Des Moines
Des Moines | |
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Nickname : DSM, The 515, DeMo, City of Skywalks, The Hartford of the West | |
Skyline, Des Moines |
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Location in Polk County and Iowa | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1843 |
State : | United States |
State : | Iowa |
Counties : |
Polk County Dallas County Warren County |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 35 ′ N , 93 ° 37 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
215,472 (as of 2016) 634,725 (as of 2016) |
Population density : | 1,097.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 200.1 km 2 (approx. 77 mi 2 ) of which 196.3 km 2 (approx. 76 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 291 m |
Postcodes : | 50301-50340 |
Area code : | +1 515 |
FIPS : | 19-21000 |
GNIS ID : | 0465961 |
Website : | www.dmgov.org |
Mayor : | TM Franklin Cownie |
The Iowa Capitol with a gilded dome |
Des Moines [ dɪˈmɔɪn ] is the capital and largest city of the US state of Iowa with around 215,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ) . In addition, Des Moines is the county seat of Polk County .
Many insurance companies are headquartered in Des Moines, including the Principal Financial Group , Equitable of Iowa , Allied Insurance, and American Republic Insurance Company , as well as media group Meredith Corporation .
Des Moines was founded in 1843 as Fort Des Moines , named after the Des Moines River . The fort existed until 1846. The Capitol is one of the few in the USA with a real gold-plated dome.
Word origin
The name of the city goes back to the river of the same name , which was called "Des Moines" by French colonists, which means "by the monks". According to other theories, the name comes from Moingona , a subgroup of the Peoria Indians originally living in the area .
geography
location
The city is located in the center of the state of Iowa. The Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers converge south of downtown. They form the primary water supply of Des Moines, but also, as in 1993, pose a certain risk of flooding.
Suburbs
Des Moines suburbs include:
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climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Des Moines, Iowa
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history
Two Des Moines locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and the Terrace Hill mansion . 163 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 3, 2018).
population
As of the 2000 census, there are 198,682 people, 80,504 households, and 48,704 families in the city. The population density is 1012.0 / km². There are 85,067 housing units at an average density of 433.3 / km².
Ethnic composition:
- 82.29% whiteness
- 8.07% black or African American
- 3.52% of other parentage
- 3.50% Asians
- 2.23% from two or more races
- 0.35% Indians
- 0.05% people from the Pacific Islands
6.61% of the population are Hispanic of any skin color.
There are 80,504 households, of which 29.5% also have children under the age of 18, 43.7% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female head of the household without a husband, and 39.5% do not live with a family. 31.9% of all households are single households and 10.2% have one household member who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.04.
Age (years) | ≤ 18 | 18-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | ≥ 65 |
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Proportion of (%) | 24.8 | 10.6 | 31.8 | 20.4 | 12.4 |
The average age is 34 years. For every 100 women there are 93.8 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there are 90.5 men. The median household income in the city is $ 38,408 and the median income for a family is $ 46,590. Males have a median income of $ 31,712 versus $ 25,832 for women. The city's per capita income is US $ 19,467. 11.4% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line . 14.9% of residents under 18 and 7.6% of those aged over sixty-five live below the poverty line.
Population development
year | Residents 1 |
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1980 | 191.003 |
1990 | 193.187 |
2000 | 199.173 |
2010 | 204.186 |
2016 | 215.127 |
traffic
The city is connected to the interstate highway system . Interstate 35 , which runs in north-south direction, and Interstate 80 , which runs in west-east direction, both run north-west around the city. At their two intersections, Interstate 235 branches off , which runs directly north of the city center through the middle of the city.
The two interstates are supplemented by two further expressways to form a motorway ring. These are Iowa Highway 5 to the south and US Highway 65 to the east of the city.
As in most cities in the Midwest, the road network is laid out in a checkerboard pattern, with the streets predominantly being laid out in the four cardinal directions. In the city center, the road network is rotated a few degrees counterclockwise, which means that it follows the shoreline of the Des Moines River. Many newer residential areas on the outskirts are deviating from the checkerboard pattern in favor of softer shapes.
The city center has a 5.6 km long skyway system that connects numerous office buildings and parking garages.
All urban local transport is handled by the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) buses . There are ten city bus routes, nine express bus routes for commuters from the surrounding area and on- call bus networks in less densely populated peripheral areas.
Numerous railway lines cross in Des Moines, but they are only used for freight traffic. The closest passenger train station is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south in Osceola . It is served by the California Zephyr , Amtrak's overland express train from Chicago to Oakland . The most important overland traffic is handled by Greyhound Lines and Jefferson Lines bus routes .
