thumb|right|250px|map of usa & iowa as of 2010, there are 947 incorporated cities in the u.s. state of iowa. according to the 2010 united states census, iowa has 3,046,355 inhabitants and  of land. iowa is divided into 99 counties and has 947 cities. every incorporated place in iowa is called a "city," regardless of population. incorporated cities can choose one of six forms of municipal government, but most operate as mayorâcouncil. 490 of iowa's 947 citiesâslightly more than halfâhave fewer than 500 residents. according to the 2010 census, 1,950,256 of iowa's 3,046,355 residents lived in urban areas, accounting for 64.0% of the population. the first city to incorporate was farmington on january 11, 1841, while the most recent was maharishi vedic city on july 25, 2001. the largest city by population and by land area is des moines with 203,433 residents and . the smallest cities by population are beaconsfield and le roy, each with 15 residents. __toc__ ==cities==        {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="row" width="20" style="background:#bbffbb" |  | width="100" | [[county 
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