- Dallas Center, Iowa
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Dallas Center, Iowa — City — Location of Dallas Center, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°41′4″N 93°57′39″W / 41.68444°N 93.96083°WCoordinates: 41°41′4″N 93°57′39″W / 41.68444°N 93.96083°W Country 
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IowaCounty Dallas Area - Total 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) - Land 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 1,070 ft (326 m) Population (2000) - Total 1,595 - Density 361.0/sq mi (139.4/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 50063 Area code(s) 515 FIPS code 19-18255 GNIS feature ID 0455777 Website www.dallascenter.com Dallas Center is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. The population was 1,595 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Dallas Center is located at 41°41′4″N 93°57′39″W / 41.68444°N 93.96083°W (41.684342, -93.960884)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.
Dallas Center is located 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Des Moines and nine miles (14 km) west of Grimes.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,595 people, 591 households, and 433 families residing in the city. The population density was 361.0 people per square mile (139.3/km²). There were 616 housing units at an average density of 139.4 per square mile (53.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.50% White, 0.31% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
There were 591 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,883, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $26,055 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,038. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
The city of Dallas Center is joined with the city of Grimes to make the school district of Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District. The district consists of a high school (9-12 grades) located just outside of Grimes, a middle school (6-8 grades) in Dallas Center, the Dallas Center Elementary School (K-5 grades) in Dallas Center, and the South Prairie Elementary (K-2 grades) and North Ridge Elementary (3-4 grades) in Grimes. The school mascots are the Mustangs (for boys' teams) and Fillies (for girls' teams) and their colors are red and white.
Parks and trails
The city has two large parks located at each end of the city. Mound park, located on the west, includes sand volleyball courts, a gazebo, shelters, tennis court, playground equipment, and a rollerskating rink which is operational during the summer months. Memorial Park, on the east, contains playground equipment, lots of open space for flying kites, letting dogs run, a 9 hole disc golf course, and a basketball area.
In 2009, a new 33-mile "North Loop" of the Raccoon River Valley Trail will be completed, adding Dallas Center, Minburn, Perry, Dawson and Jamaica as new trailside communities of the RRVT. (The Raccoon River Valley Trail is presently a 56-mile multi-use recreational trail which reaches from the Clive Greenbelt Trail to Jefferson, and passes through Clive, Urbandale, Waukee, Adel, Redfield, Linden, Panora, Yale, Herndon, and Cooper.)
Government
Mayor
Current mayor (as of July 2010):
- Mitch Hambleton
City Council
Current members of City Council (as of July 2008):
- Kim Cross
- Bill Ellerman
- Alex MacConnell
- Gary Stevens
- Dan Willrich
See also
- Raccoon River Valley Trail
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- City website
- Dallas Center Library
- Dallas Center - Grimes Schools
- Dallas Center Celebrations(Fall Festival Site)
Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Iowa Cities 
Townships Adams | Adel | Beaver | Boone | Colfax | Dallas | Des Moines | Grant | Lincoln | Linn | Spring Valley | Sugar Grove | Union | Van Meter | Walnut | Washington
Unincorporated
communityFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Iowa
- Populated places in Dallas County, Iowa
- Des Moines metropolitan area
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