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Corn Belt

(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…

Leahy, William Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Leahy, William Daniel, 1875–1959, American naval officer and diplomat, b. Hampton, Iowa. He served in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines, then in Nicaragua (1912), in Haiti (…

Schultz, Theodore William

(Encyclopedia) Schultz, Theodore William, 1902–98, American economist; b. Arlington, S.Dak. He taught at Iowa State College (1930–43) and the Univ. of Chicago (1943–67), but remained active at…

Donoso, José

(Encyclopedia) Donoso, JoséDonoso, Joséhōsāˈ dōnōˈsō [key], 1924–96, Chilean novelist and short-story writer, b. Santiago. He attended Princeton and taught there and at the Univ. of Iowa (1965–67).…

Iowa County, WI Census Data

Wisconsin Iowa County, Wisconsin People QuickFactsIowa CountyWisconsinPopulation, 2005 estimate 23,5695,536,201Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.5%3.2%Population,…

Iowa County, IA Census Data

Iowa Iowa County, Iowa People QuickFactsIowa CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 16,0552,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.5%1.4%Population, 2000 15,6712,926,…

Iowa County, IA Social Statistics

Iowa county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,952100.0Nursery school,…

Iowa County, IA Economic Statistics

Iowa county iowa dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over12,028100.0In labor force8,48570.5Civilian labor…