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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. City hall and the Linn County Courthouse are located on Mays Island in the Cedar River; Cedar Rapids is one of few cities in the world with governmental offices on a municipal island. A flourishing center for arts and culture in Eastern Iowa, the city is home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, the Paramount Theatre, Theatre Cedar Rapids, and the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. Cedar Rapids is an economic hub of the state, located in the core of the Interstate 380 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Technology Corridor of Linn, Benton, Jones, Johnson, and Washington counties. The estimated population of the three-county Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha, was 255,452 in 2008. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was to 126,326. Cedar Rapids has been residence to famous figures for the United States, including American Gothic painter Grant Wood, journalist and historian William L. Shirer, writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten, and aerodynamics pioneer Dr. Alexander Lippisch. In the 1990s and 2000s, Hollywood would feature several Cedar Rapidians including actors Bobby Driscoll, Ashton Kutcher, Elijah Wood and Ron Livingston. The area has also produced a number of professional athletes such as Ryan Sweeney, Trent Green, and Kurt Warner. The city is also the setting for a musical, The Pajama Game and the comedy film Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids ist die Bezeichnung dreier Städte in den Vereinigten Staaten:
- Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
- Cedar Rapids (Nebraska)
- Cedar Rapids (Wisconsin)
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Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Cedar Rapids ist der Hauptort des Linn County im US-Bundesstaat Iowa. Gemäß Volkszählung aus dem Jahr 2000 hat die Stadt 120.758 Einwohner. Benannt wurde sie nach dem nahen Cedar River.
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Cedar Rapids
Pour les homonymes, voir Cedar Rapids dans le comté de Boone dans le Nebraska aux États-Unis.
Cedar Rapids est une ville située dans l’État de l’Iowa, aux États-Unis. Nommée d'après la rivière Cedar, Cedar Rapids est le siège du comté de Linn.
Cedar Rapids est une ville située dans l’État de l’Iowa, aux États-Unis. Nommée d'après la rivière Cedar, Cedar Rapids est le siège du comté de Linn.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids är en stad i den amerikanska delstaten Iowa med en yta av 166,8 km² och en befolkning, som uppgår till ca 123 000 invånare (2003). Av befolkningen lever ca 7% under fattigdomsgränsen.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
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