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Iowa Counties
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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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Madison County, Iowa
Madison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Winterset
Year Organized: 1844
Square Miles: 561 |
Court House: P.O. Box 152
County Courthouse
Winterset, IA 50273-0152
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Madison is named for James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Madison County, established in 1846,
was named for James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. The
county originated in 1849.
Madison's first courthouse was a one-story log cabin built in Winterset in 1857.
The second courthouse was built in 1868-69 completely with Madison County gray
limestone, but was destroyed by fire in 1875.
The current Madison County courthouse was built by Andrew Piquenard, planner of
both the Iowa and Illinois State Capitols. It was entered in the National
Register of Historic Places in 1966.
In 1969, the courthouse and surrounding square were the setting of the movie
"Cold Turkey" starring Dick Van Dyke.
President Ronald Reagan visited the courthouse in 1984.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Dallas County
- Northeast: Polk County
- East: Warren County
- Southeast: Clarke County
- Southwest: Union County
- West: Adair County
- Northwest: Guthrie County
Cities and Towns:
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- Bevington |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Earlham |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Peru |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Macksburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Patterson |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Charles |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Truro |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Winterset
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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,
act locally." |
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