Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Sioux City, IA

Sioux City sits at the navigational head of the Missouri River, where the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers flow into it, at the meeting point of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota - a tri-state region known locally as Siouxland.

French-Canadian fur trader Theophile Bruguier became Sioux City's first settler in 1849; the city was platted in 1854 by surveyor Dr. John K. Cook and incorporated in 1857.

Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to die on the journey, died at Sioux City on August 20, 1804, and his burial place is marked by the Sergeant Floyd Monument, a National Historic Landmark.

The 2020 census counted 85,797 people in Sioux City, up from 82,684 in 2010, making it Iowa's fourth-largest city.

Census QuickFacts counts about 32,926 households in Sioux City, averaging 2.53 people per household, with about 65.3% of homes owner-occupied.

Sioux City is the county seat of Woodbury County, although a small part of the city extends into Plymouth County.

The Sioux City Stockyards, founded in 1884, grew the city into one of America's great meatpacking centers.

Sioux City is home to two private universities, Briar Cliff University and Morningside University, along with Western Iowa Tech Community College.

The Sioux City Public Museum and the Sioux City Art Center anchor the city's cultural scene, and Chris Larsen Park hosts events along the Missouri River front.

The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City tells the story of the expedition's passage through the area in 1804.