Cascade, Iowa
| Cascade, Iowa | |
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| City | |
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| Motto: "The Place We Call Home" | |
 Location in Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 42°17′51″N 91°00′44″W / 42.297535°N 91.012215°WCoordinates: 42°17′51″N 91°00′44″W / 42.297535°N 91.012215°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| Counties | Dubuque, Jones |
| Area | |
| • City | 1.87 sq mi (4.84 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 2,159 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,202 |
| • Density | 1,154.5/sq mi (445.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 92,384 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52033 |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| FIPS code | 19-11305 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0455196 |
| Website | www.cascadeiowa.org |
Cascade is a city in Dubuque County and Jones County, Iowa, United States. The Dubuque County portion is part of Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Jones County portion is part of Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census, up from 1,958 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwestern edge of Dubuque County, at the border of Dubuque and Jones Counties.
Arguably the town's most notable historic event was the 1925 flood. Between 1880 and 1936 the town was connected to Bellevue via the Chicago, St. Paul & Milwaukee Railway Company.
U.S. Route 151 runs through Cascade but in 2002 a four-lane bypass took traffic north around the city. Iowa Highway 136 runs from north to south through Cascade.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.87 square miles (4.84 km2), all of it land. The North Fork Maquoketa River passes through Cascade.
Cascade is 25 miles southwest of Dubuque.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,159 people, 880 households, and 578 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,154.5 inhabitants per square mile (445.8/km2). There were 974 housing units at an average density of 520.9 per square mile (201.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.
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