The Des Moines International Airport is five kilometers southwest of the city center. It is only served by domestic flights from some US airlines.
flag
The city flag was developed by Walter T. Proctor. It symbolizes three bridges. The colors white, red and blue correspond to the American national colors. The bridges stand for the junctions Grandstree, Locust Street and Walnut Street over the Des Moines River .
media
Radio station
- Medium wave (AM)
- WOI-AM 640 , NPR Affiliate (general discussions)
- WHO-AM 1040 , News, Talk Radio
- KXNO 1460 , sport
- VHF (FM)
- WOI-FM 90.1 , NPR Affiliate (general music) Classical, jazz, public broadcasts
- KGGO 94.9 , Classic rock
TV channel
- WOI-TV | WOI 5 local ABC subsidiary
- KCCI 8 Local CBS subsidiary
- WHO-TV | WHO 13 Local NBC Subsidiary
- KDSM 17 Local Fox Subsidiary
Print media
- Cityview , an independent weekly newspaper
- Des Moines Business Record
- Des Moines Register , the main newspaper
- pointblank , an independent weekly newspaper
Colleges and universities
- AIB College of Business
- College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Drake University
- Grand View College
- Hamilton College
- Simpson College
- Des Moines University and College of Osteopathic Medicine
Culture
- DAWN - Des Moines Area Writers Network
- Iowa Dance Theater
- IPA - Iowa Poetry Association
- Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
- Des Moines Symphony
- Des Moines Art Center
- Art scene
- Des Moines Art Festival
- Science Center of Iowa
- Living History Farms
- Des Moines Metro Opera
- Central Iowa Linux Users Group
- Stone Sour , alternative metal band
- Slipknot , nu metal and alternative metal band
Sports
- Iowa Barnstormers : Arena Football team of the Arena Football League
- Iowa Cubs : Baseball team (Triple-A) in minor league baseball
- Iowa Energy : basketball team of NBA Development League
- Iowa Stars / Chops : Hockey Team of the American Hockey League (AHL)
- Des Moines Buccaneers: United States Hockey League (USHL) junior ice hockey team
- Des Moines Oak Leafs (1961–1972): Ice hockey team of the International Hockey League (IHL)
- Des Moines Capitols (1972-1975): Ice hockey team of the International Hockey League (IHL)
Many sporting events take place in the Wells Fargo Arena , but there are also pop concerts.
Town twinning
Des Moines has twinned cities
- Kofu , Japan, since 1958
- Saint-Étienne , France, since 1985
- Shijiazhuang , China, since 1985
- Stavropol , Russia, since 1992
- Catanzaro Province , Italy, since 2006
sons and daughters of the town
- George Wildman Ball (1909–1994), lawyer, politician and diplomat
- Steve Bartkowski (born 1952), football player
- Max Bennett (1928–2018), jazz bassist
- Bill Bryson (born 1951), author
- Stephen Collins (born 1947), actor, director and author
- Shawn Crahan (* 1969), co-founder and percussionist of the band Slipknot
- Bill Daily (1927-2018), actor
- Rodney L. Davis (born 1970), politician
- Claire Dodd (1911–1973), actress and dancer
- Andreas Dombret (* 1960), board member of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- Thomas Michael Disch (1940–2008), science fiction author
- Sondra van Ert (* 1964), snowboarder
- Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857–1921), former Governor of Oklahoma
- John R. Harrison (born 1933), journalist
- Matt Haviland (* 1961), jazz musician
- PC Hodgell (* 1951), fantasy author
- Shawn Johnson (* 1992), gymnast and Olympic champion
- LoLo Jones (* 1982), track and field athlete and indoor world champion
- Joey Jordison (* 1975), former drummer in the band Slipknot
- Dave Keuning (* 1976), guitarist of the American music group The Killers
- Gertrude Käsebier (1852–1934), photographer
- David S. Kruidenier (1921–2006), philanthropist and publicist
- Cloris Leachman (born 1926), actress
- Kevin Little (* 1986), sprinter
- Rita McBride (* 1960), artist living in Cologne
- Matt McCoy (born 1966), politician
- Kelly Pardekooper (* 1968), songwriter
- Anthony Parker (born 1975), basketball player
- Chris Pirillo , founder of the LockerGnome blog network and former TV host at TechTV
- Stanley Prusiner (* 1942), biochemist and doctor
- Charles A. Rawson (1867–1936), politician
- William Harrison Riker (1920–1993), political scientist
- George Roberts (1928–2014), jazz and studio musician
- James Root (* 1971), guitarist for Slipknot and Stone Sour
- Brandon Routh (born 1979), actor
- Bill Stewart (born 1966), jazz drummer
- India Summer (* 1975), porn actress
- Corey Todd Taylor (* 1973), musician, singer with the metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour
- Mick Thomson (* 1973), lead guitarist for Slipknot
- Sada Thompson (1929–2011), actress
- Arthur Wahl (1917–2006), chemist
- Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891–1961), former governor of Washington
- Tionne Watkins (* 1970), member of the pop group TLC and actress
- Gerald Eugene Wilkerson (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles
- Sid Wilson (* 1978), musician and DJ
- Frank Wykoff (1909–1980), track and field athlete and Olympic champion
Web links
- 3D Map (also shows the Skywalks, in blue) (PDF; 3.66 MB)
- Greater Des Moines Partnership (English)
- Iowa State Fair (English)
proof
- ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 3, 2018.
- ^ Walter T. Proctor (2004): Walter T. Proctor and the City of Des Moines Flag Design ( Memento of December 16, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Des Moines, Sister City Commission