Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs is a city in southwest Iowa in the United States, near Omaha, Nebraska.

Council Bluffs, Iowa
City
Haymarket Historic District
Motto:  "Iowa's Spirit"[1]
Location in Iowa
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Coordinates: 41°15′50″N 95°53′45″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Pottawattamie
Incorporated	January 19, 1853[2]
Area [3]
• City	45.67 sq mi (118.29 km2)
• Land	42.96 sq mi (111.27 km2)
• Water	2.71 sq mi (7.02 km2)
Elevation [4]	978 ft (298 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	62,799
• Rank	10th in Iowa
• Density	1,461.73/sq mi (564.38/km2)
• Metro	967,604 (57th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51501-51503
Area code	712
FIPS code	19-16860
GNIS feature ID	2393650[4]
Website	councilbluffs-ia.gov

Satellite photo showing Council Bluffs
and Omaha, Nebraska

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1860	2,011	—
1870	10,020	+398.3%
1880	18,063	+80.3%
1890	21,474	+18.9%
1900	25,802	+20.2%
1910	29,292	+13.5%
1920	36,162	+23.5%
1930	42,048	+16.3%
1940	41,439	−1.4%
1950	45,429	+9.6%
1960	55,641	+22.5%
1970	60,348	+8.5%
1980	56,449	−6.5%
1990	54,315	−3.8%
2000	58,268	+7.3%
2010	62,230	+6.8%
2020	62,799	+0.9%
Iowa Data Center[6] Source: U.S. Decennial Census[7][8]