St. Charles or Saint Charles It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
St. Charles was platted in 1852. It was named after the city of St. Charles, Missouri. St. Charles was incorporated as a city in 1876.
From 2015, the city annually hosts the Hinterland Music Festival, which is considered to be the largest music festival in Iowa. In 2018, the city also became the site of the Big Country Bash, a country music festival which had previously been hosted in Des Moines.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.