A genre is a category of literature, such as mystery, suspense, science fiction or horror. Each genre has its own conventions. Romance, for example, focuses on romantic love between two people and often ends positively.
Mason City, Iowa. Mason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 28,079 in the 2010 census, a decline from 29,172 in the 2000 census. The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.
Where is Mason City? Mason City is the county seat for Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa and is located approximately halfway between the capital cities of St Paul, Minnesota and Des Moines, Iowa. The area of the city is 28.1 square miles of incorporated land. Mason City is accessible by Interstate 35 to the west and Interstate 27/18 to the south, which is also known as the Avenue of the Saints, and Highways 65 and 122 intersect in the center of the community.