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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,…

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…

Leachman, Cloris

(Encyclopedia) Leachman, Cloris, 1926-2021, American actress, b. Des Moines, Ia. Leachman began acting in children’s theater when she was seven, and…

Cassius Clay DOWELL, Congress, IA (1864-1940)

DOWELL Cassius Clay , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Summerset, Warren County, Iowa, February 29, 1864; attended the public schools, Baptist College at Des Moines, Iowa, and…

Hubert UTTERBACK, Congress, IA (1880-1942)

UTTERBACK Hubert , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Hayesville, Keokuk County, Iowa, June 28, 1880; attended the rural schools and Hedrick (Iowa) Normal and Commercial College; was…

Robert Kingman GOODWIN, Congress, IA (1905-1983)

GOODWIN Robert Kingman , a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 1905; attended the public schools; was graduated from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1928 and later…

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…