Clive
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city in Polk and Dallas counties in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk , Dallas
- Townships
- Walnut (Polk County) , Walnut (Dallas County)
- Incorporated city
- August 18, 1956
- Total
- 7.73 sq mi (20.03 km )
- Land
- 7.64 sq mi (19.80 km )
- Water
- 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km ) 1.56%
- Elevation
- 889 ft (271 m)
- Rank
- 25th in Iowa
- Density
- 2,433.2/sq mi (939.46/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 19-14520
- Website
- www .cityofclive .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Clive is a city in Dallas and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 18,601. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. Clive is known for its Greenbelt Park and trail system running through the community. Clive serves as the axis of the western Des Moines suburbs, between Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines along the major transportation corridors of I-35, I-80 and I-235. The City of Urbandale is to the north to northwest, the City of West Des Moines is to the southeast to southwest, the City of Waukee in Dallas County is to the west.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clive” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.