DAVENPORT, a city and county-seat of Scott co., Ia.; on the Mississippi river and the Rock Island, the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul, the Burlington and Northern, the Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern, and other railroads, and the Hennepin canal ; 183 miles S. W. of Chicago. It is connected with Rock Island, Ill., by a railroad and carriage bridge built by the United States Gov ernment at a cost of $1,200,000. Daven port is the great grain depot of the upper Mississippi. Area, 8 square miles.
Davenport is an important manufac turing center, and is situated in the heart of extensive bituminous coal fields. The chief articles of manufacture are carpets, locomotives, steel cars, carriages, agricul tural implements, flour, lumber, cigars and cigarettes, and foundry and machine shop products. The Government arsenal at Rock Island is opposite the city. The
city is connected by passenger and freight steamers with all important lake ports. In 1919 there were 2 National banks.
The city is built at the foot of a semi circular range of hills, is well laid out, and is handsome architecturally. The streets are lighted by gas and electricity and the principal ones are traversed by electric cars. The notable buildings include the county buildings, City Hall, Iowa Or phans' Home, the Academy of Natural Science, Mercy and St. Luke's Hospitals. and the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans', Old Ladies', and Old Men's Homes. The city has an excellent school system, the im maculate Conception Academy, St. Am brose Academy, Griswold College, and St. Katherine's Hall.
History.—Davenport was founded in 1835 and incorporated as a city in 1851. Pop. (1910) 43,028; (1920) 56,727.