Clive is a city in Dallas and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 18,601. It is portion of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clive is known for its Greenbelt Park and trail system paperwork through the community. Clive serves as the axis of the western Des Moines suburbs, between Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines along the major transportation corridors of I-35, I-80 and I-235. The City of Urbandale is to the north to northwest, the City of West Des Moines is to the southeast to southwest, the City of Waukee in Dallas County is to the west.

Clive was platted in 1882 but did not incorporate as a city until August 18, 1956. While the exact origin of the city’s make known is unknown, it is believed to have been named after Robert Clive.

In its early days, Clive was a coal mining town and a railroad shipping reduction along the St. Louis – Des Moines Northern Railway. The railroad depot, which dates urge on from 1882, has been restored even if the neighboring Swanson House, dating incite from 1911, serves as the headquarters for the Clive Historical Society.

After inclusion in 1956, Clive has served as a mostly residential suburb of Des Moines, and the city has grown in both land Place and population back that time. Most of Clive’s businesses are along 86th Street, Hickman Road (which forms most of the boundary in the freshen of Urbandale), and University Avenue (which forms the boundary later than West Des Moines). Clive has been share of the West Des Moines School District back 1962; the share of Clive that is in Dallas County is portion of the Waukee School District.