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Summary for Easton Place


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Located in: Polk County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Easton Pl.

Time Zone: Easton Place lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 515

Elevation: 810 feet [246.89 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Easton Place:

Lat:   41.610300°   (or 41°36'37" N)

Lon:   -93.566300°   (or -93°33'58" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Des Moines SE<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Easton Place

GNIS ID:   463842

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Easton Place)


About Polk County

The community of Des Moines is the County Seat for Polk County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Polk)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     490,161   (13.37% increase since 2010)  
2010     432,352   (15.42% increase since 2000)
2000:     374,601

Total Area:<5>   591 sq. miles [1,532.1 km²]   - of which 3% is water (17.74 sq. miles [45.9 km²])

Housing Units: <6>   182,262

Official Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Polk

GNIS ID:   465265

FIPS State / County Code:   19 / 153

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Easton Place)


About Iowa

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     3,159,596   (3.72% increase since 2010)  
2010:     3,046,355   (4.1% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,926,324

Websites for State of Iowa

Official Website:   https://www.iowa.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.traveliowa.com/

Parks:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/

Fishing:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/fishing

Hunting:   https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Iowa

GNIS ID:   1779785

FIPS State:   19

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Easton Place)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Easton Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Easton Place, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Easton Place.
<4>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Easton Place. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).