Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa and is home to one of Iowa's three Public Universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 36,145 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from being on the Cedar River. It was originally named Sturgis Falls, after William Sturgis, the first permanent white settler.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 74.8 km² (28.9 mi²). 73.3 km² (28.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (2.04%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 36,145 people, 12,833 households, and 7,558 families residing in the city. The population density was 493.1/km² (1,277.2/mi²). There were 13,271 housing units at an average density of 181.1/km² (468.9/mi²). 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 $40,226, and the median income for a family was $56,158. Males had a median income of $37,235 versus $26,312 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,140. About 5.6% of families and 16.7% 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.
Notable natives
actors:
- Rebecca Cummings -- porn star
- Annabeth Gish -- actress
- Gary Kroeger -- actor, Saturday Night Live 1982-1985
- Tracy Ryan -- softcore porn star [imdb]
- Mark Steines -- co-host, Entertainment Tonight, alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa
- Kurt Warner -- NFL quarterback, played for the St. Louis Rams and New York Giants, currently on the Arizona Cardinals; a University of Northern Iowa alumnus
- Trev Alberts -- former All-american linebacker at University of Nebraska and former analyst on ESPN's College GameDay; attended Northern University (NU) High School
- Don Denkinger -- umpire that made a call that made a controversial call against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series
- Gil Gutknecht -- Minnesota congressman
- Marc Andreessen -- Co-founder, Netscape Corporation
- House_Of_Large_Sizes -- an alternative rock band
- Roger Jepsen -- Former U.S. Senator
- Nancy Price -- author of Sleeping With the Enemy
- Ruth Suckow -- [Novelist]
- Robert James Waller -- author of The Bridges of Madison County
Points of interest
External links
- [Official City of Cedar Falls Website]
- [Cedar Falls Public Library]
- [UNI - University of Northern Iowa]
- [Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce]
- [Sturgis Falls Celebration Website]
- [Cedar Falls Utilities]
- [Chicago Tribune Article about controversial 1975 Cedar Falls murder]
- [The History of Cedar Falls]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
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