Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines i/dᵻˈmɔɪn/ is the caipital an the maist populous ceety in the U.S. state o Iowa. It is the coonty seat o Polk Coonty an aw. A smaw portion o the ceety extends intae Warren Coonty.[5] It wis incorporatit on 22 September 1851, as Fort Des Moines which wis shortened tae "Des Moines" in 1857.[6] It is namit efter the Des Moines River, which mey hae been adaptit frae the French Rivière des Moines, meanin "River o the Monks". The ceety's population wis 203,433 as o the 2010 census.[7] The five-coonty metropolitan aurie is rankit 91st in terms o population in the Unitit States wi 599,789 residents accordin tae the 2013 estimate bi the Unitit States Census Bureau.[8]
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Des Moines, Iowa | |
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Ceety | |
City of Des Moines | |
Clockwise frae top: Skyline, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Kruidenier Trail bridge, an the Iowa State Capitol, 801 Grand (Principal Financial Group) | |
Location in Polk Coonty an in the State of Iowa | |
Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | Iowa |
Coonties | Polk, Warren |
Foondit | 1843 |
Incorporated | 22 September 1851 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Cooncil–manager govrenment[1] |
• Mayor | Frank Cownie |
• Senate | |
• Hoose | |
• U.S. Congress | David Young (R) |
Area | |
• Ceety | 213.93 km2 (82.60 sq mi) |
• Laund | 209.45 km2 (80.87 sq mi) |
• Water | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 203,433 |
• Estimate (2015[4]) | 210,330 (US: 104t) |
• Rank | 1st in Iowa |
• Density | 978.0/km2 (2532.9/sq mi) |
• Metro | 622,899 (91st) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 50301-50340-50310 |
Area code(s) | 515 |
FIPS code | 19-21000 |
GNIS featur ID | 0465961 |
Website | www.dmgov.org |
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