Des Moines, IA Real Estate

Des Moines ( pronounced [d m ” n] ) is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Iowa. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, until it was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [1] It is also the county seat of Polk County. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 93rd in terms of population in the United States according to 2005 estimates from the United States Census Bureau. [2]

Des Moines is a major center for the insurance industry and also has a sizeable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, the Meredith Corporation, and Ruan Transportation. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, ING Group, and John Deere have large operations in or near the metro area. Forbes Magazine ranked Des Moines as the 11th "Best Place for Business" in 2006. [3]

U.S. Interstates 35 and 80 pass through the City of Des Moines.

Des Moines was founded in May 1843 when Captain James Allen built a fort on the site where the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers merge. Allen wanted to use the name Fort Raccoon, but the American War Department told him to name it Fort Des Moines. The original origin of the name Des Moines is uncertain. The French "Des Moines" translates literally to "Of The Monks". "Riviere Des Moines" translates to "river of the monks", known today under the franglicized name of Des Moines River. It could have referred to the river of the Moingonas, named after an Indian tribe that resided in the area and built burial mounds. Others see it as referring to French Trappist monks, some of whom lived in huts at the mouth of the river, or connected to the phrase de moyen in French, meaning middle, because of its location between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

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Price City, State Property Type Beds/Baths Sq.Ft. Miles $155,000 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/1 1500 5.6 $162,900 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/1 1889 5.6 $200,000 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/3 1440 5.6 $215,000 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/3 2600 5.6 $153,900 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/1 1251 5.6 $209,000 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/2 1808 5.6 $192,500 W Des Moines, IA Single Family 4/4 3164 5.6 $138,000 W Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/2 1728 5.6 $156,700 West Des Moines, IA Condo/Townhome 3/1 1850 5.6 $184,500 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/2 2271 5.6 $182,900 West Des Moines, IA Condo/Townhome 3/3 2572 5.6 $155,000 West Des Moines, IA Condo/Townhome 3/1 1450 5.6 $223,500 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 4/3 2300 5.6 $229,500 West Des Moines, IA Single Family 3/2 3470 5.6 $199,900 Clive, IA Single Family 3/3 1402 5.9 $216,000 Clive, IA Single Family 4/2 2040 5.9 $209,900 Clive, IA Single Family 4/2 2000 5.9 $175,000 Clive, IA Single Family 4/3 1865 5.9 $245,000 Clive, IA Single Family 4/2 2165 5.9 $200,000 Waukee, IA Single Family 3/3 1500 6.2 $190,000 Waukee, IA Single Family 0/0 0 6.2 $107,000 Waukee, IA Condo/Townhome 3/1 1310 6.2 $158,990 Urbandale, IA Condo/Townhome 3/3 1524 6.4 $260,500 Urbandale, IA Single Family 4/3 2900 6.4 $314,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 0/0 0 6.4 $349,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 3/3 2890 6.8 $134,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 2/1 804 6.8 $179,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 3/2 1485 6.8 $228,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 0/0 0 6.8 $213,900 Urbandale, IA Single Family 0/0 0 6.8

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