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Summary for East Rapids


About East Rapids (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Linn County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: E. Rapids

Time Zone: East Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 319

Elevation: 710 feet [216.41 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for East Rapids:

Lat:   41.960000°   (or 41°57'36" N)

Lon:   -91.639300°   (or -91°38'21" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Cedar Rapids South<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for East Rapids

GNIS ID:   464185

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Rapids)


About Linn County

The community of Cedar Rapids is the County Seat for Linn County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Linn)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     226,706   (7.09% increase since 2010)  
2010     211,705   (10.44% increase since 2000)
2000:     191,701

Total Area:<5>   724 sq. miles [1,876.5 km²]   - of which 1.05% is water (7.62 sq. miles [19.7 km²])

Housing Units: <6>   92,251

Official Website:   https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Linn

GNIS ID:   465245

FIPS State / County Code:   19 / 113

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Rapids)


About Iowa

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     3,159,596   (3.72% increase since 2010)  
2010:     3,046,355   (4.1% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,926,324

Websites for State of Iowa

Official Website:   https://www.iowa.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.traveliowa.com/

Parks:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/

Fishing:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/fishing

Hunting:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Iowa

GNIS ID:   1779785

FIPS State:   19

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Rapids)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Rapids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of East Rapids, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes East Rapids.
<4>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of East Rapids. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).