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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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West Des Moines Community School District, or West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), is a public school district headquartered in West Des Moines...
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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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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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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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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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Waukee, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
23,940 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2017, Apple Inc. chose Waukee...
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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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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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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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Perry, Iowa (category Des Moines metropolitan area)
population was 7,836 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Perry was laid out as a town in...
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Des Moines Golf and Country Club is a private country club in West Des Moines, Iowa, located few minutes west of Des Moines. Its golf courses have consistently...
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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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