Profile for Waterloo, Iowa, IA

Waterloo is on the Cedar River.

Former and merged names include:
· Prairie Rapids
· Prairie Rapids Crossing

Public transportation: Waterloo Metropolitan Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 326. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 4.8 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• National Cattle Congress Fair - Sept. 13-16, 2007
• Fall Harvest Festival - Sept. 16, 2007
• My Waterloo Days - May 31-June 3, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: George Wyth State Park

Waterloo attractions: Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

Historic sites and museums: Bluedorn Science Imaginarium, Grout Museum of History and Science, Rensselaer Russell House Museum, Waterloo Center for the Arts

Colleges and universities: Allen College, Hawkeye Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 61

Listed places near Waterloo

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (29)

Colleges (3)

Communities (6)

Hotels (17)

Libraries (4)

Museums (5)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Waterloo
• School enrollment & education levels in Waterloo
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• Black Hawk County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Iowa
• State data - Iowa
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Waterloo demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Black Hawk County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Waterloo-Cedar Falls area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 50702 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Black Hawk County government

31% of Waterloo residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Waterloo ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Waterloo
• Cemeteries in Black Hawk County
• Libraries in or near Waterloo

Post a query on a message board:

• Black Hawk County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Waterloo
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Black Hawk County

• Waterloo business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Black Hawk County
• Arrests in Black Hawk County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Waterloo was $18,558, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Black Hawk County economic census
• Black Hawk County economic summary
• Black Hawk County employment growth
• Black Hawk County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

19% of Waterloo residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Waterloo
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Waterloo
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• Yearbooks (old) of Iowa high schools

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• Air pollution in Black Hawk County
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• Land contamination in Black Hawk County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Black Hawk County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Waterloo festival dates:

• National Cattle Congress Fair - Sept. 13-16, 2007
• Fall Harvest Festival - Sept. 16, 2007
• My Waterloo Days - May 31-June 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Waterloo festival web sites:

• National Cattle Congress Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Waterloo

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• Geocaches in Iowa

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• State historical society

Historic districts in Waterloo include Highland Historic District ... View historic districts

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• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Black Hawk County genealogy forum

Median rent in Waterloo, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $386.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $702.

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Libraries in Waterloo include Waterloo Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Waterloo include Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

TV stations in Waterloo include KRIN, KWWF, KWWL.

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Black Hawk County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Waterloo political report.

• Iowa Democratic party
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The average commute time for Waterloo workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 20 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Waterloo between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Waterloo travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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