Sioux City, Iowa "Sioux City"
Sioux City Sioux City skyline.
Sioux City skyline.
Sioux City is positioned in the US Sioux City - Sioux City Website City of Sioux City Sioux City (/ su s ti/) is a town/city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S.
The populace was 82,684 in the 2010 census, which makes it the fourth biggest city in Iowa. The bulk of the town/city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small portion is in Plymouth County.
Sioux City is the major city of the five-county Sioux City, IA NE SD Metropolitan Travel Destination (MSA), with a populace of 168,825 in 2010 and a slight increase to an estimated 168,921 in 2012. The Sioux City Vermillion, IA NE SD Combined Travel Destination had a populace of 182,675 as of 2010 and has grown to an estimated populace of 183,052 as of 2012. Sioux City is at the navigational head, or the most upstream point to which general cargo ships can travel, of the Missouri River, about 95 miles north of the Omaha Council Bluffs urbane area.
Sioux City and the encircling areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to as Siouxland, especially by the small-town media.
Money recognized Sioux City in its August 2010 copy of the "Best Places To Live". In 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015 the Sioux City Tri-State Metropolitan Area was recognized by Site Selection as the top economic evolution improve in the United States for communities with populations between 50,000 and 200,000 citizens . In March 2013, Site Selection also recognized Sioux City as the 4th Top Metro region in the Midwest Region behind 1st place Kansas City, 2nd place Minneapolis Saint Paul and 3rd place Omaha-Council Bluffs.
Sioux City was also ranked 1st in regards to Metro Populations between 50,000 and 200,000. Forbes placed the Sioux City metro in the Top 15 Best Small Places for Businesses and Careers and MSN.com ranked the region the #2 Most Livable Bargain Market. The Daily Beast, an American news reporting website, placed Sioux City on their list of The Top 40 Drunkest Cities in America, with a ranking of 14th. History of Sioux City, Iowa The region of Sioux City was inhabited by Yankton Sioux when it was first reached by Spanish and French furtrappers in the 18th century.
1859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails.
Sioux City was laid out in the winter of 1854-55. It became a primary Entrepot to the Plains, including Mormons heading to Salt Lake City and speculators heading to Wyoming gold fields.
In 1891, the Sioux City Elevated Railway was opened and became the third steam powered elevated rapid transit fitness in the world, and later the first electric-powered elevated stockyards in the world after a conversion in 1892.
Sioux City is positioned at 42 29 53 N 96 23 45 W (42.497957, 96.395705). Sioux City is at an altitude of 1,135 feet (345.9 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 58.49 square miles (151.49 km2), of which, 57.35 square miles (148.54 km2) is territory and 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2) is water. Typical of Iowa, Sioux City has a humid continental climate, with very warm, humid summers, cold, dry winters, and wide temperature extremes; it is part of USDA Hardiness zone 5a. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 20.4 F ( 6.4 C) in January to 74.3 F (23.5 C) in July.
Climate data for Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux Gateway Airport), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1889 present As of the 2010 census, the Sioux City Metropolitan Area had 168,825 inhabitants in five counties; the populace was estimated at 168,921 in 2012. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget, the counties comprising the urbane region are (in descending order of population): The Floyd River in Sioux City Floyd River in Sioux City Statistics from Sioux City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2 Sioux City Community School District 2,057 4.87% 5 City of Sioux City 1,024 2.43% The Sioux City Public Museum was originally positioned in a Northside neighborhood of fine Victorian mansions.
The exhibition was recently relocated to downtown Sioux City, where it features Native American, pioneer, early Sioux City, and natural history exhibits.
The Sioux City Art Center, positioned Downtown, was formed in 1938 as part of the WPA's support of the arts. The Art Center supports artists from Iowa and the greater Midwest.
Theatre is produced in Sioux City by three chief entities, the Sioux City Community Theatre (SCCT), LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, and Shot in the Dark Productions.
Neighborhoods of Sioux City, Iowa Elk Point, South Dakota is 15 miles north of Sioux City off of Interstate 29 with a populace of 1,963 as of 2010.
Dakota City, Nebraska is just south of South Sioux City with a populace of 1,919 as of 2010.
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is an unincorporated "master-planned community" just west of Sioux City in the extreme southeast corner of South Dakota with a populace of 2,554 as of 2011. Construction began about 1989.
Hinton, Iowa is 6 miles north of Sioux City on Highway 75 with a populace of 928 as of 2010.
Le Mars, Iowa is 20 miles north of Sioux City off of Highway 75 with a populace of 9,826 as of 2010.
Jefferson, South Dakota is 9 miles north of Sioux City off of Interstate 29 with a populace of 547 as of 2010.
North Sioux City, South Dakota is just athwart the Big Sioux River in Union County with a populace of 2,575 as of 2010.
Sergeant Bluff is a mainly residentiary suburb adjoining to the southern town/city limits of Sioux City with a populace of 4,227 as of 2010, and is less than a mile east of the Sioux City Airport.
South Sioux City, Nebraska is directly athwart the Missouri River in Dakota County.
With nearly 13,353 inhabitants as of 2010, it is the biggest suburb of Sioux City.
Two bridges the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Interstate 129 bridge connect Sioux City with South Sioux City.
Vermillion, South Dakota is home to the University of South Dakota, a Division I college located 33 miles northwest of Sioux City with a populace of 10,571 as of 2010.
Stone State Park is in the northwest corner of the city, overlooking the South Dakota/Iowa border.
Stone Park is near the northernmost extent of the Loess Hills, and is at the transition from clay bluffs and prairie to sedimentary modern hills and bur oak forest along the Iowa side of the Big Sioux River.
Downtown entertainment venues include the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the 10,000-seat Tyson Event Center/ Gateway Arena, Sioux City Orpheum Theatre, Promenade Cinema 14 and the Anderson Dance Pavilion which overlooks the Missouri River.
Latham Park is positioned in a residentiary region of Morningside, and is the only privately owned and maintained open-to-the-public park inside the town/city limits. It was left in trust in 1937 under the terms of Clara Latham's will; her family had assembled the home on 1-acre (4,000 m2) of ground in 1915.
First Bride's Grave is tucked in a corner pocket of South Ravine Park, lies a series of paths, trails, and steps dominant to the grave of the First Bride of Sioux City, Rosalie Menard.
She was the first bride of a non-Native American to be wed in Sioux City, Iowa, thus receiving her title.
One of the earliest recreational areas of the city, it is home to the Sioux City Boat Club and Sioux City Community Theater.
Golf courses, town/city parks, and aquatics: Sioux City is also home to a several municipal enhance golf courses, including Floyd Park in Morningside, Green Valley near the Southern Hills, Sun Valley on the northern West Side, and Hidden Acres in close-by Plymouth County.
Sioux City also has a number of private golf clubs, including Sioux City Country Club, and Whispering Creek Golf Club.
The town/city has over 1,132 acres (5 km2) of enhance parkland positioned at 53 locations, including the riverfront and many miles of recreation trails.
Five enhance swimming pools/aquatics centers are positioned inside Sioux City neighborhoods.
The Sioux City Community School District serves 13,480 students living in Sioux City; there are three enhance high schools West High School, North High School, East High School (grades 9-12), three enhance Middle Schools, West Middle, North Middle, and East Middle (grades 6-8), and 19 Elementary Schools (grades K-5). Because of sprawl, districts around Sioux City continue to expanded at dramatic rates.
South Sioux City, Hinton, North Sioux City, Lawton, Bronson, Elk Point, Jefferson, Vermillion, Le Mars, Hawarden, Akron, Westfield, Ponca, Sergeant Bluff, Wayne, Sioux Center, along with other school districts that serve many metro-area students.
