Rapids City
Rapids City is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 964 at the time of the 2020 census; up from 959 at the 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 964 residents
- Description: human settlement in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Rapids City, IL” and “Rapids City, Illinois”
- Postal code: 61278
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buffalo Bill Museum and Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge.
Buffalo Bill Museum
Museum
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The Buffalo Bill Museum, located in LeClaire, Iowa, is focused on life along the Mississippi River and local history. One exhibit is the Lone Star, a wooden, paddlewheel steam-powered towboat that is housed in a special pier.
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge is a 4-lane steel girder bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois.
Dawley House
Antique shop
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The Dawley House is an historic property located in Le Claire, Iowa, United States, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Claire and Port Byron.
Le Claire
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LeClaire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,710 in 2020, a 65.4% increase from 2,847 in 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the Quad Cities.
Port Byron
Village
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Port Byron is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States and part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. The population was 1,668 at the time of the 2020 census; up from 1,647 at the 2010 census. Port Byron is situated 1½ miles north of Rapids City.
Hampton
Village
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Hampton is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,779 at the time of the 2020 census. down from 1,863 at the 2010 census. Hampton is situated 4 miles southwest of Rapids City.
Rapids City
- Categories: village of Illinois and locality
- Location: Hampton Township, Rock Island, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5817° or 41° 34′ 54″ northLongitude
-90.34346° or 90° 20′ 36″ westPopulation
964Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
86HFHMJ4+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 151408756OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4907143Wikidata ID
Q2410206
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Rapids City” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رابيدس سيتي”
- Basque: “Rapids City”
- Catalan: “Rapids City”
- Cebuano: “Rapids City”
- Chinese: “Rapids City”
- Chinese: “拉皮茲城 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “拉皮茲城”
- Dutch: “Rapids City”
- French: “Rapids City”
- German: “Rapids City”
- Gilaki: “رپیدس سيتي (ايلينؤی)”
- Gilaki: “رپیدس سيتي”
- Haitian: “Rapids City, Ilinwa”
- Haitian: “Rapids City”
- Italian: “Rapids City”
- Ladin: “Rapids City”
- Mazanderani: “ریپدس سیتی (ایلینوی)”
- Mazanderani: “ریپدس سیتی”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Rapids City”
- Polish: “Rapids City”
- Portuguese: “Rapids City”
- Russian: “Рапидс-Сити”
- Serbian: “Рапидс Сити”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rapids City, Illinois”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rapids City”
- Spanish: “Rapids City”
- Ukrainian: “Рапідс-Сіті”
- Urdu: “ریپڈس سٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “ریپڈس سٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Rapids City, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Rapids City”
- Vietnamese: “Thành phố Rapids, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Thành phố Rapids”
- Volapük: “Rapids City”
- Welsh: “Rapids City, Illinois”
- Welsh: “Rapids City”
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