Editing Windsor Heights, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Windsor Heights, Iowa
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = The heart of it all.
| image_skyline            = Windsor Heights Signage.jpg
| imagesize                = 200px
| image_caption            = Windsor Heights Welcome Sign
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| map_caption              = Location in the State of [[Iowa]]
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Iowa}}
| subdivision_name2        = [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Mike Jones
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = July 19, 1941
| area_magnitude           = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.43
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 3.72
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.43
| area_land_km2            = 3.72
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_total         = 5252
| population_metro         = 
| population_density_km2   = 1413.61
| population_density_sq_mi = 3662.48
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|36|16|N|93|42|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 876
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 50324
| area_code                = [[Area code 515|515]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 19-86250
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2397343<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397343}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
| website                  = http://www.windsorheights.org/
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
}}

'''Windsor Heights''' is a city in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States]]. The population was 5,252 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]&ndash;[[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] [[Des Moines metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Windsor Heights incorporated as a city on July 19, 1941. It was named for nearby Windsor Elementary School in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]; the school was named for early settler Henry Clay Windsor, whose family donated land for the school.<ref>{{cite book|last=Henning|first=Barbara Beving Long|author2=Patrice K. Beam |year=2003|title=Des Moines and Polk County: Flag on the Prairie|publisher=American Historical Press|location=Sun Valley, California|isbn=1-892724-34-0}}</ref> In 1958 Windsor Heights annexed the neighboring community of Crestwood, which added roughly 1,300 people to the city and established the city's present boundaries.<ref>{{cite news|first=Julie|last=Zelenka|title=Windsor Has Stormy But Proud Past|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]|date=1958-08-24|page=5-L}}</ref>

On June 26, 2008, the [[United States Postal Service]] gave Windsor Heights its own [[ZIP code]] of 50324 that was scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2009. Before that, the city shared ZIP codes with neighboring portions of Des Moines and [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Barton|title=Postal service will give Windsor Heights 50324 ZIP code|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS/80626030|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]|date=2008-06-28|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

Windsor Heights is surrounded by other cities: [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]] to the north, [[Clive, Iowa|Clive]] to the west, [[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] to the south, and Des Moines to the east. [[Interstate 235 (Iowa)|Interstate 235]] runs through the far southern part of the city, [[U.S. Route 6 in Iowa|U.S. Route 6]] (Hickman Road) forms the boundary with Urbandale, and [[Iowa Highway 28]] (63rd Street) the boundary with Des Moines.

=== Climate ===
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{{Weather box
|location = Windsor Heights, Iowa
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 67
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 69
|year record high F= 
|Jan high F = 31
|Feb high F = 36
|Mar high F = 49
|Apr high F = 62
|May high F = 72
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 86
|Aug high F = 84
|Sep high F = 76
|Oct high F = 63
|Nov high F = 48
|Dec high F = 34
|year high F=
|Jan mean F = 23
|Feb mean F = 28
|Mar mean F = 40
|Apr mean F = 52
|May mean F = 62
|Jun mean F = 72
|Jul mean F = 77
|Aug mean F = 75
|Sep mean F = 66
|Oct mean F = 53
|Nov mean F = 40
|Dec mean F = 26
|year mean F=
|Jan low F = 14
|Feb low F = 19
|Mar low F = 30
|Apr low F = 41
|May low F = 52
|Jun low F = 62
|Jul low F = 67
|Aug low F = 65
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 43
|Nov low F = 31
|Dec low F = 18
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -26
|Mar record low F = -22
|Apr record low F = 9
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 7
|Nov record low F = -10
|Dec record low F = -22
|year record low F= 
| precipitation colour    = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.0
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.3
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.3
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.9
|May precipitation inch = 4.7
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.9
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.1
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.0
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.6
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.2
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.4
|source 1 = weather.com<ref name=weather1>{{cite web
|url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USIA0949:1:US |title =Monthly Averages for Windsor Heights, Iowa |access-date=25 November 2016 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref>
|date=
}}</div>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1950|1414
|1960|4715
|1970|6303
|1980|5474
|1990|5190
|2000|4805
|2010|4860
|2020|5252
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 5,252 people, 2,226 households, and 1,361 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 3,661.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,413.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,320 housing units at an average density of 1,617.3 per square mile (624.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 79.6% [[White Americans|White]], 4.6% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 5.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.2% from other races and 8.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 6.7% of the population.

Of the 2,226 households, 27.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% were cohabitating couples, 27.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.9% of all households were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 23.9% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 and 44; 23.1% were from 45 and 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,860 people, 2,167 households, and 1,287 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3446.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1623.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 2,167 households, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the city was 43 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,805 people, 2,163 households, and 1,349 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,399.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,572.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.73% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 2,163 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.77.

19.6% are under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,931, and the median income for a family was $65,536. Males had a median income of $41,218 versus $31,854 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,966. About 2.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Windsor Heights is served by both the [[West Des Moines Community School District]] (WDMCS) and [[Des Moines Independent Community School District|Des Moines Public Schools]] (DMPS), with 70th Street serving as the boundary line for the districts. Each district also has schools within the city boundaries, with Clive Learning Academy serving WDMCS students and Cowles Montessori School serving DMPS students.

==Transportation==
Transit service in the city is provided by [[Des Moines Area Regional Transit]]. Bus routes 3, 74 and 92 connect the city to the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridedart.com/sites/default/files/System%20route%20map%20DART%20On%20Demand%20zoneArtboard%201-80.jpg|title=DART System Map|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
The town's [[Dairy Queen]] franchise briefly became famous due to a viral tweet by Iowa Senator [[Chuck Grassley]] who informed his followers "Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what." Grassley later informed a reporter his tweet referenced the fact that he enjoyed Dairy Queen ice cream.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=529356795924725760|user=ChuckGrassley|title=Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what|author=Chuck Grassley|date=3 November 2014|author-link=Chuck Grassley|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kacyznski|first=Andrew|date=7 November 2014|title=Senator Grassley Explains His Odd Dairy Queen Tweet|work=BuzzFeed|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/senator-grassley-explains-his-odd-dairy-queen-tweet|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Stanek|first=Becca|date=16 October 2015|title=Sen. Chuck Grassley is once again doing 'you know what' at Dairy Queen|work=The Week|url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/583712/sen-chuck-grassley-once-again-doing-know-what-dairy-queen|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.windsorheights.org City of Windsor Heights]
* [http://www.windsorheightschamber.com Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Cities in Polk County, Iowa]]
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[[Category:Des Moines metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1941 establishments in Iowa]]