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Sioux City, Iowa




  State Iowa
  Motto
  Nickname
  Flag
  Seal
  Map IAMap-doton-SiouxCityPNG
  Map Size 250
  Map Cap Location in Iowa
  Founded 1854
  Incorporated 1857
  County Woodbury County
  Mayor Craig Berenstein
  Area 1449 Km&2 (560 Mi&2 )
  Area Water 30 km&2 (12 mi&2)
  Area Percentage 206%
  Census Yr 2000
  City Pop 85,013
  Metro Pop 143,053
  Density 5990
  Time Zone Central
  Utc 6
  North Coord 42497957
  West Coord 96395705
  Web http://wwwsioux-cityorg/


  '''The South Bottoms''' Is A Now Non-existent Neighborhood That Is Of Considerable Historical Interest A "http://wwwsiouxcityhistoryorg/sites/morephpid=55_0_3_0_M" class="copylinks" target="_blank">South Bottoms Memorial was created in 1997 to honor the immigrants and families who made this area of town their home The South Bottoms was bounded on the north by 11th Street and on the south by the Missouri River The east edge was the Stock Yards and the west edge approached Floyd Boulevard to the North and Nebraska Street to the South Although this area was vexed by flooding by the Floyd and Missouri Rivers, the South Bottoms was home for mostly poor working families Many immigrants, including Polish, Bohemian, Irish, Scandinavian, and Mexican families lived in the area, along with Native Americans and African Americans Residents usually walked to the factories and meatpacking plants where they worked The South Bottoms also served as home to numerous taverns, after-hours clubs, and houses of ill-repute, and was home to a distinct Italian underworld element that allegedly engaged in illicit activities for decades South Bottoms was razed in the early 1960's as part of the Floyd River flood control project