Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A small portion of the city extends into Mills County. Located on the east bank of the Missouri River, it sits across from Omaha, Nebraska. The city had a population of 62,799 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Iowa and the largest in Southwest Iowa. Council Bluffs is also a principal city in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
Midwest
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County, IA
Population
62,670
Walk Score
85 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$964
Median home value
$153,400
[[Municipal corporation
1853
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- 100 Block of West Broadway Historic District · listed 2002
- Haymarket Commercial Historic District · listed 1985
- Lincoln-Fairview Historic District · listed 2007
- Park/Glen Avenues Historic District · listed 2010
- South 8th Street Historic District · listed 2020
- Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District · listed 2005
Notable landmarks
- Bennett Building · listed 2001
- Beresheim, August, House · listed 1976
- Bregant, Jean and Inez, House · listed 2013
- Cavin, Thomas E., House · listed 1984
- Chevra B'nai Yisroel Synagogue · listed 2007
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot · listed 1995
- Council Bluffs Federal Building and Post Office · listed 2023
- Council Bluffs Free Public Library
- Council Bluffs Free Public Library · listed 1999
- Council Bluffs Telephone Exchange · listed 2022
- Dodge, Grenville M., House · listed 1966
- Dodge, Ruth Anne, Memorial · listed 1980
- Farnsworth, Shepard and Emma, House · listed 2018
- Hotel Chieftain · listed 2014
- Hughes, Martin, House · listed 1984
- Hughes-Irons Motor Company · listed 2011
- Jefferis, Thomas, House · listed 1979
- McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building · listed 2012
- Pioneer Implement Company · listed 2008
- Pottawattamie County Jail · listed 1972
- Pottawattamie County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