Iowa

Iowa, one of the United States, bounded N. by Minnesota, E. by Mississippi, S. by Missouri, W. by Dakota and Nebraska. It was first colonised in 1832; the territorial government was instituted

1838; it was admitted into the union 1846. Length, 285 miles; breadth, 190 miles; area, 56,025 square miles, three-fourths of which is luxuriant prairie. The capital is Des Moines; it was formerly Iowa, the capital of Johnson County.