Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls was first settled in March 1845 by brothers-in-law William R. Sturgis and Erasmus D. Adams.{{Cite book|title=Cedar Falls, Iowa|last=Collins|first=Brian|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=1998|isbn=9780738545820|series=Images of America|location=Charleston, SC|pages=7}} Initially, the city was named Sturgis Falls. The city was called Sturgis Falls until it was merged with Cedar City (another city on the other side of the Cedar River), creating Cedar Falls. The city's founders are honored each year with a week long community-wide celebration named in their honor – the Sturgis Falls Celebration.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sturgisfalls.org/history |title=About- Sturgis Falls |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705025016/http://www.sturgisfalls.org/History |archive-date=July 5, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Because of the availability of water power, Cedar Falls developed as a milling and industrial center prior to the Civil War. The establishment of the Civil War Soldiers' Orphans Home in Cedar Falls changed the direction in which the city developed when, following the war, it became the first building on the campus of the Iowa State Normal School (now the University of Northern Iowa).{{Cite web|url=https://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/building-histories/central-hall|title=Central Hall|website=www.library.uni.edu|publisher=Rod Library|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015745/https://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/building-histories/central-hall|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|29.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|28.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}

Natural forest, prairie and wetland areas are found within the city limits at the Hartman Reserve Nature Center.

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|1930= 7362

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Cedar Falls is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area.

As of the census of 2020, there were 40,713 people, and 15,254 households. The population density was {{convert|1,401.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 1.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.5% Asian, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.7% of the population.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cedar Falls city, Iowa |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cedarfallscityiowa/PST045221 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 11, 2012}} of 2010, there were 39,260 people, 14,608 households, and 8,091 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1365.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 15,477 housing units at an average density of {{convert|538.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White, 2.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 14,608 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 26.8 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 29.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }} of 2000, there were 36,145 people, 12,833 households, and 7,558 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,277.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 13,271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|468.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.14% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,833 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

Age spread: 18.0% under the age of 18, 30.6% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $70,226, and the median income for a family was $85,158. Males had a median income of $60,235 versus $50,312 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,140. About 5.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18, and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

In 1986, the City of Cedar Falls established the Cedar Falls Art and Culture Board,{{cite web|url=http://ia-cedarfalls.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=76|title=The Cedar Falls Art and Culture Board|access-date=June 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191553/http://ia-cedarfalls.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=76|archive-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} which oversees the operation of the city's Cultural Division and the James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts.

The Cedar Falls Public Library is housed in the Adele Whitenach Davis building located at 524 Main Street. The 47,000 square foot (4,400 m²) structure, designed by Struxture Architects, replaced the Carniege-Dayton building in early 2004. As of the 2016 fiscal year, the library's holdings included approximately 8,000 audio materials, 12,000 video materials, and 104,000 books and periodicals, for a total of approximately 124,000 items.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} Patrons made 245,000 visits to take advantage of circulation services, adult, teen, and youth programming. Circulation of library materials for fiscal year 2016 was 543,134. The library also provides public access to more than 30 public computers which provide internet access, office software suites, high resolution color printing, wi-fi, and games. The library offers digital loaning through Libby, Hoopla, and other platforms.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-10 |title=Digital |url=https://cedarfallslibrary.org/digital/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Cedar Falls Public Library |language=en-US |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130232321/https://cedarfallslibrary.org/digital/ |url-status=dead }}

The mission of the Cedar Falls Public Library is to promote literacy and provide open access to resources which facilitate lifelong learning. The library is a member of the Cedar Valley Library Consortium. Cedar Falls Public Library shares an Integrated Library System (SirsiDynix Symphony) with the Waterloo Public Library. Library management is provided by Kelly Stern, Director of the Cedar Falls Public Library.{{Cite news|last=Nelson|first=Thomas|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/new-cedar-falls-public-library-director-is-cedar-valley-native/article_1290b725-6c4d-55e1-92b4-dc1a2af793cc.html|title=New Cedar Falls Public Library Director is Cedar Valley native|date=19 Feb 2019|work=Waterloo Courier}}

The Cedar Falls Historical Society has its offices in the Victorian Home and Carriage House Museum. It preserves Cedar Falls' history through its five museums, collection, archives, and public programs. The society also operates the Cedar Falls Ice House, Little Red Schoolhouse, and Behrens-Rapp Station.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ijGphCYDyy4C&q=cedar+falls+historical+society&pg=PA4|title=Images of America: Cedar Falls, IA|last=Collins|first=Brian|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=1998|isbn=978-1531628079|location=Charleston, SC|pages=128}}

The city's major shopping mall is College Square Mall, built in 1969.

