Waterloo, Iowa
| Waterloo | |
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 Downtown Waterloo North Side |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Black Hawk County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 30 ′ N , 92 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
67,934 (as of 2016) 170,015 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 431.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 160.6 km 2 (approx. 62 mi 2 ) of which 157.3 km 2 (approx. 61 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 261 m |
| Postcodes : | 50701-50707 |
| Area code : | +1 319 |
| FIPS : | 19-82425 |
| GNIS ID : | 0462727 |
| Mayor : | Quentin M. Hart |
Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County , Iowa , United States with approximately 68,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). It was the hometown of the five Sullivan brothers who perished in World War II . The city was built on an Indian village .
The city of Waterloo has a city partnership with the central Hessian city of Giessen .
geography
The city is located at the coordinates 42 ° 29 '33 "N, 92 ° 20' 46" W (42.492436, −92.346161). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 160.6 km². 157.3 km² of that is land and 3.3 km² of that is water.
traffic
Waterloo can be reached by the following roads: Interstate 380, US Highways 20, 63 and 218, and Iowa Highways 21, 57, 58, and 281.
Metropolitan area
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls "Metropolitan Statistical Area" consists of the Black Hawk , the Bremer and the Grundy Counties . The area had a population of 167,819 in 2010 and 170,015 in 2016.
Waterloo is adjacent to the city of Cedar Falls, home to the University of Northern Iowa . Small suburbs are Evansdale, Hudson and Elk Run Heights.
Demographics
There are 68,747 inhabitants, 28,169 households and 17,746 families who live in the city. The population density is 437.0 / km², of which 81.61% are white, 13.86% African-American, 0.22% American Indian and 0.85% Asian.
government
Waterloo is governed by a council with seven members and a mayor. The current mayor is Quentin M. Hart.
Library
Waterloo has a library, the Waterloo Public Library . The library collection has 185,877 books, 7,726 videos, and 348 magazine subscriptions.
sons and daughters of the town
- Julie Adams (1926-2019), actress
- Michele Bachmann (* 1956), politician
- Carl Lotus Becker (1873–1945), historian and university professor
- Kazmiere Brown (* 1996), volleyball player
- Walter Douglas (1861–1912), entrepreneur, industrialist
- Dan Gable (born 1948), wrestler
- Al Hoosman (1918–1968), boxer and actor
- Lou Hoover (1874–1944), First Lady of the United States
- Buddy Hughes (1919-2010), swing singer
- William Joensen (* 1960), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Des Moines
- Don Perkins (born 1938), football player
- Darren Sproles (born 1983), American football player
- the Sullivan brothers , five brothers who were all killed aboard the USS Juneau in World War II . The film Saving Private Ryan is based on her story.
Web links
(All in English)
- Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier
- City of Waterloo, Iowa
- Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
- KWWL TV-7
- Waterloo Police Department
- http://www.kosmo.at/news/USA-Junge-Bosniakin-zur-Buergermeisterin-ernannt
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Results. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .