Cedar Falls, city (1990 pop. 34,298), Black Hawk co., N Iowa, on the Cedar R., adjoins Waterloo on E; 42°31'N 92°27'W. It developed as a milling center in the late 19th cent. after the coming of the RR; its name is derived from the cedar tree. The town of North Cedar merged with Cedar Falls. Largely residential, the city has light mfg. (machining, agr. equip., printing). Cedar Falls is the seat of the Univ. of Northern Iowa and of the Evangelical Campgrounds, scene of the annual Interdenominational Bible Conference. It has a Historical Society Mus. and George Wyth State Park is in the E part of the city, on the boundary with Waterloo. Inc. 1854.
