CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cedar-rapids.org/

Population:
120758 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1841

County:
Linn County

Founded before 1841, incorporated 1849, became a city 1856.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Kirkwood Community College	1966
Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA	1956
Mount Mercy College	1928
Hamilton College Iowa	1900
Coe College	1851

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Rockwell Collins	2001
Aegon USA	1989

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
G. Allen Andreas	Business	22-Jun-1943		CEO of Archer Daniels Midland, 1999-2006
Chris Carney	Politician	2-Mar-1959		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11
Paul Conrad	Cartoonist	27-Jun-1924	4-Sep-2010	Political cartoonist
Don DeFore	Actor	25-Aug-1913	22-Dec-1993	Mr. B. on Hazel
Bobby Driscoll	Actor	3-Mar-1937	30-Mar-1968	Child actor, succumbed to drugs
Michael Emerson	Actor	7-Sep-1954		Ben Linus on Lost
Terry Farrell	Actor	19-Nov-1963		Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: DS9
Trent Green	Football	9-Jul-1970		NFL Quarterback, now free agent
John Hench	Artist	29-Jun-1908	5-Feb-2004	Disney artist, designed the Olympic torch
Ashton Kutcher	Actor	7-Feb-1978		Kelso on That '70s Show
Ron Livingston	Actor	5-Jun-1967		Peter in Office Space
Thomas A. Nassif	Business	22-Jul-1941		US Ambassador to Morocco, 1985-88
Riley Smith	Actor	12-Apr-1978		Motocrossed
Richard Threlkeld	Journalist	30-Nov-1937	13-Jan-2012	CBS and ABC News Correspondent, 1965-98
Carl Van Vechten	Novelist	17-Jun-1880	21-Dec-1964	Patron of the Harlem Renaissance
Elijah Wood	Actor	28-Jan-1981		Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings

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