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Notable locations in Des Moines: Cary School (A), Kaleidoscope at the Hub (B), Waveland Golf Course (C), Ash Field (D), Iowa State Fairgrounds (E), Iowa State Fair Campgrounds (F), Wakonda Country Club (G), Blank Golf Course (H), Blank Park Zoo (I), Grand View Golf Course (J), Academic Center (K), Medbury Hall (L), Activities Center (M), Goodwin-Kirk Residence Hall (N), Graceland Partnership Office (O), Grand View College Library (P), Howard Hall (Q), Grand View Hall (R), Hoyt Sherman Place (S), Hubbell Dining Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Merle Hay Mall (1), Des Moines Park Fair Mall (2), Southridge Mall (3), Haymarket Spuare Shopping Center (4), West Brooke Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Des Moines include: Epworth United Methodist Church (A), Union Park Baptist Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Union Park Christian Church (D), Union Park Methodist Church (E), Union Park United Presbyterian Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (G), Hope Lutheran Church (H), Evangelical Chapel - Foursquare Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Woodland Cemetery (2), Sims Cemetery (3), Emmanuel Cemetery (4), Elm Grove Cemetery (5), Fort Des Moines Cemetery (6), Glendale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Dean Lake (A), Grays Lake (B), Case Lake (C), Lake Easter (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Walnut Creek (A), Raccoon River (B), Frink Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Des Moines include: Des Moines Botanical Garden (1), Grays Lake Park (2), Tower Park (3), M L King Park (4), Mac Rae Park (5), Helmick Commons (6), Ewing Park (7), Sayers Park (8), Sargent Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Des Moines Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Darshan Studios Comic Art Museum & Strytllng Thtre (3819 6th Avenue) (1), Edmundson Art Foundation Inc (Museums; 4700 Grand Avenue) (2), Fort Des Moines Memorial Park (Museums; 514 East Locust Street) (3), Des Moines Art Center (Museums; 4700 Grand Avenue) (4), Italian-American Cultural Center (Museums; 1961 Indianola Avenue) (5), Salisbury House Foundation (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4025 Tonawanda Drive) (6), Historical Outfitters (Historical Places & Services; 511 E 6th St Suite C) (7), Hubbell Historical Center (Historical Places & Services; 507 Southwest 7th Street) (8), Science Center of Iowa (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 401 Mrtn Lthr Kng Jr # J) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Palace Inn (6215 Northeast 14th Street) (1), Holiday Inn Express Des Moines (1140 24th Street) (2), Casa Bella Motel (3132 Southeast 14th Street) (3), Best Western (5020 NE 14th St) (4), 14th Street Inn (4685 Northeast 14th Street) (5), Microtel Inn & Suites (8711 Plum Drive) (6), Rodeway Inn Des Moines (5626 Douglas Avenue) (7), Park Place Apartments (615 Park Street) (8), Baymont Des Moines-Airport (6221 Southwest Army Post Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Iowa State - Judicial- Supreme Court (1111 East Court Avenue) (1), Polk County - Offices Departments- Mediation Program District Court- Mediation Program Coordin (5th And Mullberry) (2), Polk County - Offices- Court Administration Fifth Judicial District- Judges-District C (5th And Mullberry) (3), Polk County - Juvenile Court Services- Services- Offices (120 2nd Avenue Floor 3) (4), Iowa State - Judicial- Law Examiners Board (1111 East Court Avenue) (5), Polk County - Offices- Clerk Of District Court Iowa-In And For Polk Co- Files Divi (600 Southwest 7th Street) (6), United States Government - Courts- District Court- Judges Chambers-District Court- Probation Of (110 East Court Avenue Suite 300) (7), Courts-Federal - Bankruptcy Court- Clerk's Office (110 East Court Avenue Suite 300) (8), Polk County - Offices- Correctional Services- Drug Court (910 Washington Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Des Moines
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 2 sites: 2.0 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.4 ppm in 2000, 4.4 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.072 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.061 ppm in 2000, 0.037 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.082 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.071 ppm in 2000, 0.060 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 26.4 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 28.4 µ/m3 in 2000, 34.0 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 10.9 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 10.2 µ/m3 in 2000).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Des Moines and their reported violations in the past:
GRANITE CANYON QUARRY (Serves WY, Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2000)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Des Moines that have no violations reported:
- DES MOINES WATER WORKS (Population served: 222029, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- ARC SOUTHRIDGE ESTATES (Population served: 648, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- ARC EWING TRACE (Population served: 455, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Des Moines compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- Iowa Events Center. Capacity: 16,980.
- Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Capacity: 14,727.
Banks with most branches in Des Moines (2007 data):
- Bankers Trust Company, National Association: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,965.4 mil, Deposits: $1,238.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: Btc Financial Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Des Moines Downtown Branch, Army Post Branch, Douglas Branch, Des Moines Ingersoll Branch, East Euclid Mb Branch, East Euclid Branch. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- West Bank: City Center Branch, Leetown Branch, Skywalk Branch, 3920 S. W. 9th Street Branch, North Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,250.7 mil, Deposits: $928.6 mil, headquarters in West Des Moines, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: West Bancorporation, Inc.
- Community State Bank, National Association: 3540 East Des Moines Branch, Des Moines Branch, Pleasant Hill Branch, East 14th And Euclid Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $621.9 mil, Deposits: $439.4 mil, headquarters in Ankeny, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Van Diest Investment Company
- Iowa State Bank: at East 7th And Locust Streets, Locust Street Branch, Ninth Street Branch, Hubbell Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $267.3 mil, Deposits: $224.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Iowa State Bank Holding Company
- Bank of America, National Association: Ingersoll Branch, East Des Moines Branch, Skywalk Branch, South Des Moines Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Liberty Bank, F.S.B.: 4018 University Branch, Sixth Avenue Branch, Walnut Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $881.8 mil, Deposits: $662.4 mil, headquarters in West Des Moines, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices
- 8 other banks with 13 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
51 | $254,541 | $59,892 | 4 | $4,831 |
| Other Government Administration |
30 | $170,498 | $68,199 | 12 | $22,452 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
372 | $1,811,603 | $58,439 | 35 | $15,770 |
| Police - Other |
118 | $420,434 | $42,756 | 62 | $43,118 |
| Firefighters |
296 | $1,346,610 | $54,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
10 | $46,036 | $55,243 | 4 | $259 |
| Correction |
2 | $7,404 | $44,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
203 | $852,567 | $50,398 | 1 | $2,280 |
| Natural Resources |
12 | $43,372 | $43,372 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
67 | $250,120 | $44,798 | 70 | $65,707 |
| Other and Unallocable |
93 | $371,573 | $47,945 | 3 | $3,496 |
| Airports |
95 | $362,627 | $45,806 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
44 | $159,424 | $43,479 | 16 | $17,535 |
| Solid Waste Management |
70 | $274,348 | $47,031 | 1 | $1,479 |
| Sewerage |
199 | $791,295 | $47,716 | 6 | $8,639 |
| Health |
7 | $22,147 | $37,966 | 2 | $2,754 |
| Parks and Recreation |
122 | $482,980 | $47,506 | 18 | $21,172 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
49 | $217,829 | $53,346 | 3 | $2,956 |
| Judicial and Legal |
21 | $146,416 | $83,666 | 2 | $6,297 |
| Water Supply |
217 | $1,035,472 | $57,261 | 4 | $7,288 |
| Totals for Government |
2078 | $9,067,295 | $52,362 | 243 | $226,034 |
Des Moines government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $29,061,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $66,832,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $23,742,000
All Other: $17,319,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,947,000
Parking Facilities: $8,329,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,471,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,756,000
Regular Highways: $2,295,000
- Construction - General: $69,294,000
Air Transportation: $19,207,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,600,000
Sewerage: $3,519,000
Parking Facilities: $832,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $39,573,000
General - Other: $36,707,000
Fire Protection: $23,549,000
Regular Highways: $23,171,000
Water Utilities: $19,832,000
Housing & Community Development: $17,376,000
Sewerage: $16,050,000
Air Transportation: $14,719,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,541,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,402,000
Parking Facilities: $6,359,000
Libraries: $5,515,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,093,000
Financial Administration: $3,071,000
Central Staff Services: $2,801,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,695,000
General Public Buildings: $815,000
Welfare - Other: $284,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $9,450,000
Total Other Securities: $3,666,000
Total Federal Securities: $2,813,000
Benefit Payments: $1,353,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,290,000
Interest Revenue: $1,236,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $809,000
From Local Government: $466,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,813,000
Housing & Community Development: $9,784,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,306,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $9,427,000
Transit Utilities: $2,467,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $247,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $33,670,000
Industrial Revenue: $11,523,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $458,030,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $113,235,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $345,993,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $148,813,000
Water Utilities: $30,390,000
Industrial Revenue: $10,473,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,050,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $76,459,000
Water Utilities: $3,280,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $8,097,000
Interest Earnings: $7,356,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,684,000
Special Assessments: $1,140,000
Property Sale Other: $55,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,148,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,473,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $34,436,000
End of Fiscal Year: $28,206,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $47,451,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,901,000
Highways: $19,342,000
General Support: $4,976,000
- Tax - Property: $101,781,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,403,000
Public Utilities: $4,028,000
NEC: $2,972,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $94,934,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,021,000
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,746 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($372 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.06% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,662 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.04% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Des Moines:
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXLQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Des Moines:
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K288DX (105.5 FM; DES MOINES, ETC., IA; Owner: POWER DU PREE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDPS (88.1 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES INDEP. COM.SCHOOL DIST.)
- KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWDM (88.7 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: W. DES MOINES COMM. SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K213DV (90.5 FM; PLEASANT HILL, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Des Moines:
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- K46EY (Channel 46; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
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