Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Omaha metro
Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
Map of Omaha metro
Coordinates: 41°15′35″N 95°55′18″W / 41.2597°N 95.9217°W / 41.2597; -95.9217
Country United States
State(s)
Largest city Omaha
Other cities
Area
 • Total 4,407 sq mi (11,410 km2)
Population
 • Total 944,244 (2,017 estimate)
 • Rank 59th in the U.S.
 • Density 196/sq mi (76/km2)

The Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprising the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, and surrounding areas. The area has a population of 933,316 (2017).[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", "the 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.

Historical definitions and populations

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1950366,395—
1960457,87325.0%
1970540,14218.0%
1980585,1228.3%
1990618,2625.7%
2000767,04124.1%
2010865,35012.8%
Est. 2016924,1296.8%
[4]
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).[5]

Components of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Counties

County State 2016 estimate 2010 Census Change
Cass Nebraska 25,767 25,241 +2.08%[6]
Douglas Nebraska 554,995 517,110 +7.33%[6]
Sarpy Nebraska 179,023 158,840 +12.71%[6]
Saunders Nebraska 21,038 20,780 +1.24%[6]
Washington Nebraska 20,603 20,234 +1.82%[6]
Harrison Iowa 14,149 14,937 −5.28%[7]
Mills Iowa 14,972 15,059 −0.58%[7]
Pottawattamie Iowa 93,582 93,149 +0.46%[7]

Cities

Primary city

The Downtown Omaha skyline from North Downtown.
  • Omaha – 408,958 inhabitants (2010)

Cities of 10,000 people or more

Cities of 5,000 to 10,000 people

Cities of 1,000 to 5,000 people

Cities and villages with fewer than 1,000 people

Census-designated places

Annexations of formerly incorporated places by the City of Omaha


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

Notes

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder - Results". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hunzeker, S. "Nebraska Metro & Micro Statistical Areas" Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., 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. ↑ "Metro population hits 865,350". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  5. ↑ Iowa Data Center. "Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Combined Statistical Areas (2003 Definition): 2000–2006" (PDF). Retrieved April 6, 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Washington County, Nebraska; Sarpy County, Nebraska; Saunders County, Nebraska; Douglas County, Nebraska; Cass County, Nebraska". Census Bureau QuickFacts.
  7. 1 2 3 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Harrison County, Iowa; Pottawattamie County, Iowa; Mills County, Iowa". Census Bureau QuickFacts.

Coordinates: 41°15′35″N 95°55′18″W / 41.25972°N 95.92167°W / 41.25972; -95.92167

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