The Oster Regent Theatre in downtown Cedar Falls originally opened in 1910 as the Cotton Theatre. It is currently the home of the Cedar Falls Community Theatre which was founded in 1978. The company produces approximately seven to eight shows per season.{{Cite web |title=Cedar Falls Community Theatre & Oster Regent Theatre |url=https://www.mycfct.org/our-history |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.mycfct.org |language=en}}

The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus hosts many professionally touring Broadway plays and musicals throughout the year. The facility's Great Hall can seat 1,680 patrons.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.gbpac.com/about-us |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.gbpac.com |language=en}}

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It hosts one of three public universities in Iowa, University of Northern Iowa (UNI).

Cedar Falls Community Schools, which covers most of the city limits,{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_CEDAR%20FALLS.pdf|title=Cedar Falls|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-04-07}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} includes Cedar Falls High School, two junior high schools, seven elementary schools. Waterloo Community School District covers a small section of Cedar Falls.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_WATERLOO.pdf|title=Waterloo|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408032648/https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_WATERLOO.pdf|archive-date=April 8, 2020|url-status=dead}} There is a private Christian school, Valley Lutheran High School. There is a private Catholic elementary school at St. Patrick Catholic Church, under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque. A significant renovation occurred beginning in May 2014.{{cite web|author=Hudson, Holly|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/new-st-patrick-principal-starts-amid-renovations/article_ec4ff4b6-c6c0-5c4a-8111-7a9a3ee3b893.html|title=New St. Patrick principal starts amid renovations |work=WCF Courier|date=2014-11-02|access-date=2020-04-07}}

The Malcolm Price Lab School/Northern University High School, was a state-funded K–12 school run by the university. It closed in 2012 following cuts at UNI.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/2012/03/01/uni-cuts-would-be-unprecedented-faculty-leaders-say|title=UNI cuts would be 'unprecedented,' faculty leaders say|website=The Gazette|access-date=2019-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302212641/http://thegazette.com/2012/03/01/uni-cuts-would-be-unprecedented-faculty-leaders-say/|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}

The city owns its power, gas and water, and cable TV service. Because of this, Cedar Falls Utilities provides gigabit speeds to residents, this became available on January 14, 2015. Cedar Falls has the power to do so because, unlike 19 other states, Iowa does not prohibit municipal broadband from competing with the private cable TV monopoly. In 2020, Cedar Falls Utilities was recognized by PC Magazine as having the nation's fastest internet, by a factor of three.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-fastest-isps-of-2020|title=Fastest ISP's of 2020|website=PCMag|access-date=2020-06-25}}

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Cedar Falls has public transportation provided by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County.

;FM radio

• 88.1 KBBG
• 88.9 KWVI
• 89.5 KHKE
• 90.9 KUNI (FM)
• 92.3 KOEL-FM – licensed to Oelwein with main studios in Waterloo
• 93.5 KCVM
• 94.5 KULT-LP
• 97.7 KCRR – licensed to Grundy Center with main studios in Waterloo
• 98.5 KKHQ-FM
• 99.3 KWAY-FM – located in Waverly
• 101.9 KNWS-FM
• 105.1 KCFI
• 105.7 KOKZ
• 107.9 KFMW

;AM radio

• 600 WMT – located in Cedar Rapids
• 640 WOI – located in Ames
• 950 KOEL – located in Oelwein
• 1040 WHO – located in Des Moines
• 1090 KNWS
• 1250 KCFI
• 1330 KPTY
• 1540 KXEL
• 1650 KCNZ

;Broadcast television

• 2 KGAN (CBS, Fox on DT2) – located in Cedar Rapids
• 7 KWWL (NBC, Heroes & Icons on DT2, MeTV on DT3) – located in Waterloo
• 9 KCRG-TV (ABC, MyNetworkTV on DT2, The CW on DT3) – located in Cedar Rapids
• 12 KIIN (PBS/Iowa PBS) – located in Iowa City
• 20 KWKB (TCT, This TV on DT5) – located in Iowa City
• 28 KFXA (Dabl) – located in Cedar Rapids
• 32 KRIN (PBS/Iowa PBS) – located in Waterloo
• 40 KFXB-TV (CTN) – located in Dubuque
• 48 KPXR-TV (Ion) – located in Cedar Rapids

;Print

• The Courier, daily newspaper
• The Cedar Falls Times, weekly newspaper
• The Cedar Valley What Not, weekly advertiser

;Music

The underground music scene in the Cedar Falls area from 1977 to the present day is well documented. The Wartburg College Art Gallery in Waverly hosted a collaborative history of the bands, record labels, and music venues involved in the Cedar Falls music scene which ran from March 17 to April 14, 2007. This effort has been continued as a wiki-style website called "The Secret History of the Cedar Valley".{{cite web|url=http://www.thesecrethistory.org/index.php/Main_Page|title=The Secret History of the Cedar Valley|publisher=Main page|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228020851/http://www.thesecrethistory.org/index.php/Main_Page|archive-date=December 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}

