Des Moines, Iowa
Demographics

Des Moines, Iowa

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	502	—

1860	3,965	689.8%

1870	12,035	203.5%

1880	22,408	86.2%

1890	50,093	123.5%

1900	62,139	24.0%

1910	86,368	39.0%

1920	126,468	46.4%

1930	142,559	12.7%

1940	159,819	12.1%

1950	177,965	11.4%

1960	208,982	17.4%

1970	201,404	−3.6%

1980	191,003	−5.2%

1990	193,187	1.1%

2000	198,682	2.8%

2010	203,433	2.4%

Est. 2017	217,521	6.9%

U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the 2000 census, there were 198,682 people in the Des Moines.

final_sentence: As of the 2000 census, there were 198,682 people in the Des Moines.