Waterloo (Iowa)
Black Hawk County
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Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.
According to the 2000 census, the city has a population of 68 747 people. She was the hometown of the five Sullivan brothers, who were killed in World War II. The city was built on an Indian village.
Geography
The city is located at coordinates 42 ° 29 ' 33 "N, 92 ° 20' 46" W ( 42.492436, -92.346161 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 160.6 km ². 157.3 km ² of it is land and 3.3 km ² of it is water.
Traffic
Waterloo can be reached via the following roads: Interstate 380, U.S. Highways 20, 63 and 218, and Iowa Highways 21, 57, 58, and 281
Metropolitan Region
The Waterloo - Cedar Falls " Metropolitan Statistical Area " consisting of the Black Hawk, the Bremer and Grundy County. The area had in 2000 a population of 163 706, and in 2005 a lower population of 161 897.
Waterloo is next to the city of Cedar Falls, home of the University of Northern Iowa. Small suburbs are Evansdale, Elk Run Heights and Hudson.
Demography
There are 68 747 inhabitants, 28,169 households, and 17,746 families residing in the city. The population density is 437.0 / km ², of which 81.61 % White, 13.86 % African American, 0.22 % Native Americans and 0.85 % Asian.
Government
Waterloo is governed by a council of seven members and a mayor. The current mayor is Buck Clark.
Library
Waterloo has a library, the Waterloo Public Library. The collection of the library has 185,877 books, 7,726 videos, and 348 periodical subscriptions.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Betty May Adams, Actress
- Michele Bachmann, a politician
- Walter Douglas, entrepreneur, industrialist
- Dan Gable, wrestling
- Lou Hoover, First Lady of the United States
- Buddy Hughes, Swing singer
- Don Perkins, football player
- The Sullivan brothers, five brothers, who all came during World War II aboard the Juneau killed. The movie Saving Private Ryan is based on their history.