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City of Sioux City
Motto: Successful Surprising Sioux City
Location in Iowa
Location in Iowa
Coordinates: 42°29′53″N 96°23′44″W / 42.49806, -96.39556
Country United States
State Iowa
Counties Woodbury, Plymouth
Founded 1854
Incorporated 1857
Government
 - Mayor Mike Hobart
 - City manager Paul Eckert
Area
 - City 56. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. There are 99 counties in the US state of Iowa. The first two counties Des Moines County and Dubuque County, were created in 1834 when Iowa Woodbury County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 103877 Plymouth County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 24849 A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical statussq mi (144. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²)
 - Land 54. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (141. 9 km²)
 - Water 1. 2 sq mi (3. 0 km²)  2. 06%
Elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2006)
 - City 83,263
 - Density 1,551. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (599. 0/km²)
 - Metro 143,474
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 51101, 51102, 51103, 51104, 51105, 51106, 51108, 51109, 51111
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-73335
GNIS feature ID 0461653
Website: http://www.sioux-city.org

Sioux City (pronounced /ˌsuːˈsɪti/) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 712 is the Telephone numbering plan code for the Western fifth of Iowa, including cities such as Spencer, Sioux City, Council Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,013. The 2006 census estimate indicated a slight decline to 83,262. [1] Sioux City is the pimary city of the four-county Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a population of 143,053 in 2000 and a slight decline to an estimated 142,794 in 2007; however, the population has been increasing again since 2005. [2] The Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD Combined Statistical Area has an estimated population of 156,158 as of 2007. [3] It is the county seat of Woodbury County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Woodbury County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 103877 [4]

Sioux City is at the navigational head of the Missouri River, about 90 miles (140 km) north of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprising the cities of Omaha Nebraska, Council Bluffs Iowa, and surrounding areas Sioux City and the surrounding areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to as Siouxland, especially by the local media. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Siouxland is a general term for the area around Sioux City Iowa and parts of Sioux Falls South Dakota, an area that includes much of northwestern Iowa The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public Sioux City is the second largest city in the Sioux Falls-Sioux City, SD-IA-MN-NE Designated Market Area (DMA),with a population of 1,043,450. [5]

Sioux City is the home of Morningside College, Briar Cliff University, St. Luke's College and Western Iowa Tech Community College. Morningside College is a Liberal arts college in Sioux City, Iowa, affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The Catholic Franciscan Learning Place Briar Cliff University is a nationally recognized liberal arts university located in Sioux City, Iowa

In 2005, Sioux City, along with Coon Rapids and Clinton, was awarded one of the inaugural Iowa Great Places designations. Coon Rapids is a city in Carroll and Guthrie counties in the U Clinton is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27772 at the 2000 census and the 2006 estimate was 27042 [1]

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History

Historic Fourth Street, Downtown.
Historic Fourth Street, Downtown. Early history The region that would become Sioux City was inhabited by the ancestors of Native Americans for thousands of years

The first people to live in this area were ancestors of those we know today as Native Americans. These inhabitants lived here thousands of years before any explorers from Spain or France arrived.

While the name is not known of the first European man to explore the area which is now Sioux City, it is commonly believed to be an early French or Spanish fur trader. The first documented explorers to record their travels through this area were the Americans Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during the summer of 1804. [6] Their expedition was supported by the federal government. President Thomas Jefferson was eager to hear their report.

Geography and Climate

Sioux City is located at 42°29′53″N, 96°23′45″W (42. 497957, -96. 395705). [7] Sioux City is at an altitude of 1,135 feet (345. 9 m) above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census square miles (144. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²), of which, 54. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 square miles (141. 9 km²) of it is land and 1. 2 square miles (3. 0 km²) of it (2. 06%) is water.

Metropolitan area

As of the 2000 census, the Sioux City metropolitan area had 143,053 residents in four counties; the population was estimated at 143,474 in 2006. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population [8] As defined by the Office of Management and Budget, the counties comprising the metropolitan area are (in descending order of population):

Two of these counties -- Union and Dixon -- were added to the metro area in 2003. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP Woodbury County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 103877 The Woodbury County Courthouse is a building that fills an entire quarter block in Sioux City Iowa. Dakota County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Union County is a County located in the US state of South Dakota. Dixon County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. In reality, only Woodbury, Dakota, and Union counties contain any metropolitan character; Dixon County is entirely rural.

Plymouth County is not considered part of metropolitan Sioux City although the extreme north and northwest sides of the city spill over into Plymouth County.

