Rental Apartments in Des Moines, IA

Des Moines is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, adapted from the French Rivière Des Moines, literally meaning "River of the Monks". The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 92nd in terms of population in the United States according to 2006 estimates with 534,230 residents according to United States Census Bureau.The city proper population was 198,682 at the 2000 census.

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Des Moines is a major center for the insurance industry and also has a sizeable financial services and publishing business base. In fact, Des Moines was credited with the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies". Forbes Magazine ranked Des Moines as the fourth "Best Place for Business" in 2007.

Des Moines is an important city in United States presidential politics as the capital of Iowa, which is home to the Iowa Caucus.

The skyline of downtown Des Moines changed during the 1970s and 1980s as several new skyscrapers were built. Until then, the 19-story Equitable Building, dating from 1924, was the tallest building in the city and, at that time, the tallest building in Iowa.

The Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of five central Iowa counties: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, and Guthrie.

Being located near the center of North America, far removed from a large body of water, the Des Moines area has a warm summer type Humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters.

Des Moines Schools and College

The Des Moines Public Schools district is the largest community school district in Iowa with 30,683 enrolled students as of the 2007-2008 school year. The district consists of 63 schools: 38 elementary schools, ten middle schools, five high schools (East, Hoover, Lincoln, North, and Roosevelt), and ten special schools and programs.[15] Private schools in the area include Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines and the Des Moines Christian School. Des Moines is home to the main campuses of two four-year colleges: Drake University and Grand View College. Simpson College, Upper Iowa University, and William Penn University also have classroom facilities in the area. For-profit colleges with classrooms in the area include the University of Phoenix. Des Moines Area Community College is the area's community college with campuses in Ankeny, downtown Des Moines, and West Des Moines. Other institutions of higher learning in Des Moines include AIB College of Business, and Des Moines University (an osteopathic medical school).

Sport in Des Moines

Des Moines is home to the Iowa Cubs baseball team of the Pacific Coast League. The I-Cubs, which are the Class AAA team of the major league Chicago Cubs, play their home games at Principal Park near the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. Principal Park is also home to the Iowa High School Athletic Association's state baseball tournaments every summer. Two other sports teams play in the Des Moines area: the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League play at 95KGGO Arena in Urbandale, while the Des Moines Menace will play at Valley Stadium West Des Moines in 2008.

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