Des Moines, Iowa
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| Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W / 41.59083°N 93.62083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| Counties | Polk, Warren |
| Founded | 1843 |
| Incorporated | September 22, 1851 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[3] |
| • Mayor | Connie Boesen (D) |
| • U.S. Congress | Zach Nunn (R) |
| Area | |
| • State capital city | 90.70 sq mi (234.92 km2) |
| • Land | 88.18 sq mi (228.38 km2) |
| • Water | 2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population | |
| • State capital city | 214,133 |
| • Rank | US: 106th IA: 1st |
| • Density | 2,428.39/sq mi (937.60/km2) |
| • Urban | 542,486 (US: 78th) |
| • Urban density | 2,413.8/sq mi (932.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 709,466 (US: 81st) |
| • CSA | 890,322 (US: 66th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 50301-50340-50310-50316 |
| FIPS code | 19-21000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 465961 |
| Website | www |
Des Moines is a city in Iowa. It is the capital city of Iowa. The city had a population of 214,133 in the 2020 United States Census.[6] It is the home of the Des Moines Art Center, a regional art museum, and the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, an outdoor sculpture garden.
Des Moines, Iowa Media
Map of Fort Des Moines sites in downtown Des Moines
Flood of the Des Moines River at Fort Des Moines in 1851.* * Illustration in book "History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the
The Barney Sakulin cabin, moved from Washington County, memorializes Fort Des Moines.
Iowa State Capitol building, 1917
Lyndon B. Johnson in Des Moines on June 30, 1966, near 5th Avenue and the (now-demolished) Hotel Franklin
An aerial view of floodwaters, July 19, 1993
Aerial view of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Wells Fargo Arena, part of the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. This was photographed on August 27, 2005, looking north along 2nd Avenue.
References
- ↑ Shankle, George Earlie. American nicknames; their origin and significance (1955). New York: The H.W. Wilson Company. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-82420-004-6.
- ↑ Neal R. Peirce (1973), The Great Plains States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Nine Great Plains States Archived May 1, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-05349-0, page 106
- ↑ City Manager's OfficeCity of Des Moines – City Manager's Office. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ↑ Geographic Names Information System. edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Des Moines city, IowaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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