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43 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Des Moines - Movoto
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25 Things You Should Know About Des Moines | Mental Floss
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8 Facts About Des Moines You Never Knew Were True
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Fun Facts About Des Moines
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Des Moines, Iowa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa

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Des Moines
State capital city
The skyline of Downtown Des Moines Iowa State Capitol Iowa State Fair Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden St. Ambrose Cathedral Des Moines City Hall
Flag Seal Logo
Nickname(s): "Niceville USA", " Hartford of the West" ^[1] ^[2]
Interactive map of Des Moines
Des Moines Location in Iowa Show map of Iowa Des Moines Location in the United States Show map of the United States Des Moines Des Moines (North America) Show map of North America
Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W / 41.59083°N 93.62083°W / 41.59083; -93.62083
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Counties	Polk, Warren
Founded	1843; 181 years ago (1843)
Incorporated	September 22, 1851; 173 years ago (1851-09-22)
Government
• Type	Council–manager^[3]
• Body	Des Moines City Council
• Mayor	Connie Boesen (D)
• Senate	Senate list Matt McCoy (D) Bradford Zaun (R) Jack Hatch (D) Richard Dearden (D) Larry Noble (R)
• House	House list Jo Oldson (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Janet Petersen (D) Wayne Ford (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Brian Meyer (D) Rick Olson (D) Walt Tomenga (R)
• U.S. Congress	Zach Nunn (R)
Area ^[4]
• State capital city	90.70 sq mi (234.92 km²)
• Land	88.18 sq mi (228.38 km²)
• Water	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km²)
Elevation ^[5]	873 ft (266 m)
Population ( 2020)
• State capital city	214,133
• Rank	US: 111th IA: 1st
• Density	2,428.39/sq mi (937.60/km²)
• Urban	542,486 (US: 78th)
• Urban density	2,413.8/sq mi (932.0/km²)
• Metro	709,466 (US: 81st)
• CSA	890,322 (US: 65th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	50301-50340-50310-50316
Area code	515
FIPS code	19-21000
GNIS feature ID	465961
Website	www.dmgov.org

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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43 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Des Moines - Movoto
Yes, this is the town where Ozzy bit the head off a bat.
http://www.movoto.com/guide/des-moines-ia/des-moines-facts/
25 Things You Should Know About Des Moines | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/65964/25-things-you-should-know-about-des-moines
8 Facts About Des Moines You Never Knew Were True
There’s so much about Des Moines to be learned and explored. Here are eight facts about Des Moines that you’d never believe are true.
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/des-moines/facts-about-des-moines/
5 Facts About Iowa's Capital: How Well Do You Know Des Moines?
http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/facts-capital-iowa-des-moines/2015/04/05/id/636548/
10 facts about Des Moines - fun and interesting Des Moines facts
http://www.10-facts-about.com/Des-Moines/id/253
Iowa facts - State fun facts about Iowa
Iowa facts & information -Interesting OMG Iowa fun facts for kids - random trivia and amazing cool Iowa state facts - IA
http://iowafacts.facts.co/funiowafactsabout/iowafacts.php
Fun Facts About Des Moines
So you love Des Moines. You're quick to defend it when out of state friends and family poke fun and you politely correct New Yorkers when they ask you...
http://www.midwestprofessionalstaffing.com/2013/08/fun-facts-about-des-moines/
Des Moines, Iowa
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa

Des Moines
State capital city
The skyline of Downtown Des Moines Iowa State Capitol Iowa State Fair Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden St. Ambrose Cathedral Des Moines City Hall
Flag Seal Logo
Nickname(s): "Niceville USA", " Hartford of the West" ^[1] ^[2]
Interactive map of Des Moines
Des Moines Location in Iowa Show map of Iowa Des Moines Location in the United States Show map of the United States Des Moines Des Moines (North America) Show map of North America
Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W / 41.59083°N 93.62083°W / 41.59083; -93.62083
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Counties	Polk, Warren
Founded	1843; 181 years ago (1843)
Incorporated	September 22, 1851; 173 years ago (1851-09-22)
Government
• Type	Council–manager^[3]
• Body	Des Moines City Council
• Mayor	Connie Boesen (D)
• Senate	Senate list Matt McCoy (D) Bradford Zaun (R) Jack Hatch (D) Richard Dearden (D) Larry Noble (R)
• House	House list Jo Oldson (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Janet Petersen (D) Wayne Ford (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Brian Meyer (D) Rick Olson (D) Walt Tomenga (R)
• U.S. Congress	Zach Nunn (R)
Area ^[4]
• State capital city	90.70 sq mi (234.92 km²)
• Land	88.18 sq mi (228.38 km²)
• Water	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km²)
Elevation ^[5]	873 ft (266 m)
Population ( 2020)
• State capital city	214,133
• Rank	US: 111th IA: 1st
• Density	2,428.39/sq mi (937.60/km²)
• Urban	542,486 (US: 78th)
• Urban density	2,413.8/sq mi (932.0/km²)
• Metro	709,466 (US: 81st)
• CSA	890,322 (US: 65th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	50301-50340-50310-50316
Area code	515
FIPS code	19-21000
GNIS feature ID	465961
Website	www.dmgov.org

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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