Climate

Sioux City is located very near to the center of the North American continent, far removed from any major bodies of water. This lends the area a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers, cold snowy winters, and wide temperature extremes. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between Summers can bring daytime temperatures that climb into the 90s Fahrenheit, and winter lows can be well below zero. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec High °F 71 71 91 97 102 108 108 104 103 94 81 70
Norm High °F 28. 7 35 47. 3 61. 7 73. 2 82. 5 86. 2 83. 7 76 63. 7 44. 8 31. 7
Norm Low °F 8. 5 15. 3 25. 7 37. 3 49. 2 58. 5 62. 9 60. 6 50. 1 38 24. 8 12. 8
Rec Low °F -26 -26 -22 -2 25 38 42 37 24 12 -9 -24
Precip (in) 0. 59 0. 62 2 2. 75 3. 75 3. 61 3. 3 2. 9 2. 42 1. 99 1. 4 0. 66
Source: USTravelWeather. com [2]

Demographics

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 85,013 people, 32,054 households, and 21,091 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,551. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (599. 0/km²). There were 33,816 housing units at an average density of 617. 1/sq mi (238. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85. 23% White, 2. 41% African American, 1. 95% Native American, 2. 82% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 5. 27% from other races, and 2. 28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10. 89% of the population.

There were 32,054 households out of which 33. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49. 1% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 2% were non-families. 27. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 57 and the average family size was 3. 14.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 1% under the age of 18, 11. 0% from 18 to 24, 28. 5% from 25 to 44, 20. 2% from 45 to 64, and 13. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,429, and the median income for a family was $45,751. Males had a median income of $31,385 versus $22,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,666. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 7. 9% of families and 11. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 7. 8% of those age 65 or over.

Neighborhoods, commercial districts, and suburbs

The Floyd River in Sioux City
The Floyd River in Sioux City
Confluence of the Missouri and Floyd Rivers in Sioux City
Confluence of the Missouri and Floyd Rivers in Sioux City
Veteran's Memorial BridgeSioux City, IA
Veteran's Memorial Bridge
Sioux City, IA

City neighborhoods

Nearby communities

South Sioux City, Nebraska is directly across the Missouri River in Dakota County. The Floyd River is a Tributary of the Missouri River, 92 mi (148 km long in northwestern Iowa in the United States. The following is a list of Neighborhoods and commercial districts in Sioux City Iowa. South Sioux City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, in the United States. Dakota County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. With nearly 12,000 residents, it is by far the largest suburb of Sioux City. It was an All America City in 2003. The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. Two bridges—the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Interstate 129 bridge—connect Sioux City with South Sioux City.

Dakota City, Nebraska is just south of South Sioux City. Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is the county seat of Dakota County. Dakota County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Large beef-processing plants are located in Dakota City.

North Sioux City, South Dakota is just across the Big Sioux River in Union County. North Sioux City is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 295 mi (470 km long in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States Union County is a County located in the US state of South Dakota. It is home to a number of casinos. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities It is also the home to several major industrial concerns, including Iams Pet Food, Interbake Foods, and Gateway, Inc. , the computer company.

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is an unincorporated "master-planned community" just west of Sioux City in the extreme southeast corner of South Dakota. Dakota Dunes is an unincorporated, master-planned residential and commercial development covering about 2000 Acres (8 km² in Union County in the extreme In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Construction began circa 1989. Expensive new homes, suburban-style office parks, and a country club golf course designed by Arnold Palmer characterize this area. A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Career outline Palmer was born in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father Deacon Palmer who was head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club

Sergeant Bluff is a mainly residential suburb adjacent to the southern city limits of Sioux City, less than a mile east of the Sioux City airport. Sergeant Bluff is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Sioux Gateway Airport, also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, is a public Airport located 6 miles (10 km south of Sioux City and just west

Parks, recreation, and locations of interest

Stone State Park
Stone State Park

Stone State Park is in the northwest corner of the city, overlooking the South Dakota/Iowa border. Stone State Park is located in northwestern Iowa, in the bluffs and Ravines adjacent to the Big Sioux River. Stone Park is near the northernmost extent of the Loess Hills, and is at the transition from clay bluffs and prairie to sedimentary rock hills and bur oak forest along the Iowa side of the Big Sioux River. The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited Loess Soil in the westernmost part of Iowa and Missouri along the Missouri River The Bur Oak, ( Quercus macrocarpa) sometimes spelled Burr Oak, is a species of Oak in the white oak section Quercus sect The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 295 mi (470 km long in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States Popular for decades with picnickers and day hikers, it has been a local hot spot for mountain biking since the late 1980s. In contemporary usage picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a Meal is eaten outdoors ( Al fresco or En plein air

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center is a destination nature preserve for Woodbury County, and is located within the boundaries of Stone State Park. The butterfly garden is unique to the area; wild turkeys and white-tail deer are commonly sighted from the well-marked trails. The Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout

Tyson Events Center is a 10,000-seat arena located in downtown Sioux City.

KD Station, once listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was destroyed by fire in 2006. KD Station was retail and entertainment attraction built inside the facilities of a former meat packing plant in Sioux City, Iowa The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

Grandview Park is located north of the downtown area, up from Rose Hill, between The Northside and The Heights. The Municipal Bandshell is located in the park. In summer, Sunday evening municipal band concerts are a longstanding Sioux City tradition. The Saturday in the Park music festival is held there annually. Saturday in the Park is an annual festival that is held primarily at the Grandview Park Municipal Bandshell in Sioux City Iowa. Behind the bandshell is an extensive rose garden with an elaborate arbor and trellises which has long been a popular site for outdoor weddings, prom and other special occasion photographs, and for children to play during the Sunday evening band concerts and other events.

