Charles City, IA
Local News
- Signs Up in Downtown Charles City to Help Enforce New PTV Ordinance — KCHA News
- Cambrex breaks ground on $120 million expansion at Iowa plant — The Des Moines Register
- Cambrex Breaks Ground on $120 Million Expansion in Charles City, Iowa — Japan Wire by Kyodo News
- Groundbreaking for $120 million expansion of Cambrex in Charles City — Radio Iowa
- Republican Charley Thomson of Charles City re-elected to Iowa House 58 seat — Globe Gazette
Official Local Resources
City of Charles City · Floyd County · iowa.gov · Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Division
Charles City is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,396 at the 2020 census. Charles City is a significant commercial, industrial, and transportation center for the area. U.S. Routes 18, its spur highway 218 (the Avenue of the Saints), and Iowa Highway 14 converge in the city. The nearest population centers are Mason City (35 miles to the west), Waterloo-Cedar Falls (45 miles to the southeast), and the state capital of Des Moines is located 150 miles to the southwest.
Charles City is known for its history in agricultural manufacturing, and is where the term “tractor” was first conied by the former Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company. Other sites of interest include the Alvin Miller House, a Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Art Deco Charles Theatre, and the Floyd County Museum. The Cedar River divides the town flowing to the southeast, and located downtown is the first whitewater park developed in Iowa.