Cedar Falls is a city in

Black Hawk County Black Hawk County is a county in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 131,144, making it Iowa's fifth-most populous county. The county seat is Waterloo. Black Hawk County is part of the Water ...

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,713. It is home to the

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and gr ...

, a public university.

History

Cedar Falls was first settled in March 1845 by brothers-in-law William Sturgis and Erasmus D. Adams. Initially, the city was named Sturgis Falls. The city was called Sturgis Falls until it was merged with Cedar City (another city on the other side of the Cedar River), creating Cedar Falls. The city's founders are honored each year with a week long 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

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. 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

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Natural forest, prairie and wetland areas are found within the city limits at the Hartman Reserve Nature Center.

Demographics

Cedar Falls is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 39,260 people, 14,608 households, and 8,091 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 15,477 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.4%

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, 2.1%

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, 0.2% Native American, 2.3%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 14,608 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 26.8 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 29.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,145 people, 12,833 households, and 7,558 families living in the city. The population density was 1,277.2 people per square mile (493.1 per km²). There were 13,271 housing units at an average density of 468.9 per square mile (181.1 per km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.14%

, 1.57%

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, 0.15% Native American, 1.61%

, 0.02%

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, 0.41% from

, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were

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. Age spread: 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 2016 fiscal year, the library's holdings included approximately 8,000 audio materials, 12,000 video materials, and 104,000 books and periodicals for a grand total of approximately 124,000 items. Patrons made 245,000 visits which took advantage of circulation services, adult, teen, and youth programming. Circulation of library materials for fiscal year 2016 was 543,134. The library also provides public access to more than 30 public computers which provide internet access, office software suites, high resolution color printing, wi-fi, and various games. The library also offers digital loaning through Libby, Hoopla, and other platforms. 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. Cedar Falls Public Library shares an Integrated Library System (SirsiDynix Symphony) with the Waterloo Public Library. Library management is provided by Kelly Stern, Director of the Cedar Falls Public Library.

Historical Society

The Cedar Falls Historical Society has its offices in the Victorian Home and Carriage House Museum. It preserves Cedar Falls' history through its five museums, collection, archives, and public programs. Besides the Victorian House, the Society operates the

Cedar Falls Ice House The Cedar Falls Ice House is an historic building located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1921 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. The building currently serves as the Ice House Museum ...

, Little Red Schoolhouse, and Behrens-Rapp Station.

Retail

The city's major shopping mall is College Square Mall, built in 1969.

Theatre

The Oster Regent Theatre in downtown Cedar Falls originally opened in 1910 as the Cotton Theatre. It is currently the home of the Cedar Falls Community Theatre which was founded in 1978. The company produces approximately seven to eight shows per season. The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the

campus hosts many professionally touring Broadway plays and musicals throughout the year. The facility's Great Hall can seat 1,680 patrons.

Education

It hosts one of three public universities in Iowa,

(UNI). Cedar Falls Community Schools, which covers most of the city limits, includes Cedar Falls High School, two junior high schools, seven elementary schools. Waterloo Community School District covers a small section of Cedar Falls. There is a private Christian school, Valley Lutheran High School. Additionally there is a private Catholic elementary school at St. Patrick Catholic Church, under the

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. A significant renovation occurred beginning in May 2014. The Malcolm Price Lab School/

Northern University High School Northern University High School was a small high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, run by the University of Northern Iowa. It comprised grades 9-12 of the Pk-12 Malcolm Price Laboratory School. It closed in July 2012 under controversy ...

, was a state-funded K–12 school run by the university. It closed in 2012 following cuts at UNI.

Utilities and internet access

The city owns its power, gas and water, and cable TV service. Because of this,

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provides gigabit speeds to residents, this became available on January 14, 2015. Cedar Falls has the power to do so because, unlike 19 other states,

does not prohibit

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from competing with the private cable TV

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. In 2020,

was recognized by PC Magazine as having the nation's fastest internet, by a factor of three.

Transportation

Cedar Falls has public transportation provided by the

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, marketed as MET Transit, is the primary provider of mass transportation in the cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa. The agency was founded in 1972, after the private National City Li ...

Media

;FM radio * 88.1 KBBG * 88.9 KWVI * 89.5

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* 90.9

KUNI (FM) KUNI (90.9 MHz) is a radio station owned and operated by the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. It is one of two NPR outlets for Eastern Iowa; the other being WSUI in Iowa City. KUNI's transmitter is in Walker, Iowa, with its prima ...

* 92.3

KOEL-FM KOEL-FM (92.3 FM, "K92.3") is a radio station serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and the surrounding area known as the Cedar Valley with a country music format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. History Before the 92.3 frequency was ac ...

– Licensed to Oelwein with main studios in Waterloo * 93.5 KCVM * 94.5

KULT-LP KULT-LP (94.5 FM, "The Kult") is a college radio station broadcasting an alternative rock radio format. Licensed to Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, the station serves the University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) ...

* 97.7

KCRR KCRR is a radio station in Iowa serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding cities with a classic rock format. This station broadcasts on FM frequency 97.7 MHz and is owned by Townsquare Media. Elwin Huffman serves as morning news host. ...

