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History of West Des Moines, Iowa

West Des Moines is a city in Polk County, Iowa|Polk County, and partially in Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas and Warren County, Iowa|Warren counties, in the state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents.{{cite web|author=United States Census Bureau|title=Special Census Certified Counts for Governmental Units in Iowa (2005)|url=http://www.census.gov/field/www/specialcensus/files/iowa_2005.htm|accessdate=2007-02-19}} West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the ninth-largest city in Iowa.


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