Iowa County, Wisconsin

Explore Iowa County (Click on picture) Iowa County, created in 1829 as a territorial county, is named after the Iowa Indians whose hunting grounds dominated the area. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Dodgeville.

Land Area	762.67 sq miles
Water Area	5.41 sq miles
Elevation	1,222 ft at Dodgeville. 1,719 ft at Blue Mound.
Number of Lakes	15
Area in Lakes	685 acres (1.07 sq miles)
Rivers	Blue, Pecatonica, Wisconsin, Yellowstone
Major Watershed	Rock River (East), Wisconsin River (North), Mississippi River (West)
Geographical Province	Western Upland
Natural Vegetation	Mostly oak savanna, with a belt of prairie bluestem and composites across the center, and into the southeast and south-central areas of the county.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	20,039 19,306 19,802 20,150 22,780
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Richland County, Sauk County Dane County, Green County Lafayette County Grant County

Iowa County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.iowacounty.org
Board of Supervisors	County Board 222 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-0301 E-mail
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 222 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-0399 E-mail
Clerk of Courts	Clerk of Circuit Cout 222 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-0395
County Sheriff	Sheriff 1205 North Bequette Street Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-3314
Health Department	Community Health Deparment 1205 N Bequette St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-2810 E-mail
Highway Department	Highway Department 1215 N Bequette St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-3381
County Parks	Blackhawk Lake Recreation Area 2025 County BH Highland, WI 53544	Phone: 608-623-2707
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds 222 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533-1548	Phone: 608-935-0396
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Iowa County 222 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-0391 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Dodgeville Area Chamber of Commerce 338 N Iowa St Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-9200
	Hidden Valleys Tourism PO Box 29 Richland Center, WI 53581	Toll Free: 800-592-6968
	Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street 225 High St Mineral Point, WI 53565-1209	Phone: 608-987-3201
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Iowa County Genealogical Society PO Box 321 Dodgeville, WI 53533-0321	E-mail
	Iowa County Historical Society PO Box 44 Dodgeville, WI 53533	Phone: 608-935-7694 E-mail
	Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical & Historical Research Center PO Box 202 Wauzeka, WI 53826-0202	E-mail
	Mineral Point Historical Society 234 Madison St PO Box 188 Mineral Point, WI 53565	Phone: 608-987-2884 E-mail
	Pendarvis Historic Site 114 Shake Rag St Mineral Point, WI 53565	Phone: 608-987-2122
	WIGenWebProject, Iowa County