Iowa's new center of population near Maple Grove Cemetery
Farm field three miles northeast of Melbourne and seven miles southeast of State Center in Marshall County is identified as Iowa's new population center by the U S Census Bureau from Census 2000. The point sits near Maple Grove Cemetery and is described as a balance point rather than a literal midpoint.
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Rick Smith
Hillside Farm Field
Melbourne
State Center
Marshall County
Iowa
U.S. Census Bureau
Highway 330
Maple Grove Cemetery
Ulation Center
Bob McKay
DNR
Geological Survey Bureau
Iowa City
Census Bureau
Edgar Springs
Phelps County
Missouri
Steelville
Census count of UI students questioned in Gazette report
City officials question the 2000 Census count of University of Iowa students in university housing. The change in how dorm and affiliated housing residents were counted may have caused undercounting, with Iowa City’s population given as 62 220 in 1990 to 2000 growth of 4.2 percent.
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Census Bureau
Marian Karr
Iowa City
Karr
Blairstown Man Held on Gun and Drug Charges
A Blairstown man Clayton D. Gregory, 20, was arrested in Belle Plaine after a one car crash in a yard. Investigators found a loaded semi automatic pistol in his waistband and say he attempted to reclaim the weapon. He faces seven criminal charges and remains in custody. Local police and Benton County deputies led the arrest.
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Blairstown
Dick Hogan
Wue
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Clayton D. Gregory
Benton County Sheriffs
Gregory
Gregory held on multiple Benton County charges after crash
Gregory faces seven felony and misdemeanor counts including possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and marijuana after officers found about 4 grams of meth in a camera canister and an ounce of marijuana in his vehicle. He remains jailed on 75 000 cash bail with a separate 100 000 bail for a probation matter. No charges were filed against the woman driver.
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Gregory
Benton County
Central City School Board accepts Hoyt retirement plans
Hoyt will retire at 60 in May after 25 years with Cedar Rapids schools and end a tenure at Central City. He cited family losses and future personal projects while Howe noted rumors of missing funds but said the district is in good financial shape and will seek a replacement.
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Howe
Hoyt
Cedar Rapids
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Taareeg
Iridescenthouse.com
Noch Depandor
Leni
Gabe Frederick
U.S. Cellular Center
Central City Board
Bettyjo
Dian Nissen-Ramirez
St. Luke’s Center For Health and Well-Being
Silver Pines
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Marion Blvd
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