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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.

1 Notable Inhabitants of Waterloo (Past and Present)

• Dan Gable (Wrestling Legend)
• John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy ( March 17, 1942 May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer. He was convicted of the rape and murder of thirty-three men between 1972 and his arrest in 1978. He became notorious as the "Killer Clown" because of the many block parties he a (serial killer)
• Lou Henry (early settler)
• Tim Hurley (current mayor)
• Don PerkinsDon Perkins (born March 4, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa) was an American football running back who spent eight seasons with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Perkins was originally drafted out of the University of New Mexico by the Baltimore Colts, but Perkins had alre ( Dallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a National Football League team based in Irving, Texas. The team is sometimes referred to colloquially as America's Team due its having a large number of fans who live outside its immediate local area (the term itself is derived fro running backA running back or halfback is the position of a player on an American football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. Depending on the offensive formation, the halfback may be joined in the backfield by other backs, most commonly a fullback . The h)
• John Rooff (former mayor)

2 Geography

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.