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Johnston
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city in Polk County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Polk
- Townships
- Webster , Jefferson
- Incorporated
- September 18, 1969
- Type
- Mayor-council government
- Total
- 20.88 sq mi (54.07 km )
- Land
- 19.39 sq mi (50.23 km )
- Water
- 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km )
- Elevation
- 824 ft (251 m)
- Rank
- 24th in Iowa
- Density
- 1,240.9/sq mi (479.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-39765
- Website
- www.cityofjohnston.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Johnston is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,064 in the 2020 census, a large increase from the 8,649 population in 2000. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Johnston is the location of the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds, Iowa Public Television, and The Gardeners of America/Men's Garden Clubs of America. Also located here are the Camp Dodge Military Reservation as well as the Paul J. and Ida Trier House, a private residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Des Moines Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johnston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.