{{See also|List of University of Northern Iowa people}}

;Actors

• Annabeth Gish – actress{{Cite web|url=https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/annabeth-gish|title=Famous Iowans – Annabeth Gish {{!}} DesMoinesRegister.com|website=data.desmoinesregister.com|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• Gary Kroeger – actor, Saturday Night Live 1982–1985{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/lifestyles/cedar-falls-native-trades-hollywood-for-heavenly-haven-of-hometown/article_5249a222-efb5-5acd-b8e8-91fb18768a39.html|title=Cedar Falls native trades Hollywood for 'heavenly' haven of hometown|last=Parker|first=Melody|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}
• Michael Mosley – actor, Scrubs{{Cite news|url=https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/on-call-cedar-falls-native-helps-breathe-new-life-into/article_5c195342-9c5f-54b1-9cbc-75fbb638cb94.html|title=On call: Cedar Falls native helps breathe new life into 'Scrubs'|last=Stegmeir|first=Mary|date=22 October 2009|work=The Courier|access-date=26 April 2019}}
• Mark Steines – co-host, Entertainment Tonight, alumnus of University of Northern Iowa{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/metro/where-are-they-now-mark-steines/article_b0cb5ae2-e53c-59d6-9371-b248615d8ee8.html|title=Where are they Now? Mark Steines|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}

;Athletes

• Trev Alberts – football player, former director of athletics at University of Nebraska-Omaha[https://huskers.com/staff-directory/trev-alberts/1497 Vice Chancellor, and Director of Athletics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804015845/https://huskers.com/staff-directory/trev-alberts/1497 |date=August 4, 2022 }}
• Isaac Boettger – NFL player
• Jack Campbell – NFL player, Linebacker for the Detroit Lions
• Don Denkinger – Major League Baseball umpire, made controversial call in 1985 World Series
• Travis Fulton – UFC fighter
• A. J. Green – NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks
• David Johnson – running back for NFL's Arizona Cardinals, UNI alumnus
• Bryce Paup – NFL player, UNI alumnus
• Ross Pierschbacher – NFL player
• Chad Rinehart – NFL player, Boone High School, UNI
• Nick Ring – UFC fighter
• Edgar Seymour – Olympic bobsledder{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/edgar-seymour-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/edgar-seymour-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Edgar Seymour Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}
• Terry Stotts – NBA player and coach
• Dedric Ward – NFL wide receiver, UNI alumnus
• Kurt Warner – NFL quarterback for St. Louis Rams, New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals

;Military

• Robert Hibbs – Medal of Honor recipient{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-vietnam-hero-to-be-honored/article_2ff8ce19-1567-5e22-a04f-a2dc67b53319.html|title=Cedar Falls Vietnam hero to be honored|last=pat.kinney@wcfcourier.com|first=PAT KINNEY|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}

;Musicians

• House of Large Sizes – alternative rock band
• Karen Holvik – classical soprano, currently on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music
• Nilo Hovey – instrumental music pedagogue, author of numerous instrument method books{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002283271|title=Hovey, Nilo Wellington|last=Camus|first=Raoul|date=28 May 2015|website=Grove Music Online|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2283271|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0|access-date=22 October 2019}}
• Bonnie Koloc – folk singer, songwriter and musician, born in Waterloo, Iowa, attended UNI{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-04-8802210670-story.html|title=BONNIE KOLOC|last=Van Matre|first=Lynn|date=4 December 1988|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=8 November 2019}}
• Tracie Spencer – singer
• Spirit of the Stairway – mathcore band
• Bill Stewart – jazz drummer and composer, attended UNI{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetojazz00carr|url-access=registration|quote=Bill Stewart cedar falls.|title=The Rough Guide to Jazz|last=Carr|first=Ian|publisher=Rough Guide|year=2004|isbn=978-1843532569|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetojazz00carr/page/759 759]}}

;Politicians

• Marv Diemer – Iowa state legislator{{Cite journal|date=June 1982|title=A tale of two trails|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Marv%20Diemer%20%22cedar%20falls%22&pg=PA45|journal=The Rotarian|pages=45}}
• Charles Grassley – U.S. Senator, attended UNI{{Cite web|url=https://library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/famous-uni-alumni|title=Famous UNI Alumni {{!}} Rod Library|website=library.uni.edu|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529002555/https://library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/famous-uni-alumni|archive-date=May 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}
• Gil Gutknecht – former Minnesota congressman
• Roger Jepsen – former U.S. Senator

