List of largest Iowa cities by population

Columns: Rank | City | Population | County | Description
8 | West Des Moines | 65,608 | Polk Warren Dallas | The West Des Moines area used to be home to the Sac and Fox tribes . West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the ninth-largest city in Iowa . It ranked 94th in Money magazine 's list of the 100 Best Places to Live and Launch in 2008 . It is one of Iowa 's largest and wealthiest cities and one of Des Moines 's richest suburbs | 9 | Ankeny | 62,416 | Polk | A 2015 Special Census count conducted from December 2014 through March 2015 has the population at 54,598 , a population growth of nearly 20% in the past 5 years . The population was 45,562 in the 2010 census , an increase of 68% from the 27,117 population in the 2000 census . It is part of the Des Moines - West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10 | Council Bluffs | 62,316 | Pottawattamie | Council Bluffs , until 1852 , was Kanesville - the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trails . It is the county seat of Pottawattamie County , and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across from what is now the much larger city of Omaha , Nebraska | 11 | Dubuque | 58,276 | Dubuque | The city lies at the junction of three states : Iowa , Illinois , and Wisconsin , a region locally known as the Tri-State Area . It serves as the main commercial , industrial , educational , and cultural center for the area . Geographically , it is part of the Driftless Area , a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation . It is one of the few large cities in Iowa with hills , and is home to a large tourist industry , driven by the city 's unique architecture , and river location . Also , it is home to five institutions of higher education , making it a center for culture and learning | 12 | Urbandale | 43,592 | Polk Dallas | As of the 2000 census , the city population was 29,072 ; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008 . It is part of the Des Moines - West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area | 13 | Cedar Falls | 41,570 | Black Hawk | Cedar Falls is home to one of Iowa 's three public universities , the University of Northern Iowa . Cedar Falls was founded in 1845 by William Sturgis . It was originally named Sturgis Falls , for the first family who settled the site | 14 | Marion | 39,400 | Linn | Marion is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area . The town was named after Francis Marion , a hero of the Revolutionary War . The site was selected in 1839 to be the first county seat of the newly organized Linn County . After years of debate over moving the county seat to Cedar Rapids , it was put to a vote in 1919 . The vote was 9,960 in favor of moving the seat and 4,823 not in favor

Example questions:
Of the two counties in Iowa that house the city that is home to Chris Larsen Park , which is the more populous ? | What is the total population of the county with the second most populous city in Iowa ? | What other distinction besides most populous does the Iownian city with the highest population have ? | What body of water is located in the county seat of Linn County , Iowa ? | What educational institute is located in the first capital city of Iowa ?

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Woodbury | 211,226 | Capital city | Cedar River | University of Iowa