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Black Hawk County

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Also known as Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, IA

county in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Named after
Black Hawk
Seat
Waterloo
Largest city
Waterloo
Total
573 sq mi (1,480 km )
Land
566 sq mi (1,470 km )
Water
6.9 sq mi (18 km ) 1.2%
Estimate 2025
131,532
Density
232/sq mi (89.5/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
2nd
Website
www .blackhawkcounty .iowa .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Black Hawk
Official name
Black Hawk County
Located in
Iowa
Contains
Waterloo
Capital
Waterloo
Population
131144
Area
1481
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Shares border with
Fayette County
Official website
www.co.black-hawk.ia.us
Image
Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo IA.JPG
Households
53321
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Commons category
Black Hawk County, Iowa
category for people born here
Category:Births in Black Hawk County, Iowa
inception
1843-00-00
water as percent of area
1.2
native label
Black Hawk County
per capita income
31347
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Encyclopedic overview

Black Hawk County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 131,144, making it Iowa's fifth-most populous county. The county seat is Waterloo.

Black Hawk County is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Hawk County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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