.org

Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,687.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Dodgeville.^[2] When created, it was part of the Michigan Territory.

Iowa County is part of the Madison, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Rivers and streams
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.3 Airport
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Adjacent counties
  


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  4 Demographics
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 Parks and recreation
  


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  7 Communities
  
  
  
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    7.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    7.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    7.3 Towns
    
  
  
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    7.4 Census-designated place
    
  
  
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    7.5 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
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    7.6 Ghost towns
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Notable people
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 Further reading
  


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  12 External links
  

History

Pendarvis House (left) and Trelawny House (right) at the Pendarvis historic site

Mineral Point high street

The county organized under the Michigan Territory government^[3][4] in 1830.^[5] It was named for the Iowa tribe.^[6][7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 768 square miles (1,990 km²), of which 763 square miles (1,980 km²) is land and 5.4 square miles (14 km²) (0.7%) is water.^[8] It is drained by tributaries of the Pecatonica River,^[9] which has its headwaters in the county.

Rivers and streams

• Harker Creek

Major highways

U.S. Highway 14 U.S. Highway 18 U.S. Highway 151 Highway 23 (Wisconsin) Highway 39 (Wisconsin)

Highway 78 (Wisconsin) Highway 80 (Wisconsin) Highway 130 (Wisconsin) Highway 133 (Wisconsin) Highway 191 (Wisconsin)

Airport

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  Iowa County Airport (KMRJ) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Adjacent counties

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  Richland County - northwest


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  Sauk County - northeast


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  Dane County - east


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  Green County - southeast


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  Lafayette County - south


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  Grant County - west

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Iowa County.

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	3,978		—
1850	9,525		139.4%
1860	18,967		99.1%
1870	24,544		29.4%
1880	23,628		−3.7%
1890	22,117		−6.4%
1900	23,114		4.5%
1910	22,497		−2.7%
1920	21,504		−4.4%
1930	20,039		−6.8%
1940	20,595		2.8%
1950	19,610		−4.8%
1960	19,631		0.1%
1970	19,306		−1.7%
1980	19,802		2.6%
1990	20,150		1.8%
2000	22,780		13.1%
2010	23,687		4.0%
Est. 2016	23,654	[10]	−0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13] 1990–2000[14] 2010–2014[1]

As of the census^[15] of 2000, there were 22,780 people, 8,764 households, and 6,213 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 9,579 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.70% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.6% were of German, 17.2% Norwegian, 11.6% English, 11.3% Irish and 7.9% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 8,764 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[16]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	39.2% 4,809	54.3% 6,669	6.5% 797
2012	34.2% 4,287	64.7% 8,105	1.1% 142
2008	32.0% 3,829	66.7% 7,987	1.3% 153
2004	42.6% 5,348	56.8% 7,122	0.6% 72
2000	40.0% 4,221	55.4% 5,842	4.5% 478
1996	32.1% 2,866	52.6% 4,690	15.3% 1,360
1992	32.4% 3,288	44.0% 4,467	23.6% 2,396
1988	49.6% 4,240	49.9% 4,268	0.5% 40
1984	56.0% 4,983	43.2% 3,843	0.8% 71
1980	45.2% 4,068	46.2% 4,154	8.6% 770
1976	48.3% 4,195	49.0% 4,252	2.7% 231
1972	57.5% 4,387	41.1% 3,131	1.4% 108
1968	54.0% 4,005	39.1% 2,897	6.9% 511
1964	41.4% 3,275	58.4% 4,620	0.2% 12
1960	59.2% 5,143	40.8% 3,547	0.1% 4
1956	61.8% 5,201	37.7% 3,176	0.5% 40
1952	69.4% 6,211	30.4% 2,722	0.2% 19
1948	48.1% 3,745	50.3% 3,917	1.7% 132
1944	56.0% 4,608	43.6% 3,585	0.4% 35
1940	54.5% 4,978	44.0% 4,025	1.5% 137
1936	39.8% 3,623	54.9% 4,988	5.3% 483
1932	39.6% 3,113	58.8% 4,621	1.6% 122
1928	63.3% 5,484	36.1% 3,129	0.7% 56
1924	40.1% 3,291	8.4% 689	51.5% 4,233
1920	81.4% 5,428	14.1% 942	4.5% 297
1916	48.8% 2,271	47.9% 2,230	3.3% 155
1912	40.3% 1,886	44.9% 2,103	14.8% 695
1908	56.2% 2,986	39.1% 2,077	4.7% 252
1904	64.6% 3,328	31.8% 1,639	3.6% 186
1900	62.5% 3,270	33.3% 1,743	4.2% 218
1896	57.4% 3,115	38.0% 2,060	4.6% 250
1892	45.5% 2,274	46.8% 2,336	7.7% 385

