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Grimes
Also known as Grimes, Iowa, Grimes, IA
city in Polk County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk , Dallas
- Townships
- Webster , Jefferson , Walnut , Grant
- Incorporated
- May 7, 1894
- Named after
- James W. Grimes
- Total
- 12.01 sq mi (31.11 km )
- Land
- 12.00 sq mi (31.07 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 978 ft (298 m)
- Density
- 1,283.2/sq mi (495.46/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
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Grimes is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 15,392 at the time of the 2020 Census. Grimes is part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan area.
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