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The Davenport–Moline–Clinton, Muscatine, Iowa–Illinois Combined Statistical Area is commonly referred to as 'Greater Quad Cities, IA–IL'.
Answer: True
The official designation is the Davenport–Moline–Clinton, Muscatine, Iowa–Illinois Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which is commonly known by the nickname 'Greater Quad Cities, IA–IL'.
The Combined Statistical Area encompasses a total of six counties, with an equal number in both Iowa and Illinois.
Answer: False
The Combined Statistical Area is composed of seven counties in total: four in Iowa and three in Illinois.
The Greater Quad Cities CSA is composed of two metropolitan statistical areas and one micropolitan statistical area.
Answer: False
The Greater Quad Cities CSA consists of one metropolitan statistical area (Quad Cities) and two micropolitan statistical areas (Clinton, IA and Muscatine, IA).
Moline, Illinois, is identified as the largest city within the Greater Quad Cities Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: False
Davenport, Iowa, is identified as the largest city within the Greater Quad Cities Combined Statistical Area.
Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, are classified as significant cities within the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: True
In addition to Davenport and Moline, other significant cities within the CSA include Bettendorf, Iowa; Rock Island, Illinois; and East Moline, Illinois.
The population of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area is 383,681.
Answer: True
The source identifies the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area as a component of the CSA with a population of 383,681.
What is the common nickname for the Davenport–Moline–Clinton, Muscatine, Iowa–Illinois Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Greater Quad Cities, IA–IL
How many counties in total comprise the Davenport–Moline–Clinton, Muscatine, Iowa–Illinois Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Seven counties (four in Iowa, three in Illinois)
Which of the following is the largest city within the Greater Quad Cities Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Davenport, Iowa
What is the population of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area?
Answer: 383,681
Which of the following cities is NOT listed as a significant city within the Davenport–Moline–Clinton, Muscatine, Iowa–Illinois Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
According to the 2010 Census, the population of the Combined Statistical Area exceeded 470,000.
Answer: True
The 2010 Census recorded the population of the Combined Statistical Area as 471,551.
The population density of the Combined Statistical Area is approximately 618 people per square mile.
Answer: False
The population density is approximately 1,600 people per square mile. The value of 618 corresponds to people per square kilometer.
Among the Iowa counties in the Combined Statistical Area, Scott County has the largest population.
Answer: True
Scott County's population of 170,385 is the largest among the four Iowa counties listed in the CSA.
Within the Combined Statistical Area, Henry County, Illinois, has a larger population than Rock Island County, Illinois.
Answer: False
Rock Island County has a population of 147,258, which is significantly larger than Henry County's population of 49,860.
What was the estimated population of the Combined Statistical Area as of March 2017?
Answer: 472,153
What is the approximate population density of the Combined Statistical Area in people per square mile?
Answer: 1,600 people per square mile
Which Iowa county within the Combined Statistical Area has a population of 170,385?
Answer: Scott County
What is the population of Rock Island County, Illinois, within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: 147,258
Camanche and DeWitt are incorporated communities located in the Iowa portion of the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: True
The source material lists both Camanche and DeWitt among the incorporated communities in the Iowa portion of the CSA.
Barstow and Dayton are incorporated communities in the Illinois portion of the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: False
The source material identifies Barstow and Dayton as unincorporated communities in the Illinois portion of the CSA.
The county seat of Louisa County, Iowa, is Muscatine.
Answer: False
The county seat of Louisa County, Iowa, is Wapello. Muscatine is the county seat of Muscatine County.
Which of the following is an unincorporated community located in the Iowa portion of the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Elwood
Which of these is an incorporated community in the Illinois portion of the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Kewanee
What is the county seat of Muscatine County, Iowa?
Answer: Muscatine
What is the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa?
Answer: Clinton
Among the airports listed for the region, Quad City International Airport (MLI) had the highest number of commercial passenger boardings in 2013.
Answer: True
In 2013, Quad City International Airport (MLI) had 49,170 commercial passenger boardings, the highest among the four listed public airports.
