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 |
Des Moines, Iowa Media
Map of prehistoric and historic American Indian sites in downtown Des Moines
Excavation of the prehistoric component of the Bird's Run Site in 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.
Lyndon B. Johnson in Des Moines on June 30, 1966, near 5th Avenue and the (now-demolished) Hotel Franklin
Iowa State Capitol building, 1917
An aerial view of floodwaters, July 19, 1993
Astronaut photography of Des Moines taken from the International Space Station
Aerial view of Des Moines, 2012
Downtown Des Moines night skyline looking northwest
References
- ↑ Shankle, George Earlie (1955). American nicknames; their origin and significance. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company. pp. 123. ISBN 978-0-82420-004-6.
Des Moines was nicknamed the Hartford of the West because like Hartford, Conn., it is an insurance center.
- ↑ 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 Office". City of Des Moines – City Manager's Office. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United 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, Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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