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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. [1] The county seat and largest city is Burlington. [2] It is one of Iowa's two original counties along with Dubuque County; both were organized by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1834.
Some prominent central Iowa companies made Forbes' list of best employers, including a West Des Moines company at No. 4.
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). [7] Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines .
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]
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Back in 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked Des Moines No. 1 among the richest metro areas. The capital of Iowa has the highest median income in the nation relative to the cost of living.
Guthrie and Madison counties were added in 2003 after metropolitan areas were redefined. In 2005 the area was renamed the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area after a special census showed that West Des Moines had topped the 50,000 mark in population. [5] Jasper county was added in September 2018.
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census , the population was 492,401. [ 1 ] making it the most populous county in Iowa , and was estimated to be 505,255 in 2023. [ 2 ]