U.S. Highway 6 is identified as a principal U.S. Highway within the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: True
The source material lists U.S. Highway 6 as one of the principal U.S. Highways located within the CSA.
Iowa Highway 130 is part of the transportation network in the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: True
The source material includes Iowa Highway 130 in its list of Iowa State Routes that are part of the CSA's transportation network.
Illinois Route 92 is among the Illinois State Routes mentioned as part of the transportation network.
Answer: True
The source material includes Illinois Route 92 in its list of Illinois State Routes that are part of the CSA's transportation network.
What were the commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) for Quad City International Airport (MLI) in 2013?
Answer: 49,170
Which of the following public transit systems operates within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Quad Cities MetroLINK
Which U.S. Highway is identified as a principal highway within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: U.S. Highway 61
Which Iowa Highway is mentioned as part of the transportation network in the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Iowa Highway 22
Which Illinois Route is mentioned as being part of the transportation network in the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Illinois Route 17
Which of the following U.S. Highways is NOT listed as a principal highway within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: U.S. Highway 20
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is the only institution of higher education mentioned within the Combined Statistical Area.
Answer: False
Several colleges and universities are listed within the Quad Cities area, including Augustana College, St. Ambrose University, and Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, among others.
The Bix 7 Road Race is listed as an attraction in the Quad Cities and surrounding metropolitan area.
Answer: True
The source material includes the Bix 7 Road Race in its extensive list of attractions for the Quad Cities area.
Only counties in Illinois within the Combined Statistical Area have listings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Answer: False
The source material indicates that counties in both Illinois (Henry, Mercer, Rock Island) and Iowa (Scott County, Davenport) have listings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lock and Dam No. 14 and Lock and Dam No. 15 are specific infrastructure components mentioned for the Quad Cities area.
Answer: True
The source material specifically lists Lock and Dam No. 14 and Lock and Dam No. 15 as infrastructure components in the Quad Cities area.
Which institution of higher education is mentioned as being within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Which of the following is a notable shopping center identified within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: NorthPark Mall
Which of these attractions is listed for the Quad Cities and surrounding metropolitan area?
Answer: Niabi Zoo
Which college or university is located within the Quad Cities area?
Answer: St. Ambrose University
Which Illinois county within the Combined Statistical Area has listings on the National Register of Historic Places?
Answer: Henry County
Which of the following is a specific infrastructure component mentioned for the Quad Cities area?
Answer: Davenport Skybridge
Which of the following is an attraction listed for the Quad Cities area?
Answer: John Deere Classic
The highest elevation recorded within the Combined Statistical Area is 850 feet (259 meters).
Answer: True
The highest elevation within the CSA is documented as 850 feet (259 meters).
During Daylight Saving Time, the Combined Statistical Area observes UTC-05:00, known as Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Answer: True
The CSA observes Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00) and shifts to Central Daylight Time (UTC-05:00) during Daylight Saving Time.
The map legend uses distinct color codes to identify the City of Davenport, IA, and the City of Moline, IL, among other geographical components.
Answer: True
The map legend identifies various geographical components, including specific cities and statistical areas, using distinct color codes.
A footnote symbol (‡) next to a populated place indicates that it is an unincorporated community.
Answer: False
The footnote symbol (‡) indicates that the community has portions extending into an adjacent county or counties.
The lowest elevation within the Combined Statistical Area is 590 feet (180 meters).
Answer: True
The lowest elevation within the CSA is documented as 590 feet (180 meters).
The Combined Statistical Area observes the UTC-06:00 time zone, which is Central Standard Time (CST).
Answer: True
The CSA observes the UTC-06:00 time zone, corresponding to Central Standard Time (CST).
What is the highest elevation recorded within the Combined Statistical Area?
Answer: 850 feet (259 meters)
Which time zone does the Combined Statistical Area observe during Central Standard Time (CST)?
Answer: UTC-06:00
What does the footnote symbol (‡) next to some populated places in the county lists signify?
Answer: The community has portions extending into an adjacent county or counties.