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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]
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.
Des Moines: 1857 Kansas [49] Statehood in 1861: Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) 1765: Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. 1800: Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. 1804: Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). 1805: Capital of ...
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.
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 , Madison , Guthrie , and Jasper . [ 2 ] The Des Moines – Ames – West Des Moines Combined Statistical Area (CSA) encompasses the separate metropolitan area of Ames ( Story Country ), and the separate ...
After ten years of housing the government in Iowa City, the state decided to move the seat of state government and build the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, a city located more toward the center of the state. When the state government moved to Des Moines in 1857, the Old Capitol Building became the first permanent building owned by the ...
Rank County Per capita income Median household income Median family income Population Number of households 1 Dallas: $33,051 $67,037 $84,018 66,135 25,240
Des Moines is the capital of the state of Iowa in the United States. Des Moines may also refer to: Places. Des Moines metropolitan area, the metropolitan area for Des ...