In 2015, 8.5 percent of Des Moines households lacked a car, and increased to 9.6 percent in 2016. There were 88,729 housing units at an average density of 1,097.2 per square mile (423.6/km2). As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. The state's largest city, it is a communication hub and also a major insurance, retailing, manufacturing (notably tires and farm implements), governmental, and publishing centre (especially for farm journals). The ornate interior also features a grand staircase, mural "Westward", five-story law library, scale model of the USS Iowa, and collection of first lady dolls. Two non-commercial stations are also licensed to Des Moines: KDIN channel 11, the local PBS member station and flagship of the Iowa Public Television network, and KDMI channel 19, a TCT affiliate. Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. Kathleen Salisbury (319) 753-8124 salisburyk@burlingtoniowa.org Mayor Jon Billups Term Ends: 2025 All members are elected as council and the mayor is appointed every 2 years from the council. Des Moines, IA 50301Phone (515) 244-7282 Fax (978) 367-9733. The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa. There are people from nearly every state, and Dutch, Swedes, etc.[21]. Members of a crowd applaud and hold up signs at a One Iowa rally at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines on April 3, 2009. Winters are slightly colder than Chicago, but still warmer than Minneapolis, with summer temperatures being very similar between the Upper Midwest metropolitan areas. In 1967, the city changed its government to elect four of the seven city council members from single-member districts or wards, rather than at-large. Des Moines - Robert D. Ray, Iowa's 38th governor, who never stopped serving the state and its people in recent decades, passed away early this morning in Des Moines. List of mayors of Des Moines, Iowa C Reinhold O. Carlson Ira Cook Frank Cownie D Preston Daniels M William H. Merritt O Richard Olson (politician) R Robert D. Ray T Giles H. Turner He is the longest serving Mayor in Des Moines history. The 110,000-square-foot (10,000m2) Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater offers seven interactive learning areas, live programs, and hands-on activities encouraging learning and fun for all ages. Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. On the northern side of the city of Des Moines and passing through the cities of Altoona, Clive, Johnston, Urbandale and West Des Moines, I-35 and I-80 converge into a long concurrency while I-235 takes a direct route through Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and West Des Moines before meeting up with I-35 and I-80 on the western edge of the metro. [71] Other routes in and around the city include US6, US69, Iowa28, Iowa141, Iowa163, Iowa330, and Iowa415. The following is a list of the mayors of Des Moines, Iowa. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+16, it is the most Republican district in Iowa. [91] The University of Northwestern St. Paul operates Contemporary Christian simulcasts of KNWI-FM at 107.1 Osceola/Des Moines, KNWM-FM at 96.1 Madrid/Ames/Des Moines, and K264CD at 100.7 in downtown Des Moines. This category is for persons who have held the position of mayor in the City of Des Moines in the U.S. state of Iowa. Election Results; Special - 12-14-2021 State Senate District 1 Official Canvass by County : Special - 10-12-2021 State Representative District 29 3.1 Works cited; 3.2 References; List of mayors . Sat May 14 2016 from 9:00 AM - 11:59 AM in West Des Moines,IA and hosted by West Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department AboutPressCopyrightContact. In March 2015, the DMWW board sued three Iowa counties for violating the Clean Water Act with high nitrate discharges, which contribute to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. The district is anchored in the state capital, Des Moines; it includes much of the state's southwest quadrant, including Council Bluffs. Wallace House was the home of the first Henry Wallace, a national leader in agriculture and conservation and the first editor of Wallaces' Farmer farm journal. It is the home of the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League, the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League, and the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League. [18], After official removal, the Meskwaki continued to return to Des Moines until around 1857. Ballotpedia comprehensively covers the 100 largest cities in the United States by population. . The mayor presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. 0:00. In, Henry Hinds, "The Coal Deposits of Iowa,", Paul C. Nelson, University of Iowa, Annals of Iowa, ca. [68] In 2018, Steven L. Naber was appointed as the new City Engineer.[69]. [98] Although outside of Des Moines, Jester Park has 1,834 acres (742ha) of land along the western shore of Saylorville Lake and can be reached from the Neil Smith Trail over the Saylorville Dam. It is also the county seat of Polk County. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds ran for election to a full term, facing Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell, Libertarian Jake Porter, and independent candidate Gary Siegwarth. The Des Moines Symphony performs frequently at different venues. iHeartMedia owns five radio stations in the area, including WHO 1040AM, a 50,000-watt AM news/talk station that has the highest ratings in the area[86] and once employed future President Ronald Reagan as a sportscaster. Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state's capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. The ornamental fountains that stood along the riverbank were buried in the 1950s when the city began a postindustrial decline that lasted until the late 1980s. They form the Civic Center Historic District. CEDAR RAPIDS Mayor Brad Hart on Friday again eased the city's mask mandate, effectively repealing the order for fully vaccinated people based on recent changes to Centers for Disease Control. 