Des Moines, Iowa
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.
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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 |
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Map of Fort Des Moines sites in downtown Des Moines
- Flood at Fort Des Moines in 1851 - History of Iowa.jpg
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
- Birthplace of Des Moines.jpg
The Barney Sakulin cabin, moved from Washington County, memorializes Fort Des Moines.
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Iowa State Capitol building, 1917
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Lyndon B. Johnson in Des Moines on June 30, 1966, near 5th Avenue and the (now-demolished) Hotel Franklin
- FEMA - 2938 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-19-1993 in Iowa.jpg
An aerial view of floodwaters, July 19, 1993
- Des Moines, Iowa aerial 01A.jpg
Aerial view of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
- Wellsfargoarena.jpg
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
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- ↑ 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
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