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Waterloo was originally known as "Prairie Rapids Crossing". The town was built on top of a Native American village. The town is currently named after Waterloo, Belgium. The city's primary waterway is the Cedar River.
Waterloo is located at 42°29'33" North, 92°20'46" West (42.492436, -92.346161) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 160.6 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (62.0 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 157.3 km² (60.7 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.06% water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 68,747 people, 28,169 households, and 17,746 families residing in the city. The population density is 437.0/km² (1,131.9/mi²). There are 29,499 housing units at an average density of 187.5/km² (485.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.61% White, 13.86% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. 2.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 28,169 households out of which 29.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% are married couples living together, 13.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% are non-families. 30.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 2.97.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $34,092, and the median income for a family is $42,731. Males have a median income of $31,491 versus $22,569 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,558. 13.7% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.