History · Center Point

Center Point’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Center Point. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1854established
0old images & papers
1historic places
4recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Center Point is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,579 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Center Point was established in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,421 to 2,579 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Center Point yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Center Point

1 place in Center Point is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2018first listedWCF & N Center Point Depot and Substation

Where they are

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Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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