Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a combined statistical area population of 474,019, ranking as the 147th-largest MSA and 91st-largest CSA in the nation. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 101,724, making it Iowa's third-most populous city after Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836, by Antoine Le Claire and named for his friend George Davenport. From 1860 until 1980, Davenport enjoyed a long period of industrial and population growth, averaging yearly increases of about 760 people. Over that period, Davenport industries were diverse, from manufacturing locomotives, a major meat-packing plant, a Caterpillar loader plant, a historic movie-projector plant, to car and truck wheel manufacture.

Country: United States
State: Iowa
County: Scott
Settled: May 14, 1836
Incorporated: January 25, 1839
Named for: George Davenport
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Mike Matson
Population (2020): 101,724
Rank: 3rd in Iowa, (US: 296th)
Urban: 285,211 (US: 142nd)
Metro: 384,324(US: 147th)
CSA: 474,019 (US: 90th)
Demonym(s): Davenporter
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 52801–52809
Area code(s): 563
FIPS code: 19-19000
GNIS feature ID: 0455799
Official Website: http://www.cityofdavenportiowa.com
Wikidata description: county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States
Wikidata id: Q26887
Wikidata label: Davenport
Wikidata aliases: Array
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