West Des Moines
city in Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk , Dallas , Warren , Madison
- Townships
- Walnut , Bloomfield , Boone , Linn , Lee
- Incorporated
- October 9, 1893
- Mayor
- Russ Trimble
- Mayor pro tem
- Greg Hudson
- City council
- Renee Hardman , Doug Loots , Matthew McKinney , Kevin Trevillyan
- City manager
- Tom Hadden
- U s congress
- Zach Nunn (R)
- City
- 48.22 sq mi (124.88 km )
- Land
- 47.24 sq mi (122.34 km )
- Water
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West Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States. Most of the city is in Polk County, some of it is in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison Counties.
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 68,723. West Des Moines is the second most populous city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in Iowa.