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Iowa City, Iowa | |
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 Downtown Iowa City, June 2021 | |
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| Nickname: Athens of Iowa | |
 Location within Johnson County and Iowa | |
  Iowa City Location within Iowa  Iowa City Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′N 91°32′W / 41.66°N 91.53°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Johnson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Bruce Teague (D)[1] |
| • City manager | Geoff Fruin |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.19 sq mi (67.82 km2) |
| • Land | 25.65 sq mi (66.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 668 ft (203.6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 74,828 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 75,678 |
| • Rank | 5th in Iowa |
| • Density | 2,917.50/sq mi (1,126.47/km2) |
| • Metro | 171,491 |
| • Demonym | Iowa Citian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 52240, 52242 – 52246 |
| Area code | 319 |
| FIPS code | 19-38595 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0457827 |
| 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.[4] The Iowa City metropolitan area, which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties, has a population of over 171,000. The metro area is also a part of a combined statistical area with the Cedar Rapids metro area known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids region which collectively has a population of nearly 500,000.
Iowa City is the home of the University of Iowa. It 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.
- ^ Friestad, Thomas. "Bruce Teague, Mazahir Salih become Iowa City's mayor, mayor pro tem". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "US Census Bureau City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.