Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
City
	Left to right, from top: Downtown Sioux City, First Presbyterian Church, Sioux City Orpheum, Sioux City Museum, and the Wilbur Aalfs Library
	Location in Iowa
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	Coordinates: 42°29′53″N 96°23′44″W / 42.49806°N 96.39556°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Counties	Woodbury, Plymouth
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Mayor	Bob Scott
• City Manager	Robert Padmore
Area
• City	59.63 sq mi (154.4 km2)
• Land	58.46 sq mi (151.4 km2)
• Water	1.165 sq mi (3.02 km2)
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2020)
• City	85,797
• Rank	US: 407th; IA: 4th;
• Density	1,467.6/sq mi (566.65/km2)
• Urban	106,494 (US: 292nd)
• Metro	149,940 (US: 284th)
• CSA	175,638
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Codes	51101–51104, 51106-51108, 51109-51111
Area code	712
FIPS code	19-73335
GNIS feature ID	0461653
Website	sioux-city.org

Sioux City (/suː/) is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Iowa.^[3] The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small northern portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument, which is a National Historic Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park, commonly referred to as "the Riverfront", which includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a population of 149,940 in the 2020 census. The Sioux City–Vermillion, IA–NE–SD Combined Statistical Area had a population of 175,638 as of 2020.

Sioux City is at the navigational head of the Missouri River, the furthest upstream point to which general cargo ships can travel, approximately 95 mi (153 km) north of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Sioux City and the surrounding areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to as Siouxland, especially by local media and residents.

^ ^a ^b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "City Manager's Office". Sioux City, Iowa. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[CenPopGazetteer2021-1] "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[2] "City Manager's Office". Sioux City, Iowa. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[cen2020-3] "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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