Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,013. It is the county seat of Woodbury County{{GR|6}}.

Neighborhoods and suburbs

City neighborhoods

• Leeds is a mostly residential neighborhood northeast of downtown Sioux City, centered near 41st Street at Floyd Boulevard.
• Kelly Park is a blue-collar residential area which includes three trailer parks east of Highway 75. Once a thriving area, it has been hit hard with the closing of its neighborhood grocer and elementary school.
• Morningside is the blanket term for the hilly southeast quadrant of Sioux City. It was originally a streetcar suburb in the late 19th century. It is home to Morningside College, founded in 1894. Today it is a mix of older residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors, as well as most of the city's new retail and residential growth.
• Riverside is a flat, blue collar residential area on the west side of Sioux City, along the banks of the Big Sioux River.
• Springdale is a small neighborhood along 28th Street on the east side of Sioux City, near the Floyd River.
• Rose Hill is a neighborhood characterized by large, century-old houses. The area has been in gradual decline but there is a revitalization happening. It is roughly bordered by 12th street to the south, McDonald Street to the west, Jackson Street to the east, and Grandview Park to the north. It is dotted with ethnic restaurants, laundromats and trendy coffee houses, tattoo parlors, pool halls, tiny art galleries, and import shops.
• The Heights is the grand older neighborhood between Grandview Park and Hamilton Blvd., including East and West Solway, Kennedy Drive, and McDonald Drive. These are large estates from the 1890s-1940s including Prairie School, Victorian, Georgian, and Colonial homes.
• The West Side is the colloquial reference to areas west of Wesley Way, where the numbered streets are called "West 4th Street", "West 14th Street" etc. It is a mix of blighted areas and middle class residential neighborhoods. The area's high school West High School, has a national award winning dance team.
• The North Side is the colloquial reference to the mostly residential neighborhood north of about 24th Street and ending near North High School. North High School is a ten time jazz band champion and has produced several nationally known jazz artists.
• Indian Hills starting at 27th and Cheyenne Boulevard, extending to North Outer Drive (known as Outer Belt) to the north and Floyd Boulevard to the east. Upscale homes built between the '60s and '80s.
• Country Club bordered by Hamilton Boulevard to the east, 36th Street to the South, and extending up to Plymouth County and west to Stone Park, it is arguably the wealthiest neighborhood in Sioux City characterized by traditional mansions and sprawling ranch style houses.
• The Near North Side a blighted area extending from 7th or 8th street downtown up to 14th street, and bordered by Floyd Boulevard to the east and McDonald Street to the west. An area of gang activity and meth production, it is also a neighborhood of pride and hope and the most diverse area of Sioux City. One hallmark of the area is the Mary Treglia Community Center which provides after school and summer programs, English lessons and Sioux City's community-wide bartering program which is patterned after the one in St. Louis.

Suburbs

• South Sioux City, Nebraska is directly across the Missouri River in Dakota County. With nearly 12,000 residents, it is by far the largest suburb of Sioux City. It was an All America City in 2003. Two bridges -- the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Interstate 129 bridge -- connect Sioux City with South Sioux City.
• Dakota City, Nebraska is just south of South Sioux City. It is the county seat of Dakota County. Large beef-processing plants are located just north of Dakota City.
• North Sioux City, South Dakota is just across the Big Sioux River in Union County. It is home to a number of casinos.
• Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is an unincorporated "master-planned community" just west of Sioux City in the extreme southeast corner of South Dakota. Construction began circa 1989. Expensive new homes, suburban-style office parks, and a country club golf course designed by Arnold Palmer characterize this area.
• Sergeant Bluff, Iowa is a mainly residential suburb adjacent to the southern city limits of Sioux City, less than a mile east of the Sioux City airport.