Sioux City is home to Briar Cliff University, Morningside College, Western Iowa Tech Community College, St.
WNAX, 104.1, country; broadcasts from Yankton, South Dakota; low-power translator K283 - AG broadcasts at 104.5 FM in Sioux City, but both frequencies are audible in Sioux City.
KSCJ, 1360, talk radio; call letters derive from the Sioux City Journal, which once owned the station Sioux City Journal, daily journal serving greater Sioux City area, including Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Sioux City Hispanos Unidos, bi-weekly Spanish readers paper.
The Weekender, weekly arts and entertainment periodical serving the Sioux City metro region east into Western Iowa and north to the South Dakota border.
The Sioux City Bandits are an indoor football team that play in Champions Indoor Football.
The Sioux City Explorers are an autonomous baseball team playing in the American Association.
The Sioux City Musketeers are a junior hockey team based in Sioux City.
The Sioux City Roller Dames are a non-profit roller derby corporation.
In the late 19th century, the Sioux City Cornhuskers played baseball in the Western League.
The Sioux City Stampede play amateur outside football in the Midwest Football Alliance.
The Sioux City Swine- Official City Rugby Team.
Interstate 29 is a primary controlled-access highway in Sioux City and the encircling area providing easy access of the 20 mile stretch covering Sioux City and the majority of its suburbs.
It approaches the town/city from Omaha to the south before curving northwest along the Missouri River near downtown.
Interstate 129 is an auxiliary Interstate that joins South Sioux City, Nebraska to the south side of Sioux City and works as a bypass for travelers to other encircling suburbs.
Route 75 which is in expansion to expressway form connecting Sioux City to Worthington, Minnesota.
Route 20, the longest road in the United States spanning 3,365 mi (5,415 km) is also in the works of expanding from a two-lane highway to four-lanes from Sioux City to Dubuque, Iowa which will furnish faster and easier access comparable to Interstate 80 in Iowa.
Sioux City Transit, the small-town enhance transit organization, operates a several bus lines inside the city.
Transportation Center at 505 Nebraska Street. The Sioux City Paratransit serves members of the improve who would otherwise not be able to travel by providing door to door service. The town/city is served by Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) 6 mi (9.7 km) to its south where American Airlines' partner American Eagle began service to Chicago in 2012. Jefferson Lines runs long-distance bus routes to Sioux City.
Sioux City also has a several private taxi companies that operate inside the city.
Aldridge, born in Sioux City, interval up in Tennessee, literary critic, author Tommy Bolin, born in Sioux City, member of Deep Purple and the James Gang, also had a solo longterm position Carpenter, California state legislator; born in Sioux City Air Force, Vietnam POW, recipient of the Medal of Honor; the United States' most highly decorated officer since General Douglas Mac - Arthur; Sioux City's airport is titled Colonel Bud Day Field in his honor, as is 6th Street (Honorable Bud Day Street) Edwards Deming, born in Sioux City but raised in Polk City; character-control expert, helped advancement Japan's character control Bruce Forbes, author, professor of Religious Studies Morningside College relationship to Sioux City Sioux City native Pauline (Friedman) Phillips, who used the pen name of Abigail Van Buren for her advice column "Dear Abby", was the twin sister of Esther (Friedman) Lederer, the author of the competing Ann Landers column.
Esther and Pauline Friedman, better known as Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, in the order given; advice columnists; both born in Sioux City and graduates of Central High School Dick Green, former MLB second baseman with Kansas City and Oakland Athletics, raised in South Dakota Alan Hurwitz, born in Sioux City, 10th president of Gallaudet University Max Rafferty, brother of Frances Rafferty; California State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1963 to 1971, was reared in Sioux City John Redwine, Iowa state senator and physician, lived in Sioux Falls Paul Splittorff, born in Evansville, Indiana, former Major League Baseball pitcher, attended college in Sioux City Wolff, historian of American West and Indians; lived in Sioux City City of Sioux City.
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