– Licensed to Grundy Center with main studios in Waterloo * 98.5

KKHQ-FM KKHQ-FM (98.5 MHz), branded as ''Q98-5'', is a radio station serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding cities with a Top 40/CHR format. This station is owned by Townsquare Media. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Towns ...

* 99.3

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– Located in Waverly * 101.9

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* 105.1 KCFI * 105.7

KOKZ KOKZ (105.7 FM) is a radio station serving the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas with a classic hits format which includes a diverse playlist of music from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. It broadcasts on FM frequency 105.7 M ...

* 107.9

KFMW KFMW (107.9 FM), known as "Rock 108", is a radio station based in Waterloo, Iowa. The station has an active rock format. Its signal is transmitted from the AFLAC Tower north of Rowley, Iowa. History KFMW came on the air in November 1968 as KWWL- ...

;AM radio * 600 WMT – Located in Cedar Rapids * 640 WOI – Located in Ames * 950

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– Located in Oelwein * 1040

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– Located in Des Moines * 1090 KNWS * 1250 KCFI * 1330 KPTY * 1540 KXEL * 1650 KCNZ ;Broadcast television *2 KGAN 2 (

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) – Located in Cedar Rapids *7 KWWL 7 (

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on DT2,

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on DT3) - Located in Waterloo *9 KCRG 9 (

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) – Located in Cedar Rapids *12 KIIN 12 (

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) – Located in Iowa City *17 K17ET 17 / K31PO-D 44 ( TBN) *20 KWKB 20 (

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) – Located in Iowa City *28 KFXA 28 (

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) *40 KFXB-TV 40 ( CTN) – Located in

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;Print * '' The Courier'', daily newspaper * The Cedar Falls Times, weekly newspaper * ''The Cedar Valley What Not'', weekly advertiser ;Music The underground music scene in the Cedar Falls area from 1977 to present-day is well documented. The

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Art Gallery in

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hosted a collaborative history of the bands,

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s, 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''.

Notable people

;Actors *

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– actress *

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– actor, ''

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'' 1982–1985 * Michael Mosley – actor, '' Scrubs'' *

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– co-host, '' Entertainment Tonight'', alumnus of

* Joe Trotter — actor/comedian, Andersonville ;Athletes *

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– football player, 1993

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(for best linebacker in NCAA Division I), All-American at

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; a No. 1 draft choice of Indianapolis Colts, broadcaster, former Director of Athletics at

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2009-2021
Vice Chancellor, and Director of Athletics
at the

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, 2021–present. *

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– Major League Baseball umpire, made controversial call in

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–

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fighter * David Johnson – running back for NFL's Arizona Cardinals, UNI alumnus *

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– NFL player, UNI alumnus * Chad Rinehart – NFL player, Boone High School, UNI *

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– UFC fighter * Edgar Seymour – Olympic bobsledder *

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– NBA player and coach *

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– NFL wide receiver, UNI alumnus *

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– NFL quarterback for

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, New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl champion, UNI alumnus *

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– NFL player * Isaac Boettger – NFL player ;Military * Robert Hibbs –

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recipient ;Musicians *

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– classical soprano, currently on the faculty of the

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* Nilo Hovey – acclaimed instrumental music pedagogue, author of numerous instrument method books * House of Large Sizes – an alternative rock band *

Bonnie Koloc Bonnie Koloc (born February 6, 1946) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, actress and artist. She was considered one of the three main Illinois-based folk singers in the 1970s, along with Steve Goodman and John Prine forming the "trinity ...

– folk singer, songwriter and musician, born in

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, attended

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* * * Spirit of the Stairway – Mathcore band * Bill Stewart – jazz drummer and composer, attended

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– singer ;Politicians * Marv Diemer – Iowa state legislator * Charles Grassley – U.S. Senator, attended

* Gil Gutknecht – former Minnesota congressman * Roger Jepsen – former U.S. Senator ;Scientists * Gerald Guralnik – physicist, co-discoverer of the "Higgs Mechanism" ;Writers * Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881–1954) – novelist * R.V. Cassill – novelist and short story writer * James Hearst – poet, farmer, professor of creative writing at UNI between 1941 and 1975 * Helen Markley Miller (1896 – 1984), writer of historical and biography in literature, biographical fiction for children about the Western United States. * Ruth Suckow, Ruth Suckow Nuhn (1892–1960) – author of short stories and novels (including ''Country People'', ''The Folks'', ''New Hope'') * Ferner Nuhn (1903–1989) – literary critic, author of articles and essays, artist, Quaker activist * Nancy Price – author of ''Sleeping with the Enemy (novel), Sleeping with the Enemy'' * Leland Sage – professor at UNI and historian * Robert James Waller – author of ''The Bridges of Madison County'', attended UNI ;Other * Marc Andreessen – co-founder, Netscape Corporation * Raja Chari – astronaut * Adelia M. Hoyt (1865–1966) – Braille librarian, Library of Congress * John H. Livingston – aviator and air racer * Randy Weaver, Randy & Vicki Weaver – parents, John Deere Employee, Ruby Ridge incident *Tim Dodd – popular STEM communicator and YouTube Creator known as the "Everyday Astronaut"

References

External links

City of Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce

Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau

Cedar Falls Historical Society
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