Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 120,758 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2006 population of 124,417,^[1] making it the second largest city in Iowa after Des Moines; the 2006 estimated population of the three-county Metropolitan Statistical Area is 249,320.^[2] The city is named after the Cedar River.

Cedar Rapids has been residence to famous figures, including American artist Grant Wood, the Wright brothers,^[3]^[4] journalist and historian William L. Shirer, writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten, actors Ashton Kutcher, Elijah Wood, Ron Livingston, and Dr. Alexander Lippisch. See also Notable natives on this page. Cedar Rapids is also the setting for the musical "The Pajama Game."

A unique attribute of Cedar Rapids is that its city hall and county courthouse are located on Mays Island, an island on the Cedar River running through the city. Cedar Rapids is one of only two mainland cities to have their governmental offices on an island (the other being Paris, France).

Cedar Rapids is known as the City of Five Seasons; the traditional four seasons and a "fifth season" is "a time to enjoy" the other four.^[5] The symbol of the five seasons is the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture in downtown Cedar Rapids. The name "Five Seasons" and representations of the sculpture appear in many forms.

In June of 2008 the Cedar River flooded much of the city, including at least one hundred blocks of downtown, forcing the evacuation of nearly 4,000 homes and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets. ^[6] (See the article: June 2008 Midwest floods)

[edit] Geography

Cedar Rapids is located at 41°58′59″N, 91°40′7″W (41.983100, -91.668529).^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.8 km²), of which, 63.1 square miles (163.5 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it (1.99%) is water.

[edit] ZIP codes

Cedar Rapids is divided into fourteen ZIP Codes. Mays Island and the downtown area are covered by 52401. The northeast quadrant is covered by 52402 and 52411. The southeast quadrant is covered by 52403. The southwest quadrant is covered by 52404. The northwest quadrant is covered by 52405. Post office boxes are covered by ZIP codes 52406, 52407, 52408, 52409, and 52410. Several other ZIP codes are for specific business (Aegon USA, Rockwell Collins, etc.).

[edit] Streets and addresses

The city is divided into four quadrants. For addresses, from north to south the city is divided by 1st Avenue (Business Highway 151), and east to west by the Cedar River. A street address in Cedar Rapids usually consists of the house number, the street name, and the quadrant. For example, 123 Example St NW. The quadrants are one of four labels; NE, SE, SW, or NW. The only exception would be government addresses on Mays Island, which have no quadrant label.

1st Avenue and the Cedar River (as well as the downtown area) tend to run diagonally instead of straight north/south/east/west. (In fact, 1st Avenue runs directly west-east on the west side of the city, SW to NE in the middle, and south-north on the east side.) Thus, the area designated NE is geographically the northern section from east to west. NW is a small western contingent, SE is the eastern contingent, and SW is the southern contingent. There are some areas in western Cedar Rapids where some NW addresses are actually south of some SW addresses.

[edit] Transportation

Cedar Rapids is served by The Eastern Iowa Airport (formerly known as the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport), a regional airport that connects with other regional and international airports.

Interstate 380, part of the Avenue of the Saints, runs north-south through Cedar Rapids. U.S. Highways 30, 151, and 218 and Iowa Highway 13 and Iowa Highway 100 also serve the city.

Cedar Rapids is served by four major railroads. They are the Union Pacific, the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (Crandic), the Canadian National, and the Iowa Northern Railway Company [IANR]. The Iowa Northern Railway has its headquarters in the historic Paramount Theater Building. The Crandic and the Iowa Interstate Railroad also are headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Interstate reaches the city via the Crandic tracks, running a daily train from Rock Island, Illinois to Cedar Rapids.

The city is also served by public transportation consisting of buses and taxis, as well as a series of skywalks connecting several downtown buildings for foot traffic.

[edit] Neighborhoods

Czech Village November 18, 2006.

The Czech Village in Cedar Rapids is located on 16th Avenue SW. It is home to such Czech-related businesses as Zindrick's Czech Restaurant, Sykora Bakery, Polehna's Meat Market, Boženka's, Czech Feather & Down Company, and Czech Cottage. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is one of the major tourist attractions in Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids Czech Heritage Foundation [1] is one of many local organizations working to promote and preserve Czech heritage in Cedar Rapids. They support and sponsor many programs and events throughout the year. One of these programs is the Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa pageant.

