Davenport : Iowa

Davenport is the seat of Scott County and situated on a plain on the north bank of the Mississippi River. It is the largest of four cities in Iowa and Illinois that comprise the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The other three cities are Bettendorf, Iowa, Rock Island, Illinois, and Moline, Illinois. Its location is important for the western expansion during the nineteenth century. It is a world leader in the production of farm equipment. Its riverboat gambling has made Davenport a top Midwestern tourist place.
Davenport enjoys a continental climate with short and hot summers and severe winters. Average annual snowfall is over 30 inches in Davenport. Davenport is prone to floods and as a result incurs damages worth millions of dollars.

Area: 63 square miles (2000)

Elevation: 579 feet to 700 feet above sea level

Latitude: 41.54 N

Longitude: 90.59 W

Average Temperatures: January, 21.7° F; July, 76.2° F; annual average, 48.1° F

Average Annual Precipitation: 33.7 inches

Population: 98,845 (as on July 2005)

Attractions:

    * River Center Adler Theater
    * Buffalo Bill Museum
    * Buffalo Bill Cody
    * Vander Veer Botanical Garden

Festivals:

    * Mississippi Valley Blues Festival]
    * Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in July
    * The Great River Tug Fest in August