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Carlisle

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Also known as Carlisle, Iowa, Carlisle, IA

city in Warren and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Counties
Warren , Polk
Townships
Allen (Warren County) , Allen (Polk County)
Incorporated
May 10, 1870
Type
Mayor-council government
Total
5.66 sq mi (14.65 km )
Land
5.65 sq mi (14.64 km )
Water
0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Density
736.1/sq mi (284.21/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
19-10765
Website
carlisleiowa .org

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Encyclopedic overview

Carlisle is a city in Warren and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 4,160 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city received considerable media attention in 1997 when Carlisle residents Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey (pronounced "McCoy") became the parents of the world's first surviving set of septuplets.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carlisle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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