Black Hawk County, Iowa

Infobox U.S. County
county = Black Hawk County
state = Iowa


map size = 225
founded = 1843
seat = Waterloo | area_total_sq_mi =572
area_land_sq_mi =567
area_water_sq_mi =5
area percentage = 0.84%
census yr = 2000
pop = 128012
density_km2 =87
web = www.co.black-hawk.ia.us
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Black Hawk County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 128,012, making it the fourth largest county in population in the state. The majority of the county's population resides in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls urbanized area. Waterloo, the county seat, is located approximately 65 miles east of I-35 at the intersection of U.S. Highways 20, 63 and 218. The city of Cedar Falls is located approximately eight miles west of Waterloo.

Black Hawk County is one of the three counties that make up the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. [cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2006/b06-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|accessdate=2006-07-21|author=United States Office of Management and Budget|pages=5, 36.|format=PDF]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 572 square miles (1,481 km²), of which, 567 square miles (1,469 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (12 km²) of it (0.84%) is water.

The Cedar River roughly divides the county in half from the northwest to the southeast corner. The land is mostly level since much of it is on the river's flood plain.

Major highways

Townships

Black Hawk County is divided into seventeen townships:

References

External links

* [http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/ Black Hawk County government's website]