Ankeny
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Polk
- Townships
- Crocker , Douglas , Delaware , Lincoln , Elkhart , Saylor
- Founded
- April 22, 1875
- Incorporated town
- February 28, 1903
- Founded by
- John Fletcher Ankeny
- Type
- Council–Manager
- Mayor
- Bobbi Bentz (acting)
- Mayor pro tem
- Todd Shafer
- Councilmembers
- Matt Davis, Jeff Perry, Joe Ruddy, Kelly Stearns
- City
- 32.835 sq mi (85.042 km )
- Land
- 32.655 sq mi (84.577 km )
- Water
- 0.180 sq mi (0.467 km ) 0.55%
- Elevation
- 988 ft (301 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 77,833
- Rank
- US: 494th, IA: 5th
- Density
- 2,078.9/sq mi (802.67/km )
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Ankeny (/ˈeɪŋkəni/, /ˈæ-/) is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines. The population was 67,887 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 77,833 in 2025, making it Iowa's fifth-most populous city. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Iowa's fastest-growing cities.
History