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<p><b>Des Moines</b> is the <a href="page.php?w=List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States">capital</a> and <a href="page.php?w=List_of_cities_in_Iowa">most populous city</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="page.php?w=Iowa">Iowa</a>. It is named after the <a href="page.php?w=Des_Moines_River">Des Moines River</a>, likely derived from the French <i>Rivière des Moines</i> meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the <a href="page.php?w=2020_United_States_census">2020 census</a>.</p><p>
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