Two Miss Czech-Slovak USA queens can claim this community as home: Lisa Volesky and Stasia Krivanek. Olga Drahozal is the famed band leader of the Czech Plus Polka Band, a performing group that frequents the Kosek Band Stand. She, along with Bessie Duggena and Leona Poduška, taught Czech School (Česká škola) at Wilson Middle School.

In addition, there are twelve active neighborhood associations in Cedar Rapids. These neighborhoods include Wellington Heights, and Moundview Heights, two neighborhoods in the south side of Cedar Rapids.

On the Northeast side of Cedar Rapids you will find the Kenwood neighborhood. Kenwood was independent until it was incorporated in the Cedar Rapids city limits. The boundaries for the Kenwood neighborhood are 32nd Street to Oakland Road to Old Marion Road to C Avenue to 40th Street then 1st Avenue between 40th street and 32nd Street.

In addition to the neighborhood associations in Cedar Rapids, there are many informal, unofficial neighborhoods, such as Bever Woods, Vernon Heights, Stoney Point, and Wilderness Estates.

[edit] Metropolitan area

Map showing the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area. From left Benton County, Linn County, and Jones County.

The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Linn, Benton, and Jones counties. The MSA had a 2000 census population of 237,230, with an estimated 2006 population of 249,320.^[2] (Linn County was the only county in the MSA before MSA definitions were redefined after the 2000 census.)

Cedar Rapids' main suburbs are Marion and Hiawatha. A number of small towns have experienced growth as bedroom communities of Cedar Rapids. These include Ely, Swisher, Shueyville, Palo, Fairfax, Walford, Robins and Bertram.

[edit] Landmarks

Tree of Five Seasons sculpture, downtown Cedar Rapids.

The Tree of Five Seasons sculpture is the city's centerpiece, located where 1st Avenue crosses the Cedar River. It was constructed in the mid-nineties by a local businessman who commissioned a three-dimensioned version of the city's logo. Also located near the center of the city along the Cedar River is the historical Czech Village, a business district composed of several ethnic businesses and historical buildings, thus helping to maintain the city's Czech heritage. Cedar Rapids is also home to National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. In 2003, the African-American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa opened its doors. Cedar Rapids is also home to the historical 26 acre (105,000 m²) Brucemore Estate, on which sits a 21-room mansion. Cedar Rapids is home to the Iowa Masonic Library and Museum.

The downtown includes a Science Center and an Art Museum housing the largest collection of Grant Wood paintings in the world. The 1920s Paramount Theatre is home to the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Cedar Rapids Area Theatre Organ Society and Community Concerts. Concerts and events such as high school graduations, sporting events, exhibitions, and political rallies are held in The U.S. Cellular Center, formerly known as The Five Seasons Center, located in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids is also home to the Mother Mosque of America (built in 1934), which is believed to be the oldest purpose-built mosque in the U.S.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	1,830	—
1870	5,940	224.6%
1880	10,104	70.1%
1890	18,020	78.3%
1900	25,656	42.4%
1910	32,811	27.9%
1920	45,566	38.9%
1930	56,097	23.1%
1940	62,120	10.7%
1950	72,296	16.4%
1960	92,035	27.3%
1970	110,642	20.2%
1980	110,243	−0.4%
1990	108,772	−1.3%
2000	120,758	11%
Total Population of Iowa's Incorporated Places 1850-2000

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 120,758 people, 49,820 households, and 30,838 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,912.6 people per square mile (738.4/km²). There were 52,240 housing units at an average density of 827/sq mi (319/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.86% White, 3.71% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 49,820 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,704, and the median income for a family was $54,286. Males had a median income of $37,217 versus $26,251 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,589. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Ethnic diversity

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Cedar Rapids is 90 percent non-Hispanic white, but has a notably large growing minority population. There are Asian (such as Cambodians arrived in the 1980s), Arab-American and Hispanic communities after an influx of immigrants came for available work in the 1990s. The region has a scattered number of African Americans and they are active in civic life, and an Indian settlement of the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa 50 miles to the West. The city itself has large numbers of ethnic European ancestry, such as Germans (an estimated 30 percent), Czechs (over 10 percent alone), Slovaks, Croatians, Serbs, Russians, Dutch, Danes, Swedes and French (from either France and Canada).

