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West Des Moines, IA, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units20,774100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached10,41950.21-unit, attached2,14410.32 units1500.73 or 4 units3751.85 to 9 units1,3186.310 to 19 units2,11710.220 or…

West Des Moines, IA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school11,979100.0Nursery school, preschool1,1829.9Kindergarten6995.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,94641.3High school (…

Des Moines County, IA Census Data

Iowa Des Moines County, Iowa People QuickFactsDes Moines CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 40,8102,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -3.6%1.4%Population, 2000…

Halston

(Encyclopedia) Halston, 1932–90, American fashion designer, b. Des Moines, Iowa as Roy Halston Frowick; attended Indiana Univ. and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1958 he moved to New York City,…

Iowa

Iowa State Information Capital: Des Monies  Official Name: The State of Iowa Organized as a territory/republic: June 12, 1838 Entered Union (rank): December 28, 1846 (29th) Present constitution…

Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

Case SummaryIn 1965, John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, and a friend were sent home from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school had established a policy…

Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IowaIowaīˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska…

River Grove

(Encyclopedia) River Grove, village (1990 pop. 9,961), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Sports equipment and wire cables are made.

Des Plaines, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Des Plaines, river, 110 mi (177 km) long, rising in SE Wis., and flowing S and SW through NE Ill., joining the Kankakee River S of Joliet, Ill., to form the Illinois River. The lower…

Albert Baird CUMMINS, Congress, IA (1850-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1926 Party: Republican CUMMINS Albert Baird , a Senator from Iowa; born near Carmichaels, Greene County, Pa., February 15, 1850; attended the public schools, and a…