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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 Des Moines River ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [ 2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing ...
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. 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 ...
Des Moines needs to tell us how it's going to meet demand for affordable housing. Gannett. The Register's editorial. August 11, 2024 at 4:04 AM. Two main premises of the city of Des Moines’ plan ...
Paris Barraza, Des Moines Register. July 15, 2024 at 7:07 AM. If Des Moines isn't on your radar to record your next music or video project, the new Trilix Studio may have you reconsider. The 3 ...
The heart of any news organization is a skilled, dogged reporting staff. From the 1950s through the 1980s, Des Moines Register reporters won six Pulitzer Prizes for national reporting, and a ...
Ca. 1681 map of Marquette and Jolliet's 1673 expedition showing a Moingona village along what is now the Des Moines River. The name Moingona was probably the basis for the name of the City of Des Moines, the Des Moines River, and Des Moines County, Iowa. Other names for them mentioned in 1672–73 records were "Mengakoukia," and "Mangekekis."
Des Moines ( / dəˈmɔɪnz / də-MOYNZ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 32,888 as of the 2020 census. [ 4] The city is located on the east shore of Puget Sound, near the center of the Seattle metropolitan area. It is bordered by the suburbs of Federal Way to the south, Kent to the east, SeaTac to the ...