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  1. Website. icgov.org. Iowa City is the county seat and largest city of Johnson County, Iowa, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 74,828, making it the state's fifth-most populous city. [3] The Iowa City metropolitan area, which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties, has a population of over 171,000.

  2. Apr 20, 2024 · Iowa City, city, seat (1839) of Johnson county, east-central Iowa, U.S., on the Iowa River, 27 miles (43 km) south of Cedar Rapids. Founded as territorial capital of Iowa in 1839, it lost the state capital to Des Moines in 1857 but retained the University of Iowa (1847).

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  3. The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.

  4. Learn more about Iowa City, Coralville, and our other unique communities with these fun facts! Explore where you live today.

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  6. 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 capitol out of Burlington, Iowa and closer to the center of the territory.

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