3 min read CLASS 5A Monday, Feb. 27: First Round 10:00 a.m. - #2 Johnston 70,. Official records for Des Moines kept August 1878 to August 1939 at downtown and at Des Moines Int'l since September 1939. Cownie assumed office in 2004. By CandyW356. "We have a 2-year-old daughter and of course, that's a concern," Mayor Gregory T. Bricker said. More than 250 mayors are attending the three-day conference, some of whom voiced concerns for furloughed federal employees during the partial government shutdown. The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. They were NAIA National Champions in football in 2013. Male full-time workers had a median income of $47,048 versus $40,290 for female workers. The 10-acre (4ha) "people's park" at the foot of the Capitol complex includes a promenade and landscaped gardens, in addition to providing public space for rallies and special events. The new central branch of the Des Moines Public Library, designed by renowned architect David Chipperfield of London, opened on April 8, 2006. The Des Moines Water Works was submerged by floodwaters during the early morning hours of July 11, 1993, leaving an estimated 250,000 people without running water for 12 days and without drinking water for 20 days. One newspaper reported: "It is a fact that the location of Fort Des Moines among the Sac and Fox Indians (under its present commander) for the last two years, had corrupted them more and lowered them deeper in the scale of vice and degradation, than all their intercourse with the whites for the ten years previous". [73][74] Today, this line constitutes the mainline of the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The Capitol grounds include a World War II memorial with sculpture and Wall of Memories, the 1894 Soldiers and Sailors Monument of the Civil War and memorials honoring those who served in the SpanishAmerican, Korean, and Vietnam Wars. Opened in 1959, it is the oldest regional shopping center in Iowa, and was the largest mall in Iowa in terms of gross leasable area before the 2004 opening of Jordan Creek Town Center in neighboring West Des Moines. 6.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [67] In 2015, Dana Wingert was appointed as Police Chief. KUCB-FM was a radio station broadcasting on 89.3 FM in Des Moines, Iowa. Under his leadership, Metro Waste provided environmentally sound and cost- effective services for 16 cities and Polk County. West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The Principal Charity Classic, a Champions Tour golf event, is held at Wakonda Club in late May or early June. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area extends into three counties of southwest Iowa. Des Moines Marina Liaison. Deputy Mayor. The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) is a publicly owned, municipal water utility founded 1871 in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides water to half a million residents of the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. The Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater is an outdoor concert venue on the east bank of the Des Moines River which hosts music events such as the Alive Concert Series. Centennial history of Polk County, Iowa. Although a full merger was soundly rejected, many city and county departments and programs have been consolidated. The median age was 34years. Cost of living should also be factored in when balancing location and salary. The University of Iowa has a satellite facility in the city's Western Gateway Park, while Iowa State University hosts Master of Business Administration classes downtown. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04. At the center of North America and far removed from large bodies of water, the Des Moines area has a hot summer type humid continental climate (Kppen Dfa), with warm to hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. "City Council. The only international service is cargo service, but there have been discussions about adding an international terminal. The family settled in Erie, Pennsylvania, where MacVicar went to school. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Cownie was first elected in 2003 after serving on the Des Moines City Council. The Des Moines Bypass passes south and east of the city. [50] Population density was 2,515.6 inhabitants per square mile (971.3/km2). Ballet Des Moines was established in 2002. This town is at the juncture of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. During the Great Flood of 1993, heavy rains throughout June and early July caused the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers to rise above flood stage levels. City manager The city manager is the city's chief executive. Today the name is seldom used and most people simply refer to the stretch of road as I-235 or "the freeway". Des Moines State Register, Print. [84] But in June 2011 it was moved up to 72nd with the addition of Boone, Clarke, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Lucas, Madison and Marion counties.[85]. Des Moines's public transit system, operated by DART (Des Moines Area Regional Transit), which was the Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority until October 2006, consists entirely of buses, including regular in-city routes and express and commuter buses to outlying suburban areas. Terrace Hill, a National Historic Landmark and Iowa Governor's Residence, is among the best examples of American Victorian Second Empire architecture. The Wild, the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild have played at Wells Fargo Arena since 2013; previously, the Iowa Chops played four seasons in Des Moines (known as the Iowa Stars for three of those seasons.). DES MOINES, Iowa [September 19, 2019] - Former State Senator and affordable housing builder Jack Hatch announced today his campaign for Des Moines Mayor for the November 5th general election. Education Liaison. Considered progressive at the time, it diluted the votes of ethnic and national minorities, who generally could not command the majority to elect a candidate of their choice. Address and Phone Number for Des Moines Mayor, a Mayor Office, at Robert D Ray Dr, Des Moines IA. The IMT Des Moines Marathon is held throughout the city each October. The mayor of Lincoln, Neb., has an annual income of just under $83,606. Following the defeat of Abby Finkenauer and the retirement of Dave Loebsack from Congress, Axne became the sole Democrat in Iowa's delegation in 2021. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The people support two papers and there are several dry goods shops. [90], Non-commercial radio stations in the Des Moines area include KDPS 88.1 FM, a station operated by the Des Moines Public Schools; KWDM 88.7 FM, a station operated by Valley High School; KJMC 89.3 FM, an urban contemporary station; K213DV 90.5 FM, the contemporary Christian K-Love affiliate for the area; and KDFR 91.3 FM, operated by Family Radio. 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