Census Data for Fort Des Moines

As far as we can tell, Fort Des Moines has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Fort Des Moines, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Norwalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
• Des Moines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <2>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
• Cumming
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
  • Cumming is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <2>
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
• Spring Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
• Windsor Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
  • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <2>
• West Des Moines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <2>
• Altoona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <2>
• Clive
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <2>
• Hartford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
• Indianola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <2>
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  • Martensdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
    • Martensdale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <2>
  • Urbandale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Urbandale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <2>
  • Ackworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
    • Ackworth is located in Warren County

Polk County ...

Fort Des Moines is located in Polk County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

Miscellaneous Information for Fort Des Moines ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Polk County or the community of Fort Des Moines:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fort Des Moines:
  • GNIS ID for Fort Des Moines: 456684
  • GNIS ID for Polk County: 465265
  • GNIS ID for State of Iowa: 1779785

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 19 (Iowa)
  • County Code: 153 (Polk County)
  • Place Code: 28470 (Fort Des Moines)
  • State & County Code: 19/153 (Iowa / Polk County)
  • State & Place Code: 19/28470 (Iowa / Fort Des Moines)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Fort Des Moines is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Fort Des Moines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Des Moines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)