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Grimes is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 15,392 at the time of the 2020 Census . [ 4 ] Grimes is part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan area .
James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872) was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa. Biography [ edit ]
On election day, 7 August 1854, Whig nominee James W. Grimes won the election by a margin of 2,120 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Curtis Bates, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Grimes was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Iowa on 9 December 1854. [2]
Dallas Center–Grimes Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Grimes, Iowa.. The district is in Polk County and in Dallas County. [2] It serves Dallas Center, All of Grimes (but Johnston border & parts of NE Grimes), and sections of Urbandale.
The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on December 28, 1846, [3] by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County , was created. [ 4 ]
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The Grimes Octagon Barn is an historic building located near West Union in rural Fayette County, Iowa, United States. It was built by Joe Butler in 1880 for M.W. Grimes. The building is an octagon that measures 65 feet (20 m) in diameter. [2] It is one of 14 known 19th-century octagon barns that still exist on an Iowa farm. [3]
Grimes Township covers an area of 36.08 square miles (93.4 km 2) and contains two incorporated settlements: all of Meservey and most of Thornton (which is partly in Pleasant Valley Township to the east). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Pleasant View.