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The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprised of the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and surrounding areas. 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. The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area has a population of 813,170 (2005 estimate). An "extended" metropolitan area -- or trade zone -- shows more than 1.2 million people within a 50-mile radius of Omaha. Historical definitions and populations Standards for 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 was comprised of 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 849,248 (2005 estimate). Nebraska Iowa Primary cities 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 Former cities and villages annexed by Omaha Notes | |||||||||||||||
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