Des Moines County, Iowa

Des Moines County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 42,351. Its is. It is one of Iowa's two original counties along with ; both were organized by the legislature in.

Des Moines County should not be confused with the city of, which is the capital of Iowa. Des Moines County sits on Iowa's eastern border alongside the. The city of Des Moines is in in south-central Iowa.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,113 (430 ). 1,078 km² (416 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (14 sq mi) of it (3.18%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image: US 61.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east), across the
 * (southeast), across the Mississippi River
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,351 people, 17,270 households, and 11,536 families residing in the county. The was 39/km² (102/sq mi). There were 18,643 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.69%, 3.57% or , 0.25% , 0.59% , 0.04% , 0.68% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,270 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,790, and the median income for a family was $45,089. Males had a median income of $34,880 versus $22,530 for females. The for the county was $19,701. About 8.20% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Other place


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