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Cedar Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Iowa.
The Paramount Theatre was damaged by the epic flood that began in the early morning of Wednesday, June 11, 2008 when the Cedar River rose over its banks. When the record-breaking flood waters crested at 32 feet on Friday, June 13, 2008, most of downtown Cedar Rapids was covered in a toxic mix of garbage and river water, including the Paramount.
In 1974, several second and third-generation Czech Americans in the Cedar Rapids area founded the Czech Fine Arts Foundation to preserve their Czech heritage and culture. In 1978, the group's growing collection of artifacts and documents caused them to open a Czech Museum in a three-room house, where the museum attracted additional materials and volunteers.
Several major roads in Iowa City were closed due to storm debris, including Interstate 380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. [64] Four state parks were closed through the end of August for cleanup; [ 65 ] as of December 2020, [update] all had reopened except Palisades-Kepler State Park, which was closed indefinitely due to storm damage until ...
City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census) 1 † Cedar Rapids: City 137,710 2 Marion: City 41,535 3 Hiawatha: City 7,183 4 Mount Vernon: City 4,527 5 Robins: City 3,353 6 Fairfax: City 2,828 7 Center Point: City 2,579 8 Ely: City 2,328 9 Lisbon: City 2,233 10 Palo: City 1,407 11 Walford (partially in Benton County) City 1,366 12 ...
The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Iowa, anchored by the city of Cedar Rapids. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 276,520. The Cedar Rapids MSA is part of a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with the Iowa City MSA.
Cedar Rapids Milk Condensing Company: May 8, 2017 : 525 Valor Way, SW: Cedar Rapids: 24: Cedar Rapids Post Office and Public Building: Cedar Rapids Post Office and Public Building: November 10, 1982 : 305 2nd Ave., SE.
The newspaper is distributed throughout northeastern and east-central Iowa, including the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metropolitan areas. It was formerly called The Cedar Rapids Gazette . As of September 2019, The Gazette has a circulation of 32,616 for the daily edition and 37,860 for the Sunday edition.