Cedar Falls, Iowa
| Cedar Falls | |
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 Downtown Cedar Falls |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1845 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Black Hawk County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 32 ′ N , 92 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
39,260 (as of 2010) 167,819 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 535.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 74.8 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 73.3 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 268 m |
| Postal code : | 50613 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-11755 |
| GNIS ID : | 455240 |
| Website : | www.ci.cedar-falls.ia.us |
| Mayor : | Jon Crews |
 University of Northern Iowa |
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Cedar Falls is a city (with the status " City ") in Black Hawk County of in the middle northeastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , Cedar Falls had 39,260 residents.
Along with Waterloo, Cedar Falls is one of the two core cities of Waterloo - Cedar Falls metropolitan area .
geography
Cedar Falls lies on both sides of the Cedar River , the largest tributary of the Iowa River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . The city is located at 42 ° 31'40 "north latitude and 92 ° 26'44" west longitude and extends over 74.8 km 2 , which is spread over 73.3 km 2 of land and 1.5 km 2 of water.
Neighboring towns are Waterloo (11.5 km downstream in a southeast direction), Hudson (16.2 km south), Dike (20.1 km southwest), New Hartford (16.9 km west-northwest), and North Cedar (2.7 km north ).
The closest major cities to Waterloo are Rochester , Minnesota (187 km north), Dubuque at the intersection of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (159 km east), Cedar Rapids (99.9 km southeast) and Iowa's capital city, Des Moines (182 km southwest).
traffic
US Highway 218 , which has been converted into a freeway and runs parallel to the Cedar River, runs through the northern districts of Cedar Falls . In the center of the city it meets the Ioway Highways 27 , 57 , 58 and 934 . US Highway 20 , which has been converted into a freeway, forms the southern outskirts of the city .
In Cedar Falls, several lines of the Iowa Northern Railway and the Canadian National Railway cross .
The nearest airport is Waterloo Regional Airport , from where several airlines connect to the major airports in Chicago O'Hare and Minneapolis-Saint Paul .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 3070 | - | |
| 1880 | 3020 | -1.6% | |
| 1890 | 3459 | 14.5% | |
| 1900 | 5319 | 53.8% | |
| 1910 | 5012 | -5.8% | |
| 1920 | 6316 | 26% | |
| 1930 | 7362 | 16.6% | |
| 1940 | 9349 | 27% | |
| 1950 | 14,334 | 53.3% | |
| 1960 | 21,195 | 47.9% | |
| 1970 | 29,597 | 39.6% | |
| 1980 | 36,322 | 22.7% | |
| 1990 | 34,298 | -5.6% | |
| 2000 | 36,145 | 5.4% | |
| 2010 | 39,260 | 8.6% | |
| 1870-1990 2000-2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Cedar Falls had 39,260 people in 13,978 households. The population density was 535.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 13,978 households.
17.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 70.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 47,339 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,730. 21 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Marc Andreessen (* 1971) - co-founder of Netscape Communications - born in Cedar Falls
- Bill Stewart (* 1966) - jazz musician - studied in Cedar Falls
- Roger Jepsen (born 1928) - Senator from Iowa (1979–1985) - born in Cedar Falls
- Brad Penrith (* 1965) - former vice world champion in wrestling - studied in Cedar Falls
- Tolly Thompson (* 1973) - former World Championship third in wrestling - born in Cedar Falls
- Gerald Guralnik (1936–2014) - physicist - born in Cedar Falls
- John Little (* 1984) - basketball player - studied in Cedar Falls
- David R. Nagle (* 1943) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1987-1993) - studied and worked for several years in Cedar Falls
- C. William Ramseyer (1875–1943) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1915–1933) - studied at Cedar Falls
- Fred C. Gilchrist (1868–1950) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1931–1945) - attended school and studied at Cedar Falls
- Gil Gutknecht (* 1951) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1995-2007) - born in Cedar Falls
- Nancy Jo Powell (* 1947) - diplomat - born in Cedar Falls
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cedar Falls, IA. Retrieved April 2, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 2, 2012
