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Place Name
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Polk County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Des Moines
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Population
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327,140 (1990)
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Location
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Iowa, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°41'N
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Longitude
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93°35'W
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Polk
, county (
591 sq mi/1,531 sq km; 1990 pop.
327,140), central Iowa;  Des Moines; 41°41'N 93°35'W.
Includes city of Des Moines (state capitol) and suburbs of West Des
Moines, Urbandale, Johnston, and Ankeny. Drained by Des Moines,
Raccoon, and Skunk rivers and by Beaver Creek. Agr. mainly in N and SE
(hogs, cattle, poultry; corn, soybeans, oats). Mfg. at Des Moines, West
Des Moines, and Ankeny. Bituminous-coal deposits mined in S. Large
Saylorville Reservoir and Dam and Big Creek State Park in NW; Walnut
Woods State Park in SW; Margo Frankel Woods State Park in N; Living
History Farm in W. Extensive flood damage to city of Des Moines and
adjacent areas in 1993. Formed 1846.
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