;Scientists

• Gerald Guralnik – physicist, co-discoverer of the "Higgs Mechanism"{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/iowa-born-physicist-at-brown-university-dies/article_3ae82fb3-cbb1-5df1-af2b-7994611b97ab.html|title=Iowa-born physicist at Brown University dies|last=Elmer|first=Mackenzie|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|access-date=2019-05-06}}

;Writers

• Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881–1954) – novelist{{Cite web|url=http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=5|title=Aldrich, Bess Streeter – The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa -The University of Iowa|website=uipress.lib.uiowa.edu|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003095626/http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=5|archive-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=dead}}
• R.V. Cassill – novelist and short story writer{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/arts/rv-cassill-novelist-and-writing-teacher-dies-at-82.html|title=R.V. Cassill, Novelist and Writing Teacher, Dies at 82|last=Lehmann-Haupt|first=Christopher|date=2002-04-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
• James Hearst – poet, farmer, professor of creative writing at UNI{{Cite book|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa|last=Hudson|first=David|publisher=University of Iowa Press|year=2008|isbn=9781587296857|location=Iowa City, IA|pages=223}}
• Helen Markley Miller (1896–1984) – writer of historical and biographical fiction for children{{cite journal

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• Ferner Nuhn (1903–1989) – literary critic, author, artist, Quaker activist{{Cite book|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa|last=Hudson|first=David|publisher=University of Iowa Press|year=2008|isbn=9781587296857|pages=501}}
• Ruth Suckow Nuhn (1892–1960) – author of short stories and novels{{Cite web|url=https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/ruth-suckow|title=Famous Iowans – Ruth Suckow {{!}} DesMoinesRegister.com|website=data.desmoinesregister.com|access-date=2019-05-24}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• Nancy Price – author of Sleeping with the Enemy{{Cite news|url=https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/enemy-within-cedar-falls-authors-festival-events-celebrate-nancy-price/article_9587f861-83c8-55de-a496-ae25a4726d93.html|title='Enemy' within: Cedar Falls Authors Festival events celebrate Nancy Price|last=Parker|first=Melody|date=9 July 2017|work=The Courier|access-date=24 May 2019}}
• Leland Sage – professor at UNI and historian{{Cite web|url=https://library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/biographical-sketches/leland-l-sage|title=Leland L. Sage |website=Rod Library|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502135138/https://library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/biographical-sketches/leland-l-sage|archive-date=May 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://wcfcourier.com/marc-andreessen/image_96b9993f-3e21-5146-b131-bb3c04d30d6e.html|title=Marc-Andreessen|last=Risberg|first=Eric|date=21 March 2016|work=The Courier|access-date=7 June 2019}}
• Robert James Waller – author of The Bridges of Madison County, attended UNI{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2017/03/13/bridges-madison-county-made-robert-james-waller-famous-but-didnt-define-him/99111834/|title='Bridges of Madison County' made Robert James Waller famous but didn't define him|last=Munson|first=Kyle|date=13 March 2017|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=30 April 2019}}

;Other

• Marc Andreessen – co-founder, Netscape Corporation, Andreessen Horowitz
• Raja Chari – astronaut {{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/raja-chari/biography|title=Astronaut Raja Chari biography|website=National Aeronautics And Space Administration|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206192452/https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/raja-chari/biography/|url-status=dead}}
• Tim Dodd – STEM communicator and YouTube creator known as the "Everyday Astronaut"
• Adelia M. Hoyt (1865–1966) – Braille librarian, Library of Congress{{Cite web|url=http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0844|title=Guide to the Adelia M. Hoyt papers|website=University of Iowa Libraries – Iowa Women's Archives|access-date=13 June 2019}}
• John H. Livingston – aviator and air racer{{Cite news|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/metro/restored-john-livingston-plane-displays-coming-to-airport/article_91709343-2ce9-566b-9d8e-a6dc2bfc7adc.html|title=Restored John Livingston plane, displays coming to airport|last=BALABAN|first=RC|date=30 July 2006|work=The Courier|access-date=7 June 2019}}
• Randy & Vicki Weaver – parents of John Deere employee, Ruby Ridge incident

Cedar Falls' sister cities are:

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• {{flagicon|KOS}} Ferizaj, Kosovo (2023)

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• Black Hawk Hotel
• Cedar Falls Ice House
• Cedar Falls Utilities
• University of Northern Iowa Teaching and Research Greenhouse

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• Brian C. Collins. Images of America: Cedar Falls, Iowa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927023326/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0738545821 Arcadia Publishing, Inc.] 1998. {{ISBN|0-7524-1358-9}} {{ISBN|0-7385-4582-1}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111026082546/http://www.cedarfalls.com/ City of Cedar Falls]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20031214202419/http://www.cedarfalls.org/ Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623142732/http://www.cedarfallstourism.org/ Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160216113909/http://www.cfhistory.org/ Cedar Falls Historical Society]

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