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Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | |
|---|---|
 Haymarket Historic District (2015) | |
| Motto: "Iowa's Spirit"[1] | |
 Location of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′12.64″N 95°51′6.75″W / 41.2368444°N 95.8518750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Pottawattamie |
| Incorporated | January 19, 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matt Walsh |
| • City Council | Chris Peterson Roger Sandau Joe Disalvo Jill Shudak Steve Gorman |
| Area | |
• City | 45.672 sq mi (118.290 km2) |
| • Land | 42.963 sq mi (111.275 km2) |
| • Water | 2.709 sq mi (7.016 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 62,799 |
• Estimate (2023)[7] | 62,399 |
| • Rank | US: 619th IA: 10th |
| • Density | 1,452.46/sq mi (560.79/km2) |
| • Urban | 819,508 (US: 55th)[4] |
| • Metro | 983,969 (US: 56th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 51501, 51502, 51503 |
| Area code | 712 |
| FIPS code | 19-16860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393650[5] |
| Sales tax | 7.0%[8] |
| Website | councilbluffs-ia.gov |
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.[9] The population was 62,799 at the 2020 census,[6] making it the state's tenth most populous city, and the most populous city in Southwest Iowa. The Omaha metropolitan region of which Council Bluffs is a part, is the 58th largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 983,969 (2023). It is located on the east bank of the Missouri River, across from Omaha, Nebraska. Until about 1853 Council Bluffs was known as Kanesville.[10] Kanesville was the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail. Kanesville is also the northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trails because there was a steam-powered boat which ferried the settlers' wagons and cattle across the Missouri River.[10] In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad to California was connected to the existing U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs.
- ^ "City of Council Bluffs, Iowa". City of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "City Council". City of Council Bluffs, Iowa. October 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Council Bluffs, Iowa
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Council Bluffs (IA) sales tax rate". Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Pottawattamie County, Iowa Archived May 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pottawattamie County, 2007. Accessed September 5, 2007.
- ^ a b Beeson, Welborn (1993). Webber, Bert (ed.). The Oregon & Applegate Trail Diary of Welborn Beeson in 1853 (Second ed.). Medford, Oregon: Webb Research Group. p. 80. ISBN 0-936738-21-9.
April 21, 1853 Thursday. We traveled 18 miles came to camp ½ mile east of Kanesville by four oclock
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