Des Moines metropolitan area
| Greater Des Moines | |
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| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA | |
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| Coordinates: 41°33′18″N 93°50′09″W / 41.5551°N 93.8358°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) |
 Iowa
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| Largest city | Des Moines |
| Other cities | - West Des Moines - Ankeny - Urbandale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,912 sq mi (7,540 km2) |
| Highest elevation | N/A ft (N/A m) |
| Lowest elevation | 750 ft (N/A m) |
| Population (2014 est.) | |
| • Total | 611,549 |
| • Rank | 89th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 183.4/sq mi (70.8/km2) |
Coordinates: 41°33′19″N 93°50′09″W / 41.555147°N 93.835831°W
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), consists of five counties in central Iowa, United States: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, and Guthrie. The 2010 census population of these counties was 569,633, and the 2014 estimated population was 611,549.
Three additional counties, Boone, Jasper, and Story, are part of the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The area encompasses the separate metropolitan area of Ames (Story County), and the separate micropolitan areas of Boone, (Boone County), and Newton (Jasper County). The total population of the CSA was 722,323 in the 2010 census and 742,936 based on 2012 estimates.
The lowest geographical point in the metropolitan area is the Des Moines River, where it passes the northeast corner of Warren County, and the southeast corner of Polk County.
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