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Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 45,580. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Urbandale city overview:
Name:	Urbandale city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Iowa
County:	Dallas County, Polk County
Incorporated:	April 16, 1917
Elevation:	945 ft (288 m)
Total Area:	22.55 sq mi (58.41 km²)
Land Area:	22.53 sq mi (58.35 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	45,580
Population Density:	2,023.26/sq mi (781.19/km²)
ZIP code:	50322, 50323, 50325, 50111, 50131, 50263,
Area code:	515
FIPS code:	1979950
GNISfeature ID:	0462504
Website:	www.urbandale.org

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History

Urbandale was incorporated as a city on April 16, 1917. In its early days, Urbandale served as a streetcar suburb of Des Moines with four coal mines. Urbandale served as the end of the “Urbandale Line” after plans to build a railroad from Des Moines to Woodward 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. Although most of the city’s developed area is in Polk County, Urbandale has expanded westward into Dallas County in recent years.

In 2012, Urbandale gained national attention after President Barack Obama held a reelection campaign rally at Living History Farms.

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Geography

Urbandale is located in the northwest part of the Des Moines Metro Area at the intersections of Interstates 35 and 80, and Iowa Highway 141. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.94 square miles (56.82 km), of which 21.92 square miles (56.77 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.