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Appanoose -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 13721
Housing Units (2000): 6697
Land area (2000): 496.251692 sq. miles (1285.285927 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 20.095309 sq. miles (52.046608 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 516.347001 sq. miles (1337.332535 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 40.751359 N, 92.863972 W
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Appanoose
Appanoose, IA
Appanoose County
Appanoose County, IA
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Appanoose

Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah (Chief Tama) and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:

  • Appanoose County, Iowa
  • Appanoose County Courthouse
  • Appanoose County Community Railroad
  • Appanoose Township, Franklin County, Kansas
  • Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois
  • USS Appanoose (AK-226), a Crater class cargo ship.