CHARLES CITY, a city of northern Iowa, U.S.A., on Cedar river; the county seat of Floyd county. It is on Federal highways 18 and 218 and served by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific, Illinois Central, and Charles City Western railways. The population in 1930 Federal census was 8,039. It is in a rich agri cultural region ; has abundant water-power ; manufactures trac tors, furnaces, air-compressors, hay-ricks, tanks, office equipment, children's hosiery and other articles; and has extensive nurseries, specializing in evergreens and roses. The city was founded in 185o and incorporated in 186o.