Des Moines metropolitan area
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 Common name: Des Moines metropolitan area |
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| Largest city Other cities |
Des Moines - West Des Moines - Ankeny -Urbandale |
| Population | Ranked 91st in the U.S. |
| - Total | 546,599 (2007 est.) |
| - Density | 183.4/sq. mi. 70.8/km² |
| Area | 2912 sq. mi. 7542 km² |
| State(s) | - Iowa |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | N/A feet (N/A m) |
| - Lowest point | N/A feet (N/A m) |
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), consists of five counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, and Guthrie. The 2000 census population of these counties was 481,394, and the 2007 estimated population was 546,599.[1]
Two additional counties, Jasper and Marion, are part of the Des Moines-Newton-Pella Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The area encompasses the separate micropolitan areas of Newton (Jasper County) and Pella (Marion County). The total population of the CSA was 550,659 in the 2000 census and 616,122 based on 2007 estimates.[2]
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[edit] Historical definitions
Polk County was originally the only county in the Des Moines metropolitan area when the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the United States Office of Management and Budget) began defining metropolitan areas in 1950. Warren County was added in 1973 and Dallas County was added in 1983. [3] 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.[4]
[edit] Communities
[edit] Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
- Des Moines (Principal city)
[edit] Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inahbitants
- West Des Moines (Principal city)
[edit] Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
[edit] Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
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[edit] Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
[edit] Unincorporated places
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 481,394 people, 189,371 households, and 126,177 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.24% White, 3.85% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.02% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,667, and the median income for a family was $52,617. Males had a median income of $34,710 versus $25,593 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,253.
[edit] References
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Metropolitan Areas (2003 Definition): 2000-2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Population Estimates and Numeric and Percent Change for Iowa's Combined Statisical Areas (2003 definition): 2000-2007 (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
- ^ United States Office of Management and Budget. Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (PDF) 5, 36.. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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