Everything about Cedar Falls Iowa totally explained
Cedar Falls is a city in
Black Hawk County,
Iowa,
United States, and it's home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the
University of Northern Iowa. The population was 36,145 at the
2000 census. It has the smaller population of the two principal cities in the
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
Metropolitan Statistical 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 is located at (42.523520, -92.446402).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.9
square miles (74.8
km²), of which, 28.3 square miles (73.3 km²) of it's land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (2.04%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census 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/sq mi (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 $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.
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.
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.
Media
Video Game Design
FM Radio
88.1 KBBG
88.9 KWVI
89.5 KHKE
90.9 KUNI (FM)
92.3 KKHQ
94.5 KULT
96.1 KCVM
97.7 KCRR
98.5 KOEL
99.3 KWAY
100.1 KBOL
101.9 KNWS-FM
105.7 KOKZ
107.9 KFMW
AM Radio
600 WMT
640 WOI
850 KWOF
950 KOEL
1040 WHO
1090 KNWS
1250 KDNZ
1330 KWLO
1540 KXEL
1650 KCNZ
Analog Television
2 KGAN 2 (CBS) - Located in Cedar Rapids
7 KWWL 7 (NBC, WX+ on DT2)
9 KCRG 9 (ABC) - Located in Cedar Rapids
12 KIIN 12 (PBS/IPTV) - Located in Iowa City
17 K17ET 17 / K44FK 44 (TBN)
20 KWKB 20 (The CW/MNTV) - Located in Iowa City
22 KWWF 22 (RTN)
28 KFXA 28 (Fox) - Located in Cedar Rapids
32 KRIN 32 (PBS/IPTV)
40 KFXB 40 (CTN) - Located in Dubuque
Print
The Courier, daily newspaper
The Cedar Falls Times, weekly newspaper
Music
The underground music scene in the Cedar Falls area from 1977-2007 is documented on The Secret History of the Cedar Valley
, a collaborative history of the bands, record labels, and music venues involved in the Cedar Falls music scene.
The Christian Music Festival, Onefest happens every year in the end of December.
The headquarters of American record label Avang Music is also located in Cedar Falls.
Notable natives
Actors
Annabeth Gish -- actress
Gary Kroeger -- actor, Saturday Night Live 1982-1985
Mark Steines -- co-host, Entertainment Tonight, alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa
Joe Trotter -- actor/comedian, Andersonville
Tracy Ryan -- adult film star
Athletes
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
Aaron Kampman -- NFL defensive end with the Green Bay Packers
Don Denkinger -- umpire that made a controversial call in the 1985 World Series
Bryce Paup-- NFL
Musicians
Karen Holvik -- classical soprano, currently on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music, former professor at UNI
House of Large Sizes -- an alternative rock band
Bill Stewart -- jazz drummer and composer, attended UNI
Bob Dorr -- founder, The Blue Band. Bob Dorr also produces a rock music history program called Backtracks for KUNI (FM)
Politicians
Jon Crews -- Current Mayor of Cedar Falls
Chuck Grassley -- Current U.S. Senator, attended UNI
Gil Gutknecht -- Former Minnesota congressman
Roger Jepsen -- Former U.S. Senator
Writers
Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954) -- author of several novels
R.V. Cassill -- novelist and short story writer
Nancy Price -- author of Sleeping With the Enemy
Leland Sage -- Professor at UNI and famous writer
Robert James Waller -- author of The Bridges of Madison County
Mary Potter Kenyon -- author of Homeschooling From Scratch And freelance writer
Misc.
Marc Andreessen -- Co-founder, Netscape Corporation
Randy & Vicki Weaver -- Parents, John Deere Employee, Ruby Ridge incident
Education
Besides holding one of the three Iowa public universities, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls is home to two high schools. The Northern University High School is a small private school run by the university while Cedar Falls High School 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.
Points of interest
University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa Teaching and Research Greenhouse
The Waterloo/Cedar Falls metro area boasts an amazing 80+ miles of paved bike trails.Further Information
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