Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was to 126,326.
Cedar Rapids is nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons", for the "fifth season" which is time to enjoy the other four. The symbol of the five seasons is the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture in downtown along the north river bank. The name "Five Seasons" and representations of the sculpture appear throughout the city in many forms.
During the Iowa flood of 2008, the Cedar River surpassed the 500-year flood plain and placed an estimated 1300 city blocks, or 9 square miles, on both banks of the river under water. Nearly 4,000 homes were evacuated. The Cedar River reached a record high of 31.2 feet on June 13, 2008. Over 300 homes are to be destroyed in the Cedar Rapids area.
In 2003, the African-American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa opened its doors.
Economy:
Cedar Rapids is one of the largest cities in the world for corn processing. The grain processing industry is Cedar Rapids' most important sector, directly providing 4,000 jobs that pay on average $85,000, and also providing 8,000 indirectly. Fortune 500 company Rockwell Collins is based in Cedar Rapids, and Aegon has its United States headquarters there. A large Quaker Oats mill, one of the four that merged in 1901 to form Quaker Oats, dominates the north side of downtown. Other large companies that have facilities in Cedar Rapids include Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, General Mills, and Nordstrom. Newspaperarchive, based in Cedar Rapids, is the largest newspaper archive in North America with a repository of more than 150 million pages assembled over 250 years; it was taken offline for two days by the 2008 flood.
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 is $22,589. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those 65 or older.
Radio Stations
KCCK 88.3 FM Cedar Rapids, IA Kirkwood Community College Jazz
WMT 96.5 FM Cedar Rapids, IA Hot AC
KDAT 104.5 FM Cedar Rapids, IA Adult Contemporary
KGYM 1600 AM Cedar Rapids, IA Sports
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BEAUTY CARE - BLACK HAIR SALONS - MULTICULTURAL
Anointed Hands Hair Salon - Category: Hair Salons - 1702 4th Avenue Se
Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 364-4344
Lashae's Ultimate Touch - Category: Hair Salons - 1044 Mount Vernon Road Southeast, - Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 398-0967
Tasha's Hair Salon - Category: Hair Salons - 1569 1st Avenue Southeast, - Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 363-3931
Urban Trends - Category: Hair Salons - 3800 Wilson Avenue Southwest Suite A, - Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 396-5227
CULTURE
African American Museum - Category: Black Museums - "Worth the visit nice place. excellent exhibits. Definitely worth the visit. Though it was damaged by flood a little bit, they restored the entire place to its original condition." - 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-2202 (319) 862-2101
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VIDEO CONNECTION
Erin Thomas, Education Director for the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about the museum's preschool education program, which is continuing this year despite flooding at the museum's main site along the Cedar River.
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