Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

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Omaha Metro
Population
944,244 (2,017 estimate)

The Omaha Metropolitan Area, officially known as the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is an urbanized region centered on the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The region extends over a large area on both sides of the Missouri River in Nebraska and Iowa, in the American Midwest. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 59th largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 933,316 (2017).[1] As defined by the Office of Management and Budget, it consists of eight counties—five in Nebraska and three in Iowa.[2][3] The region is locally referred to as "Greater Omaha", "the Metro Area", "the Metro", or simply "Omaha". The core counties of Douglas and Sarpy in Nebraska and Pottawattamie in Iowa contain large urbanized areas; the other five counties consist primarily of rural communities.

The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) encompasses the Omaha-Council Bluffs MSA as well as the separate Fremont, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of the entirety of Dodge County, Nebraska. The total population of the CSA was 970,023 based on 2017 estimates.[4]

Historical definitions and populations

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950366,395—
1960457,87325.0%
1970540,14218.0%
1980585,1228.3%
1990618,2625.7%
2000767,04124.1%
2010865,35012.8%
2016 (est.)924,1296.8%
[5]
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).[6]

Components of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Counties

County State 2016 estimate 2010 Census Change
Cass Nebraska 25,767 25,241 +2.08%[7]
Douglas Nebraska 554,995 517,110 +7.33%[7]
Sarpy Nebraska 179,023 158,840 +12.71%[7]
Saunders Nebraska 21,038 20,780 +1.24%[7]
Washington Nebraska 20,603 20,234 +1.82%[7]
Harrison Iowa 14,149 14,937 −5.28%[8]
Mills Iowa 14,972 15,059 −0.58%[8]
Pottawattamie Iowa 93,582 93,149 +0.46%[8]

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
Year Former incorporated area name
1854 East Omaha, Nebraska
1877 Kountze Place
1877 Gifford Park
1877 Saratoga, Nebraska
1877 Near North Side, Omaha
1887 Sheelytown
1887 Bemis Park
1915 South Omaha, Nebraska
1915 Dundee, Nebraska
1917 Benson, Nebraska
1917 Florence, Nebraska
1971 Millard, Nebraska
2005 Elkhorn, Nebraska
Further information: Neighborhoods of Omaha, 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. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Ar/s: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 (CBSA-EST2012-02)" (CSV). 2017 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Metro population hits 865,350". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Washington County, Nebraska; Sarpy County, Nebraska; Saunders County, Nebraska; Douglas County, Nebraska; Cass County, Nebraska". Census Bureau QuickFacts.
  8. ^ a b c "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Harrison County, Iowa; Pottawattamie County, Iowa; Mills County, Iowa". Census Bureau QuickFacts.

External links

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