Maharishi Vedic City

History

The concept of a "Vedic City" was conceived by the Maharishi, Financial and infrastructure needs led the developers to seek formal designation as a city from the state, and after petitioning the Iowa City Development Board and holding a referendum, Planners expected the city to have a population of over 1,000 by 2010, many of them transplants from nearby Fairfield. In 2002, a building known as "The Mansion" became a headquarters for the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP). The Mayor of MVC is Rogers Badgett. According to city officials in 2004, "more than $200 million of venture capital had been invested in Fairfield and Vedic City companies during the past 13 years". By 2006, the city consisted of more than 200 buildings. In October 2011, a television show titled "America's Most Unusual Town" aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network on March 25, 2012, and featured Winfrey's visit to Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Fairfield High School
  High · Fairfield · 476 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Fairfield Middle School
  Middle · Fairfield · 438 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• Pence Elementary
  Elementary · Fairfield · 333 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• Washington Elementary
  Elementary · Fairfield · 267 students · 14.1:1 ratio