Maquoketa, Iowa
Jackson County
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Maquoketa, colloquially known as the Timber City is the county seat ( county seat ) of Jackson County, Iowa, United States. In 2000, the city had a total population of 6112th
Location
Maquoketa is located at 42 ° 4'1 "North, 90 ° 39'58 " West ( 42.066901, -90.666238 ).
History
Maquoketa was founded in 1838. First was the name of the city of Springfield, but on March 13, 1844 it was decided to change the name in Maquoketa, since there was already a lot of towns and villages with the name Springfield.
Policy
Mayor
- Tom Messerli
- Jack Rosenberg
Sons and daughters of the town
- Norris Brown (1863-1960), Senator for Nebraska
- Herbert E. Hitchcock (1867-1958), Senator for South Dakota
- George Ryan ( born 1934 ), Governor of Illinois