City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States

Overview of Des Moines

• Name:
  Des Moines
• Official Name:
  City of Des Moines
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Iowa, United States
  

  Polk County (95%)
  

  Des Moines Township (36%)
  Lee Township (31%)
  Bloomfield Township (22%)
  Allen Township (3%)
  Delaware Township (2%)
  Webster Township (1%)
  

  Greenfield Township, Warren County (4%)
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Capital of State of Iowa.
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1851.
• Surveys:
  Fifth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 23 West
  

  Townships: 77 North, 78 North, 79 North

  Range 24 West
  

  Townships: 77 North, 78 North, 79 North

  Range 25 West
  

  Townships: 78 North, 79 North
• Capital of:
  Iowa
• County Seat of:
  Polk County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.600544841° 36' 02.0"N

  Longitude:-93.609106493° 36' 32.8"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Radio City Mobile Home Park 1.9 mi. N
  • Pleasant Hill (Four Mile Township) 4.7 mi. E
  • Windsor Heights (Walnut Township) 5.1 mi. W
  • West Des Moines 5.5 mi. W
  • Urbandale (Webster Township) 5.6 mi. W
  • Clive (Walnut Township) 5.9 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Oak Grove 1.5 mi. E
  • Saint Ambrose 2 mi. W
  • Woodland 2.1 mi. SW
  • Emmanuel 2.1 mi. W
  • Sims 3.4 mi. E
  • Laurel Hill 3.6 mi. E
  • Masonic 3.8 mi. W
  • Glendale 3.9 mi. W
  • Pinehill (Saylor Township) 4.1 mi. N
  • Oak Grove 4.4 mi. SW
  • Oakwood (Pleasant Hill, Four Mile Township) 4.4 mi. E
  • Highland Memory Gardens (Saylor Township) 4.7 mi. N
• Population:
  193,180
• Elevation:
  266 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  656060946
• Updated Apr 26, 2020