Urbandale, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates:41°38′11″N93°44′10″W / 41.63639°N 93.73611°W /41.63639; -93.73611 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| Counties | Polk,Dallas |
| Incorporated | April 16, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager government |
| • Mayor | Robert D. Andeweg |
| • City manager | A. J. Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.55 sq mi (58.41 km2) |
| • Land | 22.53 sq mi (58.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45,580 |
| • Rank | 12th in Iowa |
| • Density | 2,023.26/sq mi (781.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 50322, 50323, 50325, 50111, 50131, 50263, |
| Area code | 515 |
| FIPS code | 19-79950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397100[2] |
| Website | www |
Urbandale is a city inPolk andDallas counties in theU.S. state ofIowa. As of the2020 census, the city population was 45,580.[3] It is part of theDes Moines–West Des MoinesMetropolitan Statistical Area.
Urbandale was incorporated as a city on April 16, 1917. In its early days, Urbandale served as astreetcar suburb ofDes Moines with fourcoal mines. Urbandale served as the end of the "Urbandale Line" after plans to build arailroad from Des Moines toWoodward were abandoned because of right-of-way issues. The coal mines had closed by the end of the 1940s while streetcar service ended in 1951.
In 1920, shortly after the city incorporated, Urbandale had 298 people. Its population in 1950 was 1,777, but the city grew rapidly after that along with the rest of Des Moines' suburbs. By 1970, Urbandale had 14,434 people, and in 2000 it had 29,072.[4] Although most of the city's developed area is in Polk County, Urbandale has expanded westward into Dallas County in recent years.
In 2012, PresidentBarack Obama held a reelection campaign rally at Living History Farms in Urbandale.[5]
Urbandale is located in the northwest part of the Des Moines Metro Area at the intersections ofInterstates 35 and80, andIowa Highway 141. According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.94 square miles (56.82 km2), of which 21.92 square miles (56.77 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[6]
The median income for a household in the city was $59,744, and the median income for a family was $70,548 (these figures had risen to $69,269 and $86,885 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).[7] Males had a median income of $45,470 versus $32,631 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $29,021. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of thecensus of 2020,[8] there were 45,580 people, 17,528 households, and 12,398 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 2,023.3 inhabitants per square mile (781.2/km2). There were 18,366 housing units at an average density of 815.3 per square mile (314.8/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 83.1%White, 4.0%Black or African American, 0.2%Native American, 5.5%Asian, 0.0%Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races and 5.6% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 4.9% of the population.
Of the 17,528 households, 35.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% weremarried couples living together, 5.4% were cohabitating couples, 21.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 14.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.3% of all households were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 28.4% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 and 44; 26.0% were from 45 and 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 298 | — |
| 1930 | 596 | +100.0% |
| 1940 | 1,083 | +81.7% |
| 1950 | 1,777 | +64.1% |
| 1960 | 5,821 | +227.6% |
| 1970 | 14,434 | +148.0% |
| 1980 | 17,869 | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 23,500 | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 29,072 | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 39,463 | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 45,580 | +15.5% |
| Source:"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2009. andIowa Data Center Source: | ||
As of the2010 United States Census[10] there were 39,463 people, 15,596 households, and 10,815 families living in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,800.3 inhabitants per square mile (695.1/km2). There were 16,319 housing units at an average density of 744.5 per square mile (287.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.1%White, 2.8%African American, 0.1%Native American, 3.5%Asian, 0.8% fromother races, and 1.7% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 3.1% of the population.
There were 15,596 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% weremarried couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.9% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
While Urbandale is primarily a residential city, other development has increased in recent years, particularly in thebusiness parks located inside the Urban Loop. This 12-mile stretch ofI-35/I-80 has multiple access points to Urbandale. Businesses in the Urban Loop have high freeway visibility and traffic counts which continue to fuel the rapid growth of this area.
TheMulti-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which oversees operations for its multi-state games is located in Urbandale, althoughPowerball is now drawn inFlorida.
According to Urbandale's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[11] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of employees |
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| 1 | Mercer | 1,300 |
| 2 | United States Postal Service | 700 |
| 3 | Unity Point at Home | 575 |
| 4 | Continental Western Insurance | 500 |
| 5 | Urbandale Community Schools | 450 |
| 6 | John Deere Intelligent Solutions | 450 |
| 7 | Quality Manufacturing Corp. | 450 |
| 8 | MidAmerican Energy Company | 404 |
| 9 | Homemakers Furniture | 345 |
| 10 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling, Co | 320 |
The Urban Loop is a development area in the north/central portion of Urbandale and is recognized for the easily accessible network of traffic routes; including interstate access, highway access, and local road access.[12]
Unofficially, the name Rider Corner was used locally to define the ninety-degree bend in the 35/80 interstate system that runs through Urbandale. The proposed area was officially named in the fall of 2017 and has been used by the Urbandale City Government, developers, and real estate brokers to describe the area. Some local media outlets have not discontinued use of the name Rider Corner.
Urbandale features 850 acres (3.4 km2) ofparks and 33 miles (53 km) of recreationaltrails that connect to other trails in the Des Moines area.[13]
Urbandale is the home ofLiving History Farms, wherePope John Paul II spoke to a crowd estimated at 350,000 on October 4, 1979, and theBuccaneer Arena, home to theDes Moines Buccaneers hockey team.
Urbandale uses thecouncil-manager form of government. The city council consists of the mayor and five council members, all of which are elected to four-year terms.
Multiple public school districts serve portions of Urbandale:Urbandale Community School District,Dallas Center–Grimes Community School District,Des Moines School District,Johnston School District,Waukee School District andWest Des Moines School District.[14]
The Urbandale Community School District[15] consists of sixelementary schools, onemiddle school, and onehigh school (Urbandale High School).
Des Moines Christian School is in Urbandale.
St. Pius X Catholic School of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines is in Urbandale. It opened with an initial 120 students in September 1956. Initially its facility was one story tall and had eight classrooms, but an additional eight classrooms were added after construction began on another section on May 1, 1962. That section had two stories.[16] The area Catholic high school isDowling Catholic High School inWest Des Moines.
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