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Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
City
Aerial view of Iowa City
Aerial view of Iowa City
Official seal of Iowa City, Iowa
Seal
Location within Johnson County and Iowa
Location within Johnson County and Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa is located in the US
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°39′36″N 91°32′03″W / 41.6601°N 91.5342°W / 41.6601; -91.5342Coordinates: 41°39′36″N 91°32′03″W / 41.6601°N 91.5342°W / 41.6601; -91.5342
Country United States
State Iowa
County Johnson County
Government
 • Type Council-manager government
 • Mayor Jim Throgmorton
 • City Manager Geoff Fruin
Area
 • City 25.28 sq mi (65.47 km2)
 • Land 25.01 sq mi (64.78 km2)
 • Water 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Elevation 668 ft (203.6 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 67,862
 • Estimate (2015) 74,220
 • Rank 5th in Iowa
 • Density 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
 • Metro 164,357
 • Demonym Iowa Citian
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 52240 - 52246
Area code 319
FIPS code 19-38595
GNIS feature ID 0457827
Website icgov.org

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the only City of Literature in North America, as awarded by UNESCO in 2008. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the 2015 population at 74,220, making it the fifth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa. Iowa City is adjacent to the town of Coralville and surrounds the town of University Heights, with which it forms a contiguous urban area. Iowa City is the principal city of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Johnson County and Washington County and has a population of over 164,000.

Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of the State of Iowa. The Old Capitol building is a National Historic Landmark in the center of the University of Iowa campus. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove, the home of the first Governor of Iowa, are also tourist attractions. In 2008, Forbes magazine named Iowa City the second-best small metropolitan area for doing business in the United States.

Iowa City was created by an act of Legislative Assembly of the Iowa Territory on January 21, 1839, fulfilling the desire of Governor Robert Lucas to move the capital out of Burlington and closer to the center of the territory. This act began:


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