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This article is about a city in Iowa. For other uses, see Cedar Falls.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
City
Main Street Downtown
Main Street Downtown
Location of Cedar Falls, Iowa
Location of Cedar Falls, Iowa
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Government
 • MayorJohn Crews as of 2011[1]
Area
 • City28.9 sq mi (74.8 km2)
 • Land28.3 sq mi (73.3 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • City39,260
 • Rank13th in Iowa
 • Density1,400/sq mi (520/km2)
 • Metro
167,819
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50613
Area code319
FIPS code19-11755
GNIS feature ID0455240
WebsiteCity of Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census. [2][3] It has the smaller population of the two principal cities in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area.

History

Cedar Falls was founded in 1845 by William Sturgis. It was originally named Sturgis Falls, for the first family who settled the site. The Sturgis family moved on within a few years and the city was renamed Cedar Falls because of its proximity to the Cedar River. However the city's founders are honored each year with a three day community-wide celebration named in their honor – the Sturgis Falls Celebration.

Because of the availability of water power, Cedar Falls developed as a milling and industrial center prior to the Civil War. The establishment of the Civil War Soldiers' Orphans Home in Cedar Falls changed the direction in which the city developed when, following the war, it became the first building on the campus of the Iowa State Normal School (now the University of Northern Iowa).

Geography

Cedar Falls' longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.523520, −92.446402. Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cedar Falls has a total area of 28.9 square miles (75 km2), of which, 28.3 square miles (73 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (2.08%) is water.

Demographics

Cedar Falls
Population History
CensusPop.Note%±
18703,070—
18803,020−1.6%
18903,45914.5%
19005,31953.8%
19105,012−5.8%
19206,31626.0%
19307,36216.6%
19409,34927.0%
195014,33453.3%
196021,19547.9%
197029,59739.6%
198036,32222.7%
199034,298−5.6%
200036,1455.4%
201039,2608.6%
Iowa Data Center [3]

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 39,260 in the city, with a population density of 1,358.5/sq mi (524.5/km2). There were 15,477 housing units, of which 14,608 were occupied. [2]

The racial makeup of the city in the 2010 census was 93.4% White American, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Native Americans in the United States, 2.3% Asian American, 0.0% Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islander American, 0.5% other races and 1.7% were from two or more races. Of those 2.0% were Hispanic and Latino Americans. [4]

2000 census

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 36,145 people, 12,833 households, and 7,558 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,277.2 people per square mile (493.1/km²). There were 13,271 housing units at an average density of 468.9 per square mile (181.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.14% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,833 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 30.6% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $70,226, and the median income for a family was $85,158. Males had a median income of $60,235 versus $50,312 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,140. About 5.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18, and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

In 1986, the City of Cedar Falls established the Cedar Falls Art and Culture Board, which oversees the operation of the City's Cultural Division and the James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts.

Library

The Cedar Falls Public Library is housed in the Adele Whitenach Davis building located at 524 Main Street. The 47,000 square foot (4,400 m²) structure, designed by Struxture Architects, replaced the Carniege-Dayton building in early 2004. As of the 2005 fiscal year, the library's holdings included 2,176 audio recordings, 2,292 videos, 253 periodicals, 96 miscellaneous titles, and 115,757 books for a grand total of 120,574 items. Patrons made more than 220,000 visits which took advantage of circulation services, adult, teen, and youth programming. The library also provides public access to more than 30 public computers which provide Internet access, office software suites, high resolution color printing, and various games.

The mission of the Cedar Falls Public Library is to promote literacy and provide open access to resources which facilitate lifelong learning. The library is a member of the Cedar Valley Library Consortium(CVLC). Consortium members share an Integrated Library System(ILS) server which resides in the Rod Library of the University of Northern Iowa. Library management is provided by Sheryl Groskurth MLS, Joint Director of the Cedar Falls and Waterloo Public Libraries.

Education

University of Northern Iowa's Lang Hall

Besides holding one of the three Iowa public universities, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls is home to three high schools. The Northern University High School, a private school run by the university, Valley Lutheran High School, a private Christian school, and Cedar Falls High School, which is part of the public school district, Cedar Falls Community Schools, which also includes two junior high schools and six elementary schools.

In 2000, the for-profit Hamilton College established its sixth campus of seven in Cedar Falls by acquiring the American Institute of Commerce.

Media

FM Radio
AM Radio
  • 600 WMT – Located in Cedar Rapids
  • 640 WOI – Located in Ames
  • 850 KXGM
  • 950 KOEL – Located in Oelwein
  • 1040 WHO – Located in Des Moines
  • 1090 KNWS
  • 1250 KDNZ
  • 1330 KWLO
  • 1540 KXEL
  • 1650 KCNZ
Broadcast Television
Print
  • The Courier, daily newspaper
  • The Cedar Falls Times, weekly newspaper
Music

The underground music scene in the Cedar Falls area from 1977 to present day is well documented. The Wartburg College Art Gallery in Waverly, Iowa hosted a collaborative history of the bands, record labels, and music venues involved in the Cedar Falls music scene which ran from March 17 to April 14, 2007. This effort has been continued as a wiki style website called The Secret History of the Cedar Valley.[5]

Notable people

See UNI notable alumni for notable people from the University of Northern Iowa.

Actors
Athletes
Musicians
Politicians
Writers
Diverse notability

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Cedar Falls/Mayor". City of Cedar Falls. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010". United States Census Bureau American FactFinder. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  3. ^ a b "Data from the 2010 Census". State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  4. ^ "Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin in Iowa's Incorporated Places: 2010" (PDF). State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  5. ^ "The Secret History of the Cedar Valley". Main page. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  6. ^ School libraries: 29. 1964. A superb story-teller who makes the pioneer life of the American frontier leap into being, Helen Markley Miller has written many books ... {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Ward, Martha; Marquardt, Dorothy (1971). Authors of books for young people (2 ed.). p. 363. MILLER, Helen Markley – Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, she graduated from Iowa State Teachers College and received her master's degree from Western State College ... {{cite book}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 81 (help)
  • Brian C. Collins. Images of America: Cedar Falls, Iowa. Arcadia Publishing, Inc. 1998. ISBN 0-7524-1358-9 ISBN 0-7385-4582-1
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