[edit] Government

[edit] City commission government

City Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

From April 6, 1908, to December 31, 2005, Cedar Rapids used the city commission form of government. It was one of the few larger cities remaining to operate under this model. Under this form of government, the council was made up of a public safety commissioner, a streets commissioner, a finance commissioner, a parks commissioner, and a mayor. The council members worked on a full-time basis, served two year terms, and were considered department heads. The last mayor of Cedar Rapids under this form of government was Paul Pate. After 2005 the city changed to a mayor-council-manager form of government.

[edit] Mayors of Cedar Rapids since 1969

Mayor	From	To
Don Canney	1969	1992
Larry Serbousek	1992	1995
Lee Clancey	1995	2002
Paul Pate	2002	2006
Kay Halloran	2006	present

Under Iowa law, municipal elections are non-partisan.

[edit] New form of government

In 2005 the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce spearheaded a movement to change from the commission form of government. A panel was appointed by Mayor Pate and the City Council to study the issue, and recommended that voters be presented with three options:

Stay with the current commission form of government.
Adopt a "strong mayor form" where the council would be part time, the mayor would be full time, and a city manager would run the day to day affairs of the city.
Adopt a "weak mayor form" of government, in this form the mayor and council would both work on a part-time basis. A full-time city manager would run the day-to-day operations of the city.

In 1994, voters were also asked if they would like to change the form of government. At that time, voters decided to keep the commission form.

On June 14, 2005, voters went to the polls to decide whether to adopt a new form of government or continue with the commission form. This time, with very low turnout, voters decided to change the government — 17,064 voted to change the government to 7,741 who wanted to stay with the commission form.

The new form of government features a part-time council made of eight members and a part-time mayor. The city has been divided into five districts, with one council member elected from each district. The remaining three members were elected on an at-large basis. Initially the terms for some of the council members will be shorter so that the elections will be staggered. In the following election cycle the term for the council members will be four years long. The mayor will also have a four-year term. The mayor will be paid $30,000 and the members of the council will be paid $15,000.

The current city council divided the city into five districts. Once that was done over 30 candidates ran for election on November 8, 2005. Kay Halloran, a retired attorney and state legislator, became the first mayor elected under the new system. Several members of the city council were elected outright; however, the remaining races were close enough to require a runoff election, which took place in December.

The new council and mayor hired Jim Prosser as city manager in the summer of 2006. Prior to hiring Prosser, James Flitz, formerly the city attorney, served as interim city manager. Department directors report to the city manager, who has the authority to hire and fire these individuals, except in the case of the police and fire chiefs, which require council approval for hiring and firing. The new council met officially for the first time on January 3, 2006.

[edit] Business and industry

Cedar Rapids is home to several large businesses and industries, including General Mills, Cargill, Alliant Energy, GE Commercial Finance, Rockwell Collins, Quaker Oats, AEGON, United Fire and Casuality, Toyota Financial Services, PAETEC, Archer Daniels Midland, Qwest, GreatAmerica Leasing, RuffaloCODY, Nordstrom, PMX, Square D and CRST International. Although many of these companies have been located in Cedar Rapids for quite some time, a larger number of high-tech industries are locating in or around Cedar Rapids because it is part of the Technology Corridor, a region of the state that also includes the Iowa City metro area to the south. Much of Iowa's technological businesses and industries operate from this corridor. Since a diversification of the local economy, the unemployment rate has held at a reasonable rate and wages are consistently among the highest in the state.

[edit] Education

Cedar Rapids is home to two four-year colleges: Coe College and Mount Mercy College. The University of Iowa also has an evening MBA facility there.^[9] Kirkwood Community College is the area's only two-year college, while Kaplan University (formerly Hamilton College) and Upper Iowa University also have campuses there. Cornell College in Mount Vernon and the University of Iowa's main campus in Iowa City are both within 30 miles of Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is the largest school district in the metropolitan area with an enrollment of 17,263 in the 2006-2007 school year.^[10] The district contains 24 elementary schools, six middle schools, and four high schools: Jefferson, Washington, Kennedy, and Metro (an alternative high school).^[11] Two neighboring school districts draw students from within the Cedar Rapids city limits. The Linn-Mar Community School District serves part of the northeast quadrant of the city and has seven elementary schools inside the city limits.^[12] The College Community School District serves part of the southwest quadrant of Cedar Rapids as well as neighboring rural portions of Linn, Benton and Johnson counties. College Community's four elementary schools, Prairie Middle School, and Prairie High School are all located in a central campus off Interstate 380.^[13]

The Cedar Rapids Metro Catholic Education System, which is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque, consists of six elementary schools,^[14] two middle schools,^[15] and one high school (Xavier). The Cedar Rapids Catholic Eduation System and Cedar Rapids Community School District are synonymous with each other in the Cedar Rapids Public and Parochial School System.

