Des Moines, Iowa

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city county seat state capital

Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and most populous city of Iowa, known as a major center for the U.S. insurance industry and regional finance.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat → state capital →
airportIATA	DSM →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Des Moines Art Center → Des Moines International Airport → Drake University → Iowa State Capitol → Iowa State Historical Museum → Iowa Supreme Court → Principal Park →
country	United States →
county	Polk County, Iowa →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Central Daylight Time →
demographics	diverse urban population →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 291 meters → approximately 955 feet →
foundedAsFort	1843 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasInterstateHighway	Interstate 235 NERFINISHED → Interstate 35 → Interstate 80 →
hasLegislativeBody	Des Moines City Council →
incorporatedAsCity	1851 →
isCapitalOf	Iowa →
isCountySeatOf	Polk County, Iowa →
isHeadquartersOf	EMC Insurance Companies → FHLB Des Moines → Meredith Corporation (historical headquarters, now part of Dotdash Meredith) → Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (major operations) → Principal Financial Group → Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield →
isMostPopulousCityOf	Iowa →
isSeatOf	Iowa state government →
knownFor	U.S. insurance industry → hosting political events during U.S. presidential caucus season → publishing → regional finance →
KöppenClimateClassification	Dfa →
languageOfOfficialBusiness	English →
locatedOnRiver	Des Moines River → Raccoon River →
majorLeagueSportsTeam	Iowa Cubs (Minor League Baseball) →
metropolitanAreaPopulation	over 700000 (early 2020s) →
namedFor	Des Moines River →
nickname	DSM →
partlyInCounty	Warren County, Iowa →
population	over 210000 (city proper, early 2020s) →
region	Midwestern United States →
state	Iowa →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Berkshire Hathaway Energy → Better Homes and Gardens → Meredith Corporation → Meredith Corporation → Wallace’s Farmer → World Food Prize →	headquartersLocation
Government of Iowa ("Des Moines") → Iowa ("Des Moines") → Iowa General Assembly ("Des Moines") →	capital
Iowa Barnstormers → Iowa House of Representatives → Iowa Supreme Court →	locatedIn
Interstate 35 → U.S. Route 69 →	passesThroughCity
Edwin Thomas Meredith → Henry Cantwell Wallace ("Des Moines, Iowa, United States") →	residence
Governor of Iowa → United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa →	seat
Edwin Thomas Meredith → Henry Cantwell Wallace ("Des Moines, Iowa, United States") →	workLocation
IA ("Des Moines") →	associatedWithCapital
Jim Inhofe ("Des Moines, Iowa, United States") →	birthPlace
West Des Moines, Iowa →	borderedBy
U.S. Route 30 →	connects
Iowa's 3rd congressional district ("City of Des Moines") →	contains
Iowa's 3rd congressional district ("Des Moines") →	hasCapitalLikeCity
Lake Red Rock →	hasFloodControlRoleFor
Local Media Group →	hasParentCompanyHeadquartersLocation
West Des Moines, Iowa →	isSuburbOf
Iowa ("Des Moines") →	largestCity
Iowa Senate ("Des Moines") →	locatedInCity
Iowa General Assembly →	location
World Food Prize →	locationOfCeremony
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District →	locationOfOrigin
Iowa General Assembly ("Des Moines") →	meetsInCity
West Des Moines, Iowa →	namedFor
City of Pella →	near
Interstate 80 →	passesThrough
Cloris Leachman ("Des Moines, Iowa, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Edwin Thomas Meredith →	placeOfDeath
Amelia Earhart ("Des Moines, Iowa, United States") →	placeOfResidence
Government of Iowa ("Des Moines") →	seatOfGovernment
Iowa Senate →	sessionLocation