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Burlington was the stop-gap capital; Iowa City was designated as the official territorial capital in 1847. Further up it says the territory b/c a state in 1846...Hmmm. jengod 22:38, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

76.102.31.185 (talk) 06:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Following wording is very unclear and the dates don't jive with the first para of the article: What was to become Illinois Territory was a portion of the larger Northwest Territory from 13 July 1787 until 4 July 1800, when the Indiana Territory was formed as Ohio prepared to become a state. On 3 February 1809, the 10th United States Congress passed legislation establishing Illinois Territory, after Congress received petitions from residents in the far western areas complaining of the difficulties of participating in territorial affairs. There were fed-recognized Territories within fed-recognized Territories? 76.102.31.185 (talk) 06:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what is unclear. The text you quote above describes the formation of the Illinois Territory. This article is about the Iowa Territory. Iowa was never officially a part of the Illinois Territory. older ≠ wiser 11:50, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What happened after Iowa statehood?[edit]

What happened after 1846? The map indicates that the territory lasted until 1849 but the history stops at Iowa becoming a state. No governor is listed after 1846. More details about the territory would also be beneficial, such population (including natives), economy, and major cities. --Bruce Hall (talk) 04:26, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Territorial era of Minnesota lists James Clarke (Iowa politician) as remaining the governor of Iowa Territory until 1849, but Clarke's page says that he stopped being governor in 1946. Iowa definitely became a state on December 28, 1846 and Minnesota didn't become a territory until March 3, 1849, but I don't know what happened in-between. I can imagine Perhaps the territory was simply unorganized? I found the act establishing Iowa's (and apparently Florida's) statehood, but it doesn't say anything about the remaining territory. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 08:21, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

History of Iowa from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century, Volume IV, confirms (on p. 52) that Clarke retired from office upon Iowa's gaining statehood. That he didn't retire just from governing the State of Iowa's portion of the territory seems to be confirmed by the note that in 1848, the year before Minnesota Territory was formed, he resumed managing the Burlington Gazette. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 08:32, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolution! The Minnesota Secretary of State's office addresses this issue in a preface to their republication of the act establishing the Territory of Minnesota. According to the Office, the remainder of the Iowa territory was unorganized from 1846-1849 and without territorial government. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 08:36, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Map help needed[edit]

Could somebody create a map for the Iowa District article which I created as a stub? Ideally, one depicting the boundary between Dubuque and Demoine [sic] Counties? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:37, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Discrepancy in Dates?[edit]

In the article, it states

The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846,

but the information box to the right states that it lasted in 1849, not 1846. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.159.104.201 (talk) 20:12, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's quite interesting. It appears that there is a gap from December 28, 1846, when the State of Iowa was admitted to the Union and March 3, 1849, when the Territory of Minnesota was officially organized. Technically, I think Iowa Territory ceased to exist as an organized territory when the state was admitted. This is how it is presented at Territorial evolution of the United States, but it would be nice to have some better references. older ≠ wiser 20:20, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Consistency in the title[edit]

The article title is "Iowa Territory" but the opening paragraph calls it the "Territory of Iowa." I do not think it is a small thing to make the terms self-consistent. Unless there is a Wikipedia standard on the issue, I believe both should be called the same as the name given in the congressional act which formed the territory. I will do this eventually myself, but I want to allow for editors to weigh in on it (or fix it if you know what is proper). LaurentianShield (talk) 16:56, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]