University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.

The University Heights city border is approximately 0.1 miles from Kinnick Stadium.

According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), University Heights has a reputation among area motorists as a speed trap.

[3] At the turn of the 20th century, the area of present-day University Heights was known as West Lucas Township and consisted of several small farms and properties.

In the early 1920s, brothers Lee and George Koser began purchasing and developing the land that became the city of University Heights, anticipating the westward expansion of the University and the city.

With the construction of the University's General Hospital in 1928 and Kinnick Stadium in 1929, those predictions came true.

By the 1960s, most of the remaining lots west of Sunset St. were developed and the land surrounding University Heights had been annexed by Iowa City, limiting future growth.

[5] For 218 of the lots, Lee, Reka, George, and Tessie Koser were responsible for the language,[6][7] while for the remaining 23, L.R.

[8] These racially restrictive covenants were legally enforceable until the Shelley vs. Kraemer US Supreme Court decision in 1948.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all land.

There are 11.8 and 0.7 acre wooded parcels owned by the city at the very north end of University Heights.

One of them, Amy Moore, resigned from the city council and was replaced by Jim Lane by appointment.

The two candidates in the January 11th election were Jim Lane, the appointed incumbent, and Rosanne Hopson, a longtime resident.

[21] The final turnout of 495 set a record for city elections in University Heights.