Des Moines, Iowa
city in and county seat of Polk County, Iowa, United States, and Iowa federated state capital city
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 | |
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.jpg) The skyline of Downtown Des Moines | |
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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 |
| Area code | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-21000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 465961 |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ 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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