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Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, about 10 miles (15 km) east of Leesville and 30 miles (50 km) north of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish . Named after New York soldier William Henry Johnson, the post encompasses about 198,000 acres (309 sq mi).
Camp Dodge. Coordinates: 41°42′11″N 93°43′07″W. Human Statue of Liberty, created by Mole and Thomas using 18,000 officers and enlisted men at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, Iowa, 1918, during World War I. Camp Dodge is a military installation in the city of Johnston, Iowa. Centrally located near the capital of Iowa, it currently serves ...
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). [7] Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines. In addition, Iowa has one of the smallest percentages of counties whose boundaries are dictated by natural means, the vast ...
These may descend from the Central Plains tradition cultures (ca. 1000–1780 CE) who lived in southwest Iowa, especially around the present-day Glenwood area. The Pawnee are shown in southwest Iowa on a 1798 map, although they ranged primarily to the west. [2]
File:Map of Iowa highlighting Polk County.svg. File. File history. File usage. Global file usage. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 800 × 524 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 210 pixels | 640 × 419 pixels | 1,024 × 671 pixels | 1,280 × 838 pixels | 2,560 × 1,677 pixels | 5,350 × 3,504 pixels. Original file (SVG file ...
Cedar Rapids. 305 2nd Avenue Southeast. N.D. Iowa. 1910–1933. Now owned by Linn County and renamed the Witwer Building. n/a. U.S. Post Office & Court House. Cedar Rapids. 101 1st Street Southeast.
Polk County, Iowa. / 41.685°N 93.5703°W / 41.685; -93.5703. 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.
The geography of Iowa includes the study of bedrock, landforms, rivers, geology, paleontology and urbanisation of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state covers an area of 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km 2 ).