[edit] Health

There are two hospitals in Cedar Rapids. St. Luke's and Mercy Medical Center.

[edit] Media

[edit] Radio

Cedar Rapids' radio market, which consists of Linn County,^[16] is ranked 211th by Arbitron with 172,000 listeners aged 12 and older.^[17]

Clear Channel Communications owns four stations in the Cedar Rapids area, including WMT 600 AM, a news/talk station that has broadcast since 1922. Clear Channel also owns WMT-FM 96.5, an adult contemporary station, KMJM 1360 AM, a sports radio station, and 95.7FM KKSY a country music station.^[18] Cumulus Media owns four stations in Cedar Rapids: KDAT 104.5 FM (adult contemporary), KHAK 98.1 FM (country music), KRNA 94.1 FM (active rock), and KRQN 107.1 (oldies).^[19] Three other stations in Cedar Rapids are independently owned: KZIA 102.9 FM (contemporary hits), KGYM 1600 AM (sports radio), and KMRY 1450 AM (adult standards).^[20] Several stations from Waterloo and Iowa City also figure into ratings in Cedar Rapids.^[21]

The only non-commercial station licensed to Cedar Rapids is KCCK 88.3 FM, a jazz station licensed to Kirkwood Community College. KWOF-FM 89.1 is a non-commercial contemporary Christian music station licensed to neighboring Hiawatha.^[20] NPR stations from Cedar Falls (KUNI (FM) 90.9 FM) and Iowa City (KSUI 91.7 FM and WSUI 910 AM) reach Cedar Rapids.^[22]

[edit] Television

The Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque media market consists of 21 eastern Iowa counties: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Grundy, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Tama, Washington, and Winneshiek.^[16] It is ranked 87th by Nielsen Media Research for the 2007-2008 television season with 339,480 television households.^[23]

Cedar Rapids is home to four network-affiliated stations: KGAN channel 2 (CBS), KCRG channel 9 (ABC), KFXA channel 28 (Fox), and KPXR channel 48 (ION). NBC affiliate KWWL channel 7 is based in Waterloo but maintains a newsroom inside the Alliant Energy tower in downtown Cedar Rapids. Other stations in the market are KWKB channel 20 (CW/MyNetwork TV), licensed to Iowa City; KWWF channel 22 (RTN), licensed to Waterloo; and KFXB channel 40 (CTN), licensed to Dubuque. Public television is provided by Iowa Public Television, which has two stations in the area: KIIN channel 12 in Iowa City and KRIN channel 32 in Waterloo. Mediacom and local company ImOn Communications provide cable television service to Cedar Rapids.

[edit] Print

The Gazette is the primary daily newspaper for Cedar Rapids.

[edit] Sports

Cedar Rapids is home of the minor-league baseball team Cedar Rapids Kernels, a member of the Midwest League since 1962. The Kernels are a Class-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The ice hockey team Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a member of the USHL and were once Clark Cup Champions. There is also a junior hockey league, the Cedar Rapids Hockey Association, with mini-mite-high school teams. Sports facilities include Veterans Memorial Stadium for baseball, Kingston Stadium for football and track, the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena for hockey, and the U.S. Cellular Center (formerly the Five Seasons Center) for basketball. This arena also hosts the Iowa High School volleyball championships and many concerts. Cedar Rapids is also home to the high competitive "metro" athletic teams. These teams consist of the high schools of Jefferson, Washington, Kennedy, Linn-Mar, Xavier, and Prairie.

[edit] Art

Cedar Rapids is home to The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, The Paramount Theatre, Theatre Cedar Rapids, and Brucemore-A National Trust Historic Site, among others.

Cedar Rapids is also home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Legion Art's CSPS Museum, the National Czech & Slovak Museum, the African American Historical Museum, Kirkwood Community College's Iowa Hall Gallery, and the legendary Grant Wood Studio at 5 Turner Alley. These Cedar Rapids venues have recently hosted world class and award nominated exhibitions, including the works of Andy Warhol, Grant Wood, and the Iowa Biennial, among others.

