Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area explained

Omaha Metro
Official Name:Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Settlement Type:Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map Alt:Map of Omaha, NE–IA Metropolitan Area
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Nebraska
Iowa
Subdivision Type2:Largest city
Subdivision Name2:Omaha
Subdivision Type3:Other cities
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:4,407
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:967,604
Population Density Sq Mi:219.6
Population Density Km2:133
Population Rank:58th in the U.S.
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

The Omaha metropolitan area, officially known as the Omaha, NE–IA, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is an urbanized, bi-state metro region in Nebraska and Iowa in the American Midwest, centered on the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The region consists of eight counties (five in Nebraska and three in Iowa), and extends over a large area on both sides of the Missouri River. Covering and with a population of 967,604 (2020), [1] the Omaha metropolitan area is the most populous in both Nebraska and Iowa (although the Des Moines–West Des Moines MSA is the largest MSA centered entirely in Iowa), and is the 58th most populous MSA in the United States. 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–Fremont Combined Statistical Area has a population of 1,058,125 (2020 estimate).[2] [3] [4] Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a 50miles radius of Downtown Omaha.

The region is locally referred to as "Big O", "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 larger Omaha–Fremont, NE–IA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) encompasses the Omaha MSA as well as the separate Fremont, NE, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of the entirety of Dodge County, Nebraska.

Historical definitions and populations

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 of 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.

Components of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Counties

CountyState2020 Census2010 CensusChange
CassNebraska[5]
DouglasNebraska
SarpyNebraska
SaundersNebraska
WashingtonNebraska
HarrisonIowa[6]
MillsIowa
PottawattamieIowa

Cities

Primary city

Cities of 10,000 people or more (2020)

Cities of 5,000 to 10,000 people (2020)

Cities of 1,000 to 5,000 people (2019 estimates)

Cities and villages with fewer than 1,000 people (2019 estimates)

Census-designated places (2020)

Annexations of formerly incorporated places by the City of Omaha

YearFormer incorporated area name
1854 East Omaha, Nebraska
1877 Kountze Place
1877 Gifford Park
1877
1877 Near North Side, Omaha
1887 Sheelytown
1887 Bemis Park
1915 South Omaha, Nebraska
1915 Dundee, Nebraska
1917
1917 Florence, Nebraska
1971
2005

Notes

  1. Web site: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (CBSA-MET-EST2021-POP) . . 2021 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2021-07-01 . 2022-05-22 .
  2. Web site: Iowa Data Center. Population Estimates and Components of Population Change for Iowa's Combined Statistical Areas (2003 Definition): 2000–2006. April 6, 2007.
  3. Hunzeker, S. "Nebraska Metro & Micro Statistical Areas", Nebraska Department of Labor. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  4. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/msa_def.htm#36540 "May 2007 OES Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions."
  5. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Washington County, Nebraska; Sarpy County, Nebraska; Saunders County, Nebraska; Douglas County, Nebraska; Cass County, Nebraska. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Harrison County, Iowa; Pottawattamie County, Iowa; Mills County, Iowa. Census Bureau QuickFacts.

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