Jasper County, Iowa
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Jasper County, Iowa is a central Iowa county known for its agricultural landscape and the city of Newton, a former Maytag manufacturing hub.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| borders |
Mahaska County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marion County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Polk County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Poweshiek County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Story County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
City of Baxter, Iowa
ⓘ
City of Colfax, Iowa ⓘ City of Kellogg, Iowa ⓘ City of Lynnville, Iowa ⓘ City of Mingo, Iowa ⓘ City of Monroe, Iowa ⓘ Newton, Iowa ⓘ
surface form:
City of Newton, Iowa
City of Prairie City, Iowa ⓘ City of Sully, Iowa ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Newton, Iowa ⓘ |
| federalCongressionalDistrict | Iowa's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
predominantly agricultural landscape
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rural county ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fertile farmland
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rolling plains ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistory |
agriculture
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicSector |
crop farming
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionType | townships ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Interstate 80
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Iowa Highway 14 ⓘ Iowa Highway 163 ⓘ U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLandlocked | yes ⓘ |
| largestCity | Newton, Iowa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iowa
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Corn Belt ⓘ
surface form:
United States Corn Belt
central Iowa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sergeant William Jasper ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with Maytag Corporation in Newton ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Iowa
|
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.