<P> With the 1990s, the city finally showed the beginnings of a resurgence . In the early 21st century, many renovations and building additions have occurred to revitalize the downtown area, including repairing Modern Woodmen Park, the building of the Skybridge and the Figge Art Museum . In 2011, the Gold Coast and Hamburg Historic District was named as a 2011 "America's Great Place" by the American Planning Association . </P> <P> Davenport's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 41.542982, − 90.590745 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.08 square miles (168.56 km), of which, 62.95 square miles (163.04 km) is land and 2.13 square miles (5.52 km) is water . Davenport is located approximately 170 miles (270 km) west of Chicago and 170 miles (270 km) east of the Iowa state capital of Des Moines . The city is located about 200 miles (320 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri, and 265 miles (426 km) southeast of Minneapolis, Minnesota . Farmland surrounds Davenport, outside the Quad Cities area . </P> <P> Davenport is located on the banks of the Mississippi River . At this point the river has a maximum depth of around 30 to 40 feet (9.1 to 12.2 m) and is 2,217 feet (676 m) wide where the Centennial Bridge crosses it . The river flows from east to west in this area, as opposed to its usual north to south direction . From the river the city starts to slope north up a hill, which is steep at some points . The streets of the city, especially downtown and in the central part of the town, follow a grid design . </P> <P> Davenport often makes national headlines when it suffers seasonal flooding by the Mississippi River . It is the largest city bordering the Mississippi that has no permanent flood wall or levee . Davenport residents prefer to maintain open access to the river for parks and vistas father than have it cut off by dikes and levees . Davenport has adopted ordinances requiring any new construction in the floodplain to be elevated above the 100 - year - flood level, or protected with walls . As a result, former mayor Phil Yerington said that if they "let Mother Nature take her course, we'll all be better off". An example of a Davenport building that is elevated or flood - proofed is the Figge Art Museum . </P>

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