Iowa, Louisiana
| Town of Iowa | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°14′15″N 93°00′51″W / 30.23750°N 93.01417°WCoordinates: 30°14′15″N 93°00′51″W / 30.23750°N 93.01417°W |
| Area | 3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2) |
| - land | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
| - water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2), 0.63% |
| Population | 2,996 (2010) |
| Density | 951.9/sq mi (367.5/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 337 |
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Iowa is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,996 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The history of this region is filled with stories of the early Midwestern settlers from Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, of the Acadians (Cajuns), and of Jean Lafitte's pirates. The community of Iowa was developed in the mid-19th century.
The railroad that cut through this country brought settlers who were lured to the prairie land for rice farming, cattle raising and later oil fields. Much of southwest Louisiana was developed by the North American Land and Timber Co. Seaman A. Knapp, president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, was engaged in 1885 to demonstrate the suitability of the region for rice production. Knapp attracted a number of Iowans to settle the area. The settlers were lured to this area by advertisements published in newspapers in the midwestern states.
Iowa experienced a growth boom when oil was struck in 1930 and oil companies came to try their luck in the Iowa oil and gas fields. Even though this was the Great Depression era, Iowa thrived as more men came to work in the oil fields.
Today, oil continues to be a vital part of the town's economy, as are farming and cattle.
The town of "Iowa" is actually pronounced with the long A sound at the end, opposed to the pronunciation of the state of Iowa.
Iowa is located along the eastern edge of Calcasieu Parish at 30°14′15″N 93°0′51″W / 30.23750°N 93.01417°W (30.237433, -93.014191). The eastern border of the town is the Jefferson Davis Parish line.
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