Waukee is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,940 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2017, Apple Inc. chose Waukee as the location of a massive $1.38 billion data center campus. History Waukee was laid out as a town in 1869. It is thought to be named after the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (often referred to as the Milwaukee Road). Waukee was incorporated on December 23, 1878. Geography Waukee is located at (41.608974, -93.865320). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is known for its Waukee Stadium. Climate Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is "Dfa" (Hot summer, continental climate). Education The Waukee Community School District is the fastest-growing school district in the state of Iowa with more than 1,000 staff members serving more than 7,700 students in grades preschool through twelfth grade. Its schools serve students from Clive, Urbandale, Waukee, and West Des Moines as well as open enrollment students from other communities outside the 55 square miles of its district boundaries. There are currently nine elementary schools, two middle schools (grades 6/7), and two middle schools (grades 8/9) in Waukee as well as the Waukee High School and the Vincent Meyer Learning Center. The district built a second high school, called Waukee Northwest High School, which opened in the 2021 school year. Demographics 2010 U.S. Census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 13,790 people, 5,154 households, and 3,689 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 5,378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% white, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 5,154 households, of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had