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Statistics & Facts

Location

City Attractions

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Statistics & Facts

The Iowa state capital is Des Moines.
The population of Mason City is approximately 29,040 (1990), 28079 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 12,669 (1990), 12366 (2010).
The amount of land area in Mason City is 66.29 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.853 sq kilometers.
The distance from Mason City to Washington DC is 935 miles.
The distance to the Iowa state capital is 110 miles. (as the crow flies)
Mason City is positioned 43.15 degrees north of the equator and 93.19 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

near the Minnesota border in north-central Iowa.
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Attractions

Charles H. MacNider Museum
303 Second St. SE
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-421-3666
Hours: 10-9 Tue. and Thu.; 10-5 Wed., Fri. and Sat.; 1-5 Sun. Closed holidays.
Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House
530 First St. NE
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-423-1923
Hours: 10-5 Thu.-Sat., 1-5 Sun., June-Aug.; 10-5 Sat., 1-5 Sun., Sep.-Oct.
Kinney Pioneer Museum
Municipal Airport entrance, Hwy. 18 West
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-423-1258
Hours: Noon-5 Wed.-Sun., June-Aug.; open Wed.-Fri., Sun., May and Sep.
Lime Creek Nature Center
3501 Lime Creek Rd.
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-423-5309
Hours: 7:30-4 Mon.-Fri., 9-5 Sat., noon-5 Sun. Closes at 4 during winter.
Meredith Willson Boyhood Home
314 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-423-3534
Hours: 1-4 Fri.-Sun., May 1-Oct. 31; or by appointment.
Van Horn's Antique Truck Museum
Hwy. 65 N.
Mason City, Iowa
Phone: 515-423-0550
Hours: 9-4 Mon.-Sat., 11-5 Sun., May 22-Sep. 25.
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