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Iowa Counties
There are 99 counties in Iowa. The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County,
were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory. In preparation for Michigan's
statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836]. Two years later, the western
portion was split off to become Iowa Territory. The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th
state in the union, on 28 December 1846, by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be
created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County, was created.
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Iowa Counties
Iowa (/ˈaɪəwə/ ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. It is the 29th
state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The state is named for the Ioway people, a
Siouan tribe of Native Americans that formerly lived there.
There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County,
were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory. In preparation for Michigan's statehood,
part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836[1]. Two years later, the western portion was
split off to become Iowa Territory. The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the
union, on 28 December 1846, by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the
state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County, was created. One of the most significant days in
Iowa county history was January 15, 1851, on which 49 counties were created.
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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