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Newton is the county seat of, and most populous city in, Jasper County, Iowa, United States. [2] Located 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines, Newton is in Central Iowa. [3] As of the 2020 Census, the city population was 15,760. [4] It is the home of Iowa Speedway and Maytag Dairy Farms.
Colfax is located approximately 24 miles east of Des Moines. The town was founded in 1866, and was named after Schuyler Colfax, vice president under Ulysses S. Grant. The population was 2,255 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] Newton is the county seat; both were named after Revolutionary War soldiers. [3]
Four miles (6.4 km) east of Logan is the western end of Iowa 44, which extends 105 miles (169 km) east to Des Moines. [6] The highway enters Crawford County north of Dunlap in Harrison County. For seventeen miles (27 km), US 30 passes through farmland and the small communities of Dow City and Arion.
Des Moines went from losing one of the best restaurants in the metro when Table 128 closed in Clive to now having three restaurants from chef and owner Lynn Pritchard.
Between De Soto and Adel, the highway overlaps US 169 before splitting off to the east toward Des Moines. Through the Des Moines area, the highway runs about one mile (1.6 km) north or south of the I-35/I-80 corridor. At Altoona, the route again overlaps I-80 until Newton, where it splits away from I-80.
Opening date: April Location: 1196 S.E. University Ave., Waukee Chikin Lickin promises double-fried Korean fried chicken in Waukee. Owner Thi Thank Nguyen originally planned to franchise a ...
That courthouse was later moved to a farm near Newton. A second courthouse was a brick structure that was faced with limestone and built in 1857 at a total cost of $26,600. Its basement was sandstone. The 62 by 50 feet (19 by 15 m) building featured porticos that extended 12 feet (3.7 m) from the building that were held up by Ionic columns. [3]
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ 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 "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]