West Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States. Most of the city is in Polk County, some of it is in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren...
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September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was...
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The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence...
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Des Moines University (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic...
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Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier...
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Valley High School (VHS) is a public high school located in West Des Moines, Iowa. VHS is a three-year comprehensive high school with approximately 2...
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The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in the Western Conference...
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Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined...
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Des Moines International Airport (IATA: DSM, ICAO: KDSM, FAA LID: DSM) is a joint civilian-military commercial service airport 5 miles (8 km) southwest...
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Des Moines County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,910. The county seat and largest city is Burlington...
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The Diocese of Des Moines (Latin: Diœcesis Desmoinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southwestern...
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text related to this article: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393...
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Clive, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
the 2020 Census, the population was 18,601. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clive is known for its Greenbelt...
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The Des Moines Boosters were a Western League minor league baseball team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States that existed from 1908 to 1924. Des Moines...
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Des Moines United FC is an American soccer club in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines United was founded as a futsal club in 2017 and joined UPSL in 2021. After...
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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)...
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The bypass around Des Moines, Iowa, is a 25-mile-long (40 km) freeway around the south and east of the Des Moines metropolitan area. The route is made...
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The Jordan House is an historic building located in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was built by abolitionist James C. Jordan and was a station...
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Dowling Catholic High School (category West Des Moines, Iowa)
High School is a Catholic secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, within the Diocese of Des Moines. As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had...
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Des Moines Botanical Garden (known as the Des Moines Botanical Center until 2013) is a 12-acre (5-hectare) botanical garden located near downtown Des...
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born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Des Moines, Iowa. S. Torriano Berry, film producer, writer, and director Bruce Brubaker...
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Interstate 235 (Iowa) (category Transportation in Des Moines, Iowa)
downtown Des Moines through the heart of the Des Moines metropolitan area. I-235 runs from the junction of I-35 and I-80 in West Des Moines to the separation...
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Google Fiber (section West Des Moines, Iowa)
also served Huntsville (Alabama), Maricopa County (Arizona), Des Moines and West Des Moines (Iowa), Omaha (Nebraska) among others. In August 2015, Google...
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Polk County, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
The county seat is Des Moines, which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical...
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Carroll (Carroll Campus) Newton (Newton Campus) Urban/Des Moines (Urban Campus) West Des Moines (West Campus) DMACC also operates a variety of career academy...
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Urbandale, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
2020 census, the city population was 45,580. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Urbandale was incorporated as a...
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Disappearance of Johnny Gosch (category People from Des Moines, Iowa)
(November 12, 1969 – disappeared September 5, 1982) was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who disappeared between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. He...
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Kum & Go (category West Des Moines, Iowa)
William A. Krause and Tony S. Gentle, the company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa and operates 400 stores in 13 states—primarily in its home state...
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Caitlin Clark (category Basketball players from Des Moines, Iowa)
effect." Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in her hometown of West Des Moines, Iowa, where she was named a McDonald's All-American and rated the...
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Booneville, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
Place in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Booneville was laid out as a town...
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