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FIPS code. 19-21000. GNIS feature ID. 465961. Website. www .dmgov .org. Des Moines ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to ...
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa. The metro area consists of six counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren ...
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. [ 1] It is Iowa's most populous county, and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, [ 2] which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines– West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan ...
Historically, Iowa was a significant coal producer, particularly the Des Moines River valley from Coalville south. Much of the greater City of Des Moines area was mined. Boone and What Cheer were important in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, the most important mines were farther south around Albia, Centerville, Lucas and Oskaloosa.
The Des Moines River ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [ 2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing ...
October 21, 1976. The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa 's capital city, Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.
List of counties in Iowa. There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County, were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory. In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836. [ 1]
Des Moines first filed a petition for the Southeast Annexation Area in 1998, requesting to annex 1,500 acres as part of a 6,000-acre plan to expand Des Moines' boundaries to the south and the ...