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Iowa Counties
Iowa CountiesThere 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. |
Dubuque County, IowaDubuque County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameDubuque is named for Julien Dubuque, the first European settler of Iowa. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryThe land that is now Dubuque County
was first claimed by the white man in 1541. France, represented by Father
Marquette and trapper Louis Joliet, was the first to claim the land for its own,
in 1674. At the close of the French-Indian War in 1763, France ceded to Spain
the right to all territory West of the Mississippi. The vast region then know as
Louisiana was turned back to France in 1800, to become a part of the United
States by purchase from Napoleon in 1803. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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, act locally." |