Outline of Iowa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Iowa:

Contents

• Geography of Iowa
• Places in Iowa
• Environment of Iowa
• Natural geographic features of Iowa
• Regions of Iowa
• Administrative divisions of Iowa
• Government and politics of Iowa
• Executive branch of the government of Iowa
• Legislative branch of the government of Iowa
• Judicial branch of the government of Iowa
• Law and order in Iowa
• Military in Iowa
• History of Iowa
• History of Iowa by period
• History of Iowa by region
• History of Iowa by subject
• Culture of Iowa
• The Arts in Iowa
• Economy and infrastructure of Iowa
• Education in Iowa
• References

Iowa – U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. Iowa is often referred to as the "Food Capital of the World".