Did you know.......:
- Linn county is named in honor of Senator Lewis Linn of Missouri
- The county seat is Cedar Rapids
- Linn County was organized by the first legislative assembly of the Iowa Territory on January 15, 1839
- A site was selected for its first county seat along Indian
Creek, and was named Marion, after the Revolutionary War general
Francis Marion
- As early as 1855, there were debates over moving the
county seat to the fast-growing Cedar Rapids, southwest of Marion, but
it was not until November 6, 1919, that there were enough votes in
favor of the move
- The first rail line was built through Cedar Rapids in 1859,
and made the town (and the county) a major commercial hub in eastern
Iowa
- With more than 211,000 residents, Linn County is the second most populous county in the state of Iowa
- Linn County is governed by a Board of Supervisors,
comprised of five officials elected by district for four-year terms.
The positions of Sheriff, Auditor, Attorney, Recorder and Treasurer are
also elected
- Linn County was established December 21, 1837
- The city of Marion gained fame before the turn of the century as the home of the Cherry Sisters, well-known vaudeville performer
- Population of Linn County in 2011 estimate: 213,873
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