Des Moines

Summary

Des Moines is a city in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,990 views/month, #53 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Des Moines is located in Polk County^[3].
• Des Moines is in the country of United States^[4].
• Des Moines's head of government is recorded as Frank Cownie^[5].
• Des Moines's head of government is recorded as Connie Boesen^[6].
• Des Moines's video is recorded as Des Moines, Iowa.webm^[7].
• Des Moines's image is recorded as Des Moines skyline.jpg^[8].
• Des Moines's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Des Moines's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Des Moines's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Des Moines's flag image is recorded as Flag of Des Moines, Iowa.svg^[12].
• Des Moines's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Des Moines, Iowa.png^[13].
• Des Moines River is named after Des Moines^[14].
• Des Moines's logo image is recorded as Seal of Des Moines, Iowa.png^[15].
• Des Moines's seal image is recorded as Seal of Des Moines, Iowa.png^[16].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gatineau^[17].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Étienne^[18].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kofu^[19].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naucalpan^[20].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shijiazhuang^[21].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paspébiac^[22].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavropol^[23].
• Des Moines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Province of Catanzaro^[24].
• Des Moines's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139010753^[25].
• Des Moines's GND ID is recorded as 4294593-8^[26].
• Des Moines's locator map image is recorded as Polk County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Des Moines Highlighted.svg^[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Des Moines include Des Moines International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30] and USS Des Moines^[31], a heavy cruiser^[32].

Why It Matters

Des Moines ranks in the top 0.56% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,990 views/month, #53 of 9,394).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Des Moines International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30] and USS Des Moines^[31], a heavy cruiser^[32].