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Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, the place in Polk County, Iowa, USA

geographical area, settlement, city, town or city, US state capital, populated place, university city
Location
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the United States; Iowa; Polk County, IA; the Iowa 515 telephone code area; the Iowa 319 telephone code area;  …
Location of
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Duesenberg; Lincoln Highway; Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X; Principal Financial Group; Iowa State Capitol;  …
Population
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203,433; 200,538; 198,682; 191,003; 50,093;  …
Official Web Site of, Website
http://www.dmgov.org
Area
199.947082118 square kilometres, 77.2 square miles, 200.1 square kilometres
Population density
1,012.0 per square kilometre; 2,621.3 per square mile; 1,012 per square kilometre
Births
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Dave Keuning; Shawn Johnson; Corey Taylor; Joey Jordison; Cloris Leachman;  …
Capital of
Iowa; Polk County, IA
Origin of
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Slipknot, Corey Taylor, Craig Jones, Stone Sour, Chris Fehn,  …
Elevation
291 metres (955 feet), 955 feet (291 metres), 266 metres (873 feet)
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa
Leader
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Matt McCoy, Frank Cownie, Jack Hatch, Larry Noble, Brad Zaun,  …
Contents
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Duesenberg; Federico Peña; Principal Financial Group; Roto-Rooter; Meredith Corporation;  …
Broadcast Area of
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WHO, KIOA, KWQW, KCCQ, KASI,  …
Closest Airport
Des Moines International Airport, Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport
Deaths
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Rocky Marciano, James Weaver, Albert B. Cummins, George A. Wilson, Rob Borsellino,  …
Coordinates
41°36'02.16"N, 41°35'27"N, 41°35'26"N, 93°36'32.04"W
End of
Interstate 35 in Minnesota, Interstate 35 in Missouri, Iowa Highway 163, Iowa Highway 415
Locations
the Iowa 515 telephone code area, the Iowa 319 telephone code area, the Iowa 641 telephone code area, the Iowa 712 telephone code area, the Iowa 563 telephone code area
Nearest Settlement of
Des Moines International Airport
Pet Name
""Hartford of the West" or "The DSM"", "Hartford of the West", "DSM" "The Hartford of the West"
Politicians
Leonard Boswell
Residents
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Shawn Johnson, Corey Taylor, Joey Jordison, Cloris Leachman, Sid Wilson,  …
Leader's Title
"Senate"
Created
September 22nd 1851
Employees
Rory Freeman
The Area Served By
The Des Moines Register, Dahl's Foods
Land area
75.8 square miles; 196.3 square kilometres; 196,311,853 square metres
Class
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settlement, city, town or city, US state capital, populated place,  …
Water area
1.5 square miles; 3.8 square kilometres; 3,758,532 square metres
GNIS ID
"465961"
2000 Census Pop.
198,682
Housing Units in 2000
85,067
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000001407b"
Related Websites
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http://stateofthereunion.com/home/pilot-season/des-moines, http://www.city-data.com/city/Des-Moines-Iowa.html, http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/dmhs, http://desmoinesregister.com/weather, http://www.dmgov.org,  …
Open Calais URI
http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/065d5ef1-af98-7d26-6953-8e4a18da420d
Founded here
Principal Financial Group, MediNotes, Freese-Notis
Things Running Through
Interstate 80, Interstate 35, Iowa Highway 415
Released
Annals of Mathematics
GeoNames URL
http://sws.geonames.org/4853828/
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Des_Moines%2C_Iowa
Met Office ID
"425"
Time Zone Area
the Central Standard Time region
Rare Terms
"fort des moines"
Latitude North
Ames, Iowa
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/02j3w"
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About - Des Moines University
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