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Dubuque, Iowa | |
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| Nicknames: "The Key City", "City of Five Flags", "Masterpiece on the Mississippi" | |
| Motto: "Showing the Spirit" | |
 Location in the state of Iowa | |
  Dubuque Location in Iowa in the United States  Dubuque Dubuque (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 90°41′W / 42.50°N 90.69°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Dubuque |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Incorporated | January 28, 1857[1] |
| Founded by | Julien Dubuque |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Brad M. Cavanagh (D) |
| • City manager | Michael C. Van Milligen |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.01 sq mi (82.90 km2) |
| • Land | 30.92 sq mi (80.09 km2) |
| • Water | 1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 59,667 |
| • Rank | 11th in Iowa |
| • Density | 1,929.60/sq mi (745.03/km2) |
| • Metro | 96,370 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 52001–52004, 52099 |
| Area code | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-22395 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0456040 |
| Website | www.cityofdubuque.org |
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Dubuque (/dəˈbjuːk/ , dəb-YOOK) is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River.[3] At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Dubuque was 59,667.[4] The city lies at the junction of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, a region locally known as the Tri-State Area. It serves as the main commercial, industrial, educational, and cultural center for the area. Geographically, it is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsin Glaciation.
Dubuque is a regional tourist destination featuring the city's unique architecture, casinos and river location. It is home to five institutions of higher education. Dubuque has historically been a center of manufacturing, the local economy also includes health care, publishing, and financial service sectors.[5]
- ^ "List of Incorporated Cities" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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