Parks and recreation

The county has several parks, including Arena Pines-Sand Barrens State Natural Area, Arena Pines-Sand Barrens State Natural Area, Pine Cliff State Natural Area, Blue Mound State Park, Tower Hill State Park, Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area and Governor Dodge State Park.^[17][18]

Communities

Iowa County Department of Transportation building in Dodgeville

Cities

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  Dodgeville (county seat)


• Mineral Point

Villages

• Arena


• Avoca


• Barneveld


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  Blanchardville (mostly in Lafayette County)


• Cobb


• Highland


• Hollandale


• Linden


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  Livingston (mostly in Grant County)


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  Montfort (mostly in Grant County)


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  Muscoda (mostly in Grant County)


• Rewey


• Ridgeway

Towns

• Arena


• Brigham


• Clyde


• Dodgeville


• Eden


• Highland


• Linden


• Mifflin


• Mineral Point


• Moscow


• Pulaski


• Ridgeway


• Waldwick


• Wyoming

Census-designated place

• Edmund

Unincorporated communities

• Clyde


• Coon Rock


• Helena


• Hyde


• Jonesdale


• Middlebury


• Mifflin


• Moscow


• Pleasant Ridge


• Waldwick


• Wyoming

Ghost towns

• Adamsville


• Dirty Hollow


• Minersville


• Pendarvis

Notable people

• 
  Gilbert L. Laws, Nebraska Secretary of State and US Congressman^[19]
  

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Wisconsin


• Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program

References

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   ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
   


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   ^ "Iowa County Wisconsin". Wisconsin Travel. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
   


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   ^ Pioneer Lawmakers' Association of Iowa (1894). Reunion. G.H. Ragsdal. p. 32.
   


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   ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
   


6. 
   ^ "Profile for Iowa County, Wisconsin, WI". ePodunk. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
   


7. 
   ^ "Term: Iowa County [origin of place name]". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
   


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   ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
   


9. 
   ^  Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Iowa. I. A S. W. county of Wisconsin" . The American Cyclopædia.
   


10. 
    ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
    


11. 
    ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
    


12. 
    ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
    


13. 
    ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
    


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    ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
    


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    ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
    


16. 
    ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
    


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    ^ "Iowa County, Wisconsin (WI)". City-Data.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
    


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    ^ "Iowa County Attractions". explore Wisconsin. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
    


19. 
    ^ "LAWS, Gilbert Lafayette, (1838 - 1907)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
    

Further reading

• 
  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, Wisconsin, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1901.


• Crawford, George and Robert M. Crawford (eds.). Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Northwestern Historical Association, 1913.


• 
  History of Iowa County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iowa County, Wisconsin.

• Iowa County government website


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  Iowa County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation


• Iowa County Historical Society


• Iowa County Humane Society

Places adjacent to Iowa County, Wisconsin
Richland County Sauk County Grant County Iowa County, Wisconsin Dane County Lafayette County Green County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Dodgeville
Cities	Dodgeville Mineral Point
Villages	Arena Avoca Barneveld Blanchardville‡ Cobb Highland Hollandale Linden Livingston‡ Montfort‡ Muscoda‡ Rewey Ridgeway
Towns	Arena Brigham Clyde Dodgeville Eden Highland Linden Mifflin Mineral Point Moscow Pulaski Ridgeway Waldwick Wyoming
CDP	Edmund
Unincorporated communities	Clyde Coon Rock Helena Hyde Jonesdale Middlebury Mifflin Moscow Pleasant Ridge Waldwick Wyoming
Ghost towns	Adamsville Dirty Hollow Minersville Pendarvis
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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