Omaha

Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area

Common name: Omaha metro
Largest city	Omaha
Other cities	- Council Bluffs  - Bellevue  - Papillion  - La Vista
Population	Ranked 60th in the U.S.
- Total	837,925 (2008 est.)
- Density	4,402/sq. mi.  72.2/km²
Area	186.9 sq. mi. 300.8 km²
State(s)	- Nebraska  - Iowa
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The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprising the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and surrounding areas. The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area has a population of 865,350 (2010).^[1] The metropolitan area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, consists of eight counties – five in Nebraska and three in Iowa.^[2][3] The area is locally referred to as "the Metro Area", "Metro", or simply "Omaha". Three of the counties have large urban areas; the other five counties consist primarily of rural communities, most of which have populations of 1,000 or less.

An "extended" metropolitan area—or trade zone—shows more than 1.2 million people within a 60-mile (100-km) radius of Omaha; the majority of these additional people live in the Lincoln metropolitan area.

Historical definitions and populations

Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area Population by decade
1950	366,395
1960	457,873
1970	540,142
1980	585,122[4]
1990	618,262[5]
2000	767,041[6]
2008	837,925 (est.)
2010	865,350[7]

View from space of Omaha and Council Bluffs

Standard definitions for United States metropolitan areas were created in 1949; the first census which had metropolitan area data was the 1950 census. At that time, the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area comprised three counties: Douglas and Sarpy in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie in Iowa. No additional counties were added to the metropolitan area until 1983, when Washington County, Nebraska was added. Cass County, Nebraska was added in 1993; Saunders County in Nebraska and Harrison and Mills counties in Iowa became part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area in 2003.

The 2003 revision to metropolitan area definitions was accompanied by the creation of micropolitan areas and Combined Statistical Areas. Fremont, in Dodge County, Nebraska, was designated a micropolitan area. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont Combined Statistical Area has a population of 858,720 (2006 estimate).^[8]

Components of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Counties

Nebraska

• Cass County, Nebraska
• Douglas County, Nebraska
• Sarpy County, Nebraska
• Saunders County, Nebraska
• Washington County, Nebraska

Iowa

• Harrison County, Iowa
• Mills County, Iowa
• Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Cities

Primary cities

The Downtown Omaha skyline from North Downtown.

• Omaha – 408,958 inhabitants (2010)
• Council Bluffs – 63,000 inhabitants (2009 estimate)

Cities of 10,000 people or more

• Bellevue – 50,137 inhabitants (2010)
• La Vista – 15,758 inhabitants (2010)
• Papillion – 18,894 inhabitants (2010)

Cities of 5,000 to 10,000 people

• Blair – 7,512 inhabitants
• Glenwood – 5,358 inhabitants
• Plattsmouth – 6,887 inhabitants
• Ralston – 6,314 inhabitants

Cities of 1,000 to 5,000 people

Arlington – 1,197 inhabitants Ashland – 2,262 inhabitants Avoca (Iowa) – 1,610 inhabitants Carter Lake – 3,248 inhabitants Dunlap – 1,139 inhabitants Eagle – 1,105 inhabitants Gretna – 2,355 inhabitants Logan – 1,545 inhabitants Louisville – 1,046 inhabitants Malvern – 1,256 inhabitants

Missouri Valley – 2,992 inhabitants Oakland – 1,487 inhabitants Springfield – 1,450 inhabitants Valley – 1,788 inhabitants Wahoo – 3,942 inhabitants Weeping Water – 1,103 inhabitants Woodbine – 1,564 inhabitants Yutan – 1,216 inhabitants

Cities and villages with fewer than 1,000 people

Alvo – 142 inhabitants Avoca (Nebraska) – 270 inhabitants Bennington – 937 inhabitants Boys Town – 818 inhabitants Carson – 668 inhabitants Cedar Bluffs – 615 inhabitants Cedar Creek – 396 inhabitants Ceresco – 920 inhabitants Colon – 138 inhabitants Crescent – 537 inhabitants Elmwood – 668 inhabitants Emerson – 480 inhabitants Fort Calhoun – 856 inhabitants Greenwood – 544 inhabitants Hancock – 207 inhabitants Hastings – 214 inhabitants Henderson – 171 inhabitants Herman – 310 inhabitants Ithaca – 168 inhabitants Kennard – 371 inhabitants Leshara – 111 inhabitants Little Sioux – 217 inhabitants Macedonia – 325 inhabitants Magnolia – 200 inhabitants Malmo – 109 inhabitants Manley – 191 inhabitants McClelland – 129 inhabitants

Mead – 564 inhabitants Memphis – 106 inhabitants Minden – 564 inhabitants Mineola – unincorporated Modale – 303 inhabitants Mondamin – 423 inhabitants Morse Bluff – 134 inhabitants Murdock – 269 inhabitants Murray – 481 inhabitants Nehawka – 232 inhabitants Neola – 845 inhabitants Pacific Junction – 507 inhabitants Persia – 363 inhabitants Pisgah – 316 inhabitants Prague – 316 inhabitants Shelby – 696 inhabitants Silver City – 259 inhabitants South Bend – 86 inhabitants Treynor – 950 inhabitants Underwood – 688 inhabitants Union – 260 inhabitants Valparaiso – 563 inhabitants Walnut – 778 inhabitants Washington – 126 inhabitants Waterloo – 459 inhabitants Weston – 310 inhabitants

Census-designated places

• Chalco – 10,736 inhabitants
• Offutt AFB – 8,901 inhabitants

Population information

Omaha-Council Bluffs metro in order of population
County	Population
Douglas County, Nebraska	517,310[9]
Sarpy County, Nebraska	158,840[9]
Pottawattamie County, Iowa	90,218[10]
Cass County, Nebraska	25,241[9]
Saunders County, Nebraska	20,780[9]
Washington County, Nebraska	20,234[9]
Harrison County, Iowa	15,745[11]
Mills County, Iowa	15,595[12]

Annexations of formerly incorporated places by the City of Omaha

Annexations by the City of Omaha
Year	Former incorporated area name
1854	East Omaha
1877	Kountze Place
1877	Gifford Park
1877	Saratoga
1877	Near North Side
1887	Sheelytown
1887	Bemis Park
1915	South Omaha
1915	Dundee
1917	Benson
1917	Florence
1971	Millard
2005	Elkhorn

Further information: Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska

Notes

1. ^ Jeffrey Robb and Paul Goodsell. "Metro population hits 865,350". http://omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991#metro-population-hits-865-350. Retrieved March 1, 2011. 
2. ^ Hunzeker, S. "Nebraska Metro & Micro Statistical Areas", Nebraska Department of Labor. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
3. ^ "May 2007 OES Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions." Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
4. ^ 1983 metropolitan area definition applied to 1980 census data.
5. ^ 1993 metropolitan area definition applied to 1990 census data.
6. ^ 2003 metropolitan area definition applied to 2000 census data.
7. ^ "Metro population hits 865,350". Omaha.com. March 1, 2011. http://omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991#metro-population-hits-865-350. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
8. ^ Iowa Data Center. "Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Combined Statistical Areas (2003 Definition): 2000–2006". http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/MetroArea/csaestpop20002006.pdf. Retrieved April 6, 2007. 
9. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Metro population hits 865,350". Omaha.com. March 1, 2011. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/110309991/0. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
10. ^ "Pottawattamie County Quick Facts", US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
11. ^ "Harrison County Quick Facts", US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
12. ^ "Mills County Quick Facts", US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2008.

External links

• Population for Iowa metropolitan areas and components, 1950 – 2000
• omaha.towncommons.com – wiki website for the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area