Center Point
Linn · USGS GNIS name record 455292
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These Census tracts have reference points near Center Point. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 102 ↗
Linn County · IA
- Population
- 4,603
- Median home value
- $239,900
Census tract 9601 ↗
Benton County · IA
- Population
- 3,020
- Median home value
- $259,800
Census tract 106 ↗
Linn County · IA
- Population
- 6,500
- Median home value
- $323,600
Census tract 2.05 ↗
Linn County · IA
- Population
- 5,163
- Median home value
- $394,000
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Center Point ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Originally called McGgonigle's Point after Bartimeas McGonigle who settled there in 1839, the name was changed in 1855 to Center Point because it was the halfway station on the mail route between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. (IA-T1) Incorporated in 1875.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c