[edit] Notable natives

People from Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area.

[edit] Real people

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Orville & Wilbur, Wright Brothers, Aviation pioneers, Born in Indiana Resided in Cedar Rapids as youth.
Walter Donald Douglas, Co-Founder of Penick & Ford Starch Company, Son of Quaker Oats Founder, Died on The Titanic
Elijah Wood, Actor (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
Ron Livingston, actor (Office Space) Grew up in Marion, Iowa
Zach Johnson, pro golfer, 2007 Masters champion
Grant Wood, artist (Born in Anamosa IA, grew up and lived in Cedar Rapids)
Terry Farrell, actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Becker)
Marvin D. Cone, artist
Paul Conrad, Pulitzer Prize winner, cartoonist
Cal Eldred, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Michael Emerson, actor on Lost, grew up in Toledo, Iowa
Trent Green, St. Louis Rams quarterback
John Hench, Disney animator and Imagineer for 65 years.
Ashton Kutcher, actor and producer (That '70s Show, Punk'd)
Dow Mossman, author
Riley Smith, actor
Paul Tibbets, Pilot in command of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Lived in Cedar Rapids until 1927
Arthur A. Collins, Inventor and Founder of Collins Radio Company (Now known as Rockwell Collins).
Carl Van Vechten, novelist and photographer
Joshua Walderbach, Voice-Over Artist and Actor
Dedric Ward, NFL wide receiver who played for the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins
Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals quarterback, MVP with St. Louis Rams for 1999 NFL season and Super Bowl XXXIV
Landon Cassill, driver for JR Motorsports in NASCAR
Don DeFore, actor
Michael Daugherty, classical composer
Paul Engle, poet
David Hilker, Wild Whirled Music, musician, producer, film/TV composer, music executive
Ryan Sweeney Professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
Jim Cummins retired NBC-TV News Correspondent, who died in October 2007, graduate of Regis High School in 1963.
Conger Metcalf, artist
Charles H. Book, aerospace vehicle launch and recovery expert
Geof Darrow comic book artist (Hardboiled, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot), conceptual design for the Matrix trilogy and Speedracer
Adrian Arrington, University of Michigan WR, NFL player for the New Orleans Saints

[edit] Fictional characters from Cedar Rapids

Windchill, GI Joe action figure - Yojoe.com info page
Rose DeWitt Bukater (from the film Titanic) after the ship's sinking
Jennifer (from the 1988 movie Miles from Home) played by Penelope Ann Miller.
Dana Whitaker (from the TV show Sports Night) played by Felicity Huffman.
Mr. Bill Smith, a contestant on "The Remembering Game" on Sesame Street.

[edit] References

^ Iowa Data Center. Population Estimates and Rankings for Population, Numerical Change, and Percent Change for Iowa's Incorporated Places: 2000-2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
^ ^a ^b Iowa Data Center. Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Metropolitan Areas (2003 Definition): 2000-2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
^ The Eastern Iowa Airport. About the Airport.
^ EAA. Countdown to Kitty Hawk:Wright Brothers-Full:Chapter 3.
^ City of Cedar Rapids. We Are the City of Five Seasons.... Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
^ http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/12/midwest.flooding.ap/index.html
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ The University of Iowa. Tippie School of Management: Our Locations. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ Iowa Department of Education. 2006-2007 Iowa Public School PreK-12 Enrollments by District, Grade, Race and Gender (XLS). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ Cedar Rapids Community Schools. About Us. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ Linn-Mar Community School District. Boundaries. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ College Community School District. General Information. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ Cedar Rapids Metro Education System. Cedar Rapids Metro Education System Elementary Schools. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ Cedar Rapids Metro Education System. Cedar Rapids Metro Education System Middle Schools. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
^ ^a ^b Arbitron. Arbitron Radio Metros Based on Fall 2006 Market Definitions (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
^ Arbitron. Market Ranks and Schedule (201-250). Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
^ Clear Channel Communications. Radio: Station Search. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
^ Cumulus Media. Station Portfolio. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
^ ^a ^b Northpine.com. Iowa Radio Stations. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
^ Arbitron. Arbitron Ratings Data. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa is at coordinates 41°58′59″N 91°40′07″W / 41.9831, -91.668529 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)Coordinates: 41°58′59″N 91°40′07″W / 41.9831, -91.668529 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

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