Pulaski Park is named for the Polish General Kazimierz Pułaski, who fought in the American Revolution. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland For things named to honor Kazimierz Pułaski see Pulaski. Kazimierz Pułaski of Clan Ślepowron ( often written Casimir Pulaski This park features baseball diamond facilities, and is located in western Morningside along old U. S. Highway 75 (South Lewis Blvd. ). It is largely built on the filled lakebed of Half Moon Lake, which was originally created in the 1890s by the excavation of fill dirt to build the approaches for the iron railroad bridge spanning the Missouri near the Stockyards. The neighborhood on the bluff overlooking the park was historically settled by Lithuanian and Polish immigrants, many of whom worked in the meatpacking industry during the early 20th century. Lithuanians are the Baltic Ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million

Latham Park is located in an old residential area of Morningside, and is the only privately owned and maintained open-to-the-public park within the city limits. It was left in trust in 1937 under the terms of Clara Latham's will; her family had built the house on one acre of ground in 1915. The house and grounds are currently being restored by the Friends of Latham Park.

Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd Monument

The Sergeant Floyd Monument commemorates the burial site of U. The Seargeant Floyd Monument is a monument on the bank of the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in what is now Sioux City Iowa. S. Army Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Charles Floyd (1782 &ndash August 20, 1804) was a United States Explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U It is a National Historic Landmark, with its prominent 100-foot (30 m) obelisk situated on 23 acres of parkland, high on a river bluff with a splendid view of the Missouri River valley. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the

First Bride's Grave is near the Sergeant Floyd monument, and located in Morningside's South Ravine Park. A short hike brings one to the stone monument which marks the final resting place of Rosalie Menard Leonais (d. 1865), the bride of Joseph Leonais in the first Christian wedding to take place in Sioux City.

War Eagle Park is named for the Yankton Sioux chief Wambdi Okicize (d. Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people War Eagle was born in Minnesota or Wisconsin in around 1785 His given name Wambdi Okicize, literally means "Little Eagle" but white people always called him War 1851) who befriended early settlers. An impressive monument overlooks the confluence of the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers; the sculpture represents the chief in his role as a leader and peacemaker, wearing the eagle feather bonnet and holding the peace pipe. Feathered war bonnets (also called warbonnets or headdresses) were a Military decoration developed by the Plains Indians. A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial Smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes traditionally as a token

Riverside Park is located on the banks of the Big Sioux River. One of the oldest recreational areas of the city, it is home to the Sioux City Boat Club and Sioux City Community Theater. The park is on land that once belonged to the first white settler in the area, Theophile Bruguier; his original cabin is preserved in the park. Theophile Bruguier ( August 31, 1813 &ndash February 18, 1896) was a French-Canadian Fur trader with the American

Bacon Creek Park is located northeast of Morningside and features fishing, canoe rentals, and a scenic walking trail.

Chris Larsen Park, informally known as "The Riverfront", is the launching point for the riverboat casino and includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, the Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, opened in 2004. Massive Missouri River development began in 2005 with the opening of the MLR Tyme Marina area, which includes Beverly's, an upscale restaurant.

Golf courses, city parks, and aquatics: Sioux City is also home to several municipal public golf courses, including Floyd Park in Morningside, Green Valley near the Southern Hills, Sun Valley on the northern West Side, and Hidden Acres in nearby Plymouth County. Sioux City also has a number of private golf clubs, including Sioux City Country Club, Southern Hills Country Club, and Whispering Creek Golf Club. The city has over 1,132 acres (5 km²) of public parkland located at 53 locations, including the beautiful riverfront and many miles of recreation trails. Five public swimming pools/aquatics centers are located within Sioux City neighborhoods.

The Sioux City Public Museum is located in a Northside neighborhood of fine Victorian mansions. The portico-and-gabled stone building was originally the home of the banker, John Peirce, and was built in 1890. The museum features Native American, pioneer, early Sioux City, and natural history exhibits.

The Sioux City Art Center was formed in 1938 as part of the WPA’s support of the arts. The Sioux City Art Center began as a Works Progress Administration (WPA project in 1937 when the Art Center Association of Sioux City the Sioux City Junior League as well The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people The Art Center is committed to supporting artists from Iowa and the greater Midwest. Also, the Center has a general program of acquisition of work by national and international artists, including important works by Thomas Hart Benton, Salvador Dalí, Käthe Kollwitz, Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, James McNeil Whistler, and Grant Wood. Thomas Hart Benton ( April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American painter and Muralist. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz ( July 8, 1867 – April 22, 1945) was a German painter, Printmaker, and Sculptor Robert Motherwell ( January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is a sculptor, best known for his Public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, It is located Downtown.

The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and The Sioux City Municipal Band

The Woodbury county courthouse

The Sioux City Community Theatre

Media

Television stations

Radio stations

FM stations

AM stations

Print

Notable natives

Sister city

Sioux City is the sister city of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lake Charles is the fifth largest incorporated City in the US state of Louisiana. [10]

References

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