Our Community

October 30, 2007

Size	Total Population 7,812
County Seat	Floyd County
Location	Charles City is located on the Avenue of the Saints (Iowa 27), U.S. Highway 218, U.S. Highway 18 and Iowa Highway 14.
Parks	Over 300 acres of parks, including Wildwood Park and Golf Course that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tractors	Charles City is the birthplace of the gasoline-powered tractor, and the Floyd County Historical Museum displays several models manufactured here: Hart-Parr, Oliver, and White.
Revitalization Statistics	755 new manufacturing jobs have been created in the last five years with an annual payroll impact of $81,032,640. $50,343,000 of private investment has been leveraged by state, federal, and local grants and loans in the last five years. Downtown commercial district statistics since October 1996: Total of 158 structures have been rehabilitated or renovated totaling $16,846,500 in private dollars invested in our city center. 41 new business starts and the creation of 236 net jobs, while 73,321 volunteer hours have made a significant economic impact.
Community Description	Charles City is, by virtue of nature’s blessed bounty, a very attractive community. It is dominated visually by the beautiful Cedar River, which runs through the heart of the city, and is graced by a park system that spans more than 300 acres. Picture a city that defines itself by a wide range of community events, opportunities, and leisure activities that bridge its rich past with its forward-looking future. It’s this unique blending of the pastoral and the cultural, combined with the friendliness and caring spirit of its people that makes Charles City not only a special place to call home, but also the right place to call home. We strive to attract well-educated and diverse employees and residents to Charles City to increase the aesthetic and cultural appeal of our community and to provide “quality of life” opportunities.

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