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Des Moines

Also known as Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, IA

capital city of Iowa, United States

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Des Moines is the capital and largest city of Iowa, located in the central United States. As the state capital, it serves as the center of Iowa's government and is an important economic and cultural hub for the state.

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Official name: Des Moines
Population: 214133
Area: 213.921221
Elevation: 291
Official website: www.catchdesmoines.com
Image: Des Moines skyline.jpg
Households: 85667
Dialing code: 515

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postal code: 50983
Commons category: Des Moines, Iowa
inception: 1843-00-00
native label: Des Moines
streaming media URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA3lIF-qXKA
P8168: sanitary napkin
water as percent of area: 2.0899
per capita income: 29064
hashtag: DesMoines
P12749: Dillenia indica

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Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French Rivière des Moines meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 census. The six-county Des Moines metropolitan area has an estimated 750,000 residents, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, with parts south of County Line Road extending into Warren County.

Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Cognizant, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Bayer, and Corteva have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Facebook have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area.