Coralville, Iowa

Coralville, Iowa
City
City Center Square in downtown Coralville
FIPS code		19-16230
GNIS feature ID	0455624
Website	www.coralville.org

Coralville is a city in

History

Coralville is the location of the Edgewater Park Site, a 3,800-year-old archaeological site along the Iowa River. Edgewater is the oldest site in Iowa with evidence of domesticated plant use.

Coralville incorporated as a city on June 1, 1857. The city's name is derived from the

plant that remained in operation until the mid 20th century.

Coralville is also the location where some 1300 Mormon immigrants stopped to make camp in their migration of 1856 after having traveled west by rail to Iowa City, which was the westernmost rail terminus at the time. They built handcarts out of native woods during their encampment so that an adult could haul a 600–700 pound load and cover about 15 miles per day on foot in their continuing trek to Salt Lake City. A historical marker commemorating the Mormon Handcart Brigade was erected in 1936 by the Iowa Society DAR, with members of the Pilgrim Chapter present. Originally placed just south of 5th Street and west of 10th Street, it was moved in 1998 to S. T. Morrison Park and rededicated by the Nathaniel Fellows Chapter, placed near the entrance and pond. Today, the Mormon Handcart Park and Nature Preserve commemorates the site. There is also a street, Mormon Trek Blvd, named for the Mormons who went through that area.

After World War II, Coralville began to grow as many university students began to make their homes there. It had only 433 people in 1940, but by 1970 Coralville's population had jumped to 6,130.^[7] The construction of Interstate 80 in the 1960s brought several motels, fast-food restaurants, and gas stations to Coralville.

By the mid-1960s, the independent school district of Coralville was annexed by the Iowa City Community School District. Junior and senior high school students rode buses into Iowa City. Elementary (K-6) students attended Central Elementary School. Kirkwood Elementary school was opened in the fall of 1964, giving the growing town its second school. By the fall of 1968, all high school students from Coralville began attending the newly opened West High School. In 1971, the district built Northwest Junior High on property just to the south of Kirkwood Elementary, which then began handling seventh and eighth graders who lived west of the Iowa River. In 1997, Wickham Elementary School was opened.

In 1958, the

, the dam has helped prevent serious flooding in the city. From June through August 1993, all three of Coralville's main transportation links with Iowa City were submerged. The economic impact that year was severe, but the city had almost fully recovered within two years. The 2008 flood proved to be more costly as the Iowa River surpassed the 1993 record crest at over 31.5 feet (9.6 m).

The First Methodist Church was built in 1963 to the designs by architect Thomas Patrick Reilly of Crites & McConnell, 860 17th Street S.E. of Cedar Rapids.^[8]

On July 29, 1998, the

Xtream Arena, a 5,100-seat venue, opened in 2020 in the city's Iowa River Landing neighborhood. Xtream Arena is home to the Iowa Heartlanders, an ECHL professional hockey team, affiliates of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild.

Geography

Coralville is located in Johnson County at 41°41′18″N 91°35′12″W / 41.68833°N 91.58667°W / 41.68833; -91.58667 (41.688215, -91.586764).^[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.05 square miles (31.21 km²), of which 12.01 square miles (31.11 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water.^[11]

The Iowa River runs along the east edge of Coralville and forms part of the boundary with Iowa City. Interstate 80 runs east–west through Coralville, and most of the city's newer housing subdivisions are located north of I-80. U.S. Route 6 runs along Coralville's south edge, while Interstate 380, U.S. Route 218, and Iowa Highway 27 (the Avenue of the Saints) run along the city's west edge. The cloverleaf interchange of I-80 and I-380/U.S. 218/Iowa 27 is divided between the city limits of Coralville and neighboring Tiffin after recent annexations.

Demographics

Historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	347	—
1890	173	−50.1%
1900	125	−27.7%
1910	151	+20.8%
1920	150	−0.7%
1930	254	+69.3%
1940	433	+70.5%
1950	977	+125.6%
1960	2,357	+141.2%
1970	6,130	+160.1%
1980	7,687	+25.4%
1990	10,347	+34.6%
2000	15,123	+46.2%
2010	18,907	+25.0%
2020	22,318	+18.0%
[12] Source: U.S. Decennial Census[13][2]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 5.1% of the population.

There were 7,763 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.5% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 31.6 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 7.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 6,467 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.96.

21.9% of the population are under the age of 18, 15.2% from 18 to 24, 40.9% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,080, and the median income for a family was $57,869. Males had a median income of $35,288 versus $30,356 for females. The

, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Coralville has one

1630 AM, which is licensed to Iowa City, began broadcasting from studios in Coralville's Iowa River Landing in 2007, but has since returned to its previous studios.

Coralville and Johnson County are part of the Cedar Rapids media market. Mediacom is the city's cable television provider.

Transportation

Local bus service is provided by Coralville Transit, while commuter bus service to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is provided by the 380 Express.

Notable people

• Tina L. Cheng, Chair of Pediatrics of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.^[17]
• Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers and former University of Iowa placekicker.
• Jason McCartney, professional cyclist, Team RadioShack.
• Senator from Iowa, Secretary of the Interior
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• Steven B. Jepson, opera and musical theater singer.

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coralville, Iowa.

• Official City of Coralville Website Homepage
• Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Archived October 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
• Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
• City Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Coralville