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When was Waukee, Iowa founded? ›

The City of Waukee was incorporated on July 2, 1878. Waukee was primarily a bustling coal mine community up until 1949 when Iowa's largest producer of coal – The Shuler Mine – closed down.

Iowa Housing Market Overview

Like many other states, Iowa's housing market was experiencing lower inventory and higher prices for an extended period. Additional inventory in April 2024, though, impacted the outlook. New listings accounted for 4,068 homes, which is a 13.1% increase from last year.

(The Center Square) - Several large cities in Iowa are experiencing population growth, including one of the fastest-growing in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

A few, however, secured land grants and settled in the area when Iowa was under Spanish jurisdiction. The first settler appears to have been Julien Dubuque, a French-Canadian man who arrived at the lead mines near modern-day Dubuque in 1787.

Dubuque is Iowa's oldest city and is among the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi River. The first permanent settler to the area was French-Canadian fur trader Julien Dubuque. When he arrived in 1785, the Mesquakie (Fox) Indians occupied the region which included an abundant amount of lead mines.

The first people to lay that cornerstone were General Lewis Addison Grant and Major William Ragan, who, on April 30, 1869, purchased the land surrounding the area on which The Des Moines Valley Railroad had just announced that it would be building a railroad. Gen.

In 2009, the new Waukee Family YMCA building opened its doors at 210 N. Warrior Lane. The 72,000-square-foot facility features an eight-lane competitive pool that is home to the Waukee High School Warriors swim team as well as a thriving DSMY Marlins youth competitive team.

Waukee. Population: 20,649. Est: 1869. Story behind the name: The Northwestern Railroad wanted the town to have an "Indian name." There was some belief among the locals that Waukee had some meaning to local Native Americans, but it was later proven that it, in fact, did not and was merely a contraction of Milwaukee.