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'''Des Moines, Iowa''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] and the most populous city in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Iowa (U.S. state)|Iowa]]. It is also the county seat of Polk County, although a small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as '''Fort Des Moines''', which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857.  The city is located on, and named after, the [[Des Moines River]]. In 2020, the city's population was 214,133, with the greater metropolitan area having 699,292 residents.
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'''Des Moines, Iowa''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] and the most populous city in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Iowa (U.S. state)|Iowa]]. Des Moines is located on, and named after, the [[Des Moines River]]. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base.  In 2020, city population was 214,133, with the greater metropolitan area having 699,292 residents.


Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''[[Business Wire]]'' article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the [[Principal Financial Group]], Ruan Transportation, TMC Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and [[Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield]]. Other major corporations such as [[Wells Fargo]], [[Cognizant]], [[Voya Financial]], [[Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company]], [[Chubb Limited|ACE Limited]], Marsh, [[Monsanto]], and [[Corteva]] have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, [[Microsoft]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], and [[Facebook]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Microsoft behind nearly $700 million data center investment in West Des Moines|newspaper=Des Moines Register|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130621/BUSINESS/130621005/Microsoft-behind-nearly-700-million-data-center-investment-West-Des-Moines|date=June 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628035409/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130621/BUSINESS/130621005/Microsoft-behind-nearly-700-million-data-center-investment-West-Des-Moines|archive-date=June 28, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook to build data center near Des Moines, Iowa|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/net-us-facebook-datacenter-idUSBRE93M10A20130423|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180801/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/23/net-us-facebook-datacenter-idUSBRE93M10A20130423|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area.
Des Moines is the county seat of Polk County, although a small part of the city extends into Warren County.  


Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state's capital, it is the site of the first [[Iowa caucuses|caucuses]] of the [[United States presidential primary|presidential primary]] cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in ''[[The New York Times]]'' said, "If you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines."<ref>{{cite news | title= In the Spotlight, Ready for Its Close-Up | url= http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/travel/02journeys.html | first= Adam | last= Nagourney | author-link= Adam Nagourney | work= The New York Times | date= December 2, 2007 | access-date= September 12, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090929002547/http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/travel/02journeys.html | archive-date= September 29, 2009 | url-status= live }}</ref>
Des Moines was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as "Fort Des Moines", which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857.
 
Des Moines is the center for the Iowa caucuses which typically kick off the U.S. presidential primary election cycle.<ref name=presprimary />
 
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A winter morning in Des Moines as seen from the river in 2016.

Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. Des Moines is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. In 2020, city population was 214,133, with the greater metropolitan area having 699,292 residents.

Des Moines is the county seat of Polk County, although a small part of the city extends into Warren County.

Des Moines was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as "Fort Des Moines", which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857.

Des Moines is the center for the Iowa caucuses which typically kick off the U.S. presidential primary election cycle.[1]

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  1. ↑ Nagourney, Adam. In the Spotlight, Ready for Its Close-Up, The New York Times, December 2, 2007.
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