Iowa is a state of the United States of America. Iowa may also refer to: People Iowa people, a Native American Siouan people Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, a federally recognized Indian tribe Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, a federally recognized Indian tribe Places in the United States Iowa River, a tributary of the Mississippi River Iowa, Louisiana, a town Iowa City, Iowa Iowa Colony, Texas Iowa County, Iowa Iowa County, Wisconsin Iowa Township (disambiguation) Buildings Iowa Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa Hotel Iowa, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Iowa Schools University of Iowa Music IOWA (music group), a musical trio from Mogilyov Iowa (album), a 2001 album by Slipknot "Iowa", the last song from the album "Iowa", a traditional song from the 1966 album Sixteen Tons of Bluegrass by Pete Stanley and Wizz Jones "Iowa", a song from the 1995 Tangerine Dream album The Dream Mixes "Iowa (Travelling III)", a song from the 2001 Dar Williams album Mortal City "Iowa", a song from the 1999 John Linnell album State Songs Ships , various US Navy ships SS Iowa, built 1902 as livestock transport, WW I troop ship, sunk as additional breakwater ship Normandy July 1944 , a steamship which sank in 1936, killing 34 crew and passengers Iowa (steamboat), a steamboat built in 1838; also later ships bearing the same name Other uses Episcopal Diocese of Iowa IOWA, a 2005 independent neo-noir film See also Aiwa