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Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area
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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 829,890 (2007 estimate). [1] The metropolitan area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, consists of eight counties — five in Nebraska and three in Iowa. 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[2] |
| 1990 |
618,262[3] |
| 2000 |
767,041[4] |
| 2007 |
829,890 (est.) |
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
Nebraska
Iowa
Cities
Primary cities
- Omaha – 427,872 inhabitants (2006 estimate)
- Council Bluffs – 60,271 inhabitants (2006 estimate)
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
- Further information: Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska
Notes
- ^ Iowa Data Center. "Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Metropolitan Areas (2003 Definition): 2000-2006". Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ 1983 metropolitan area definition applied to 1980 census data.
- ^ 1993 metropolitan area definition applied to 1990 census data.
- ^ 2003 metropolitan area definition applied to 2000 census data.
- ^ Iowa Data Center. "Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Combined Statistical Areas (2003 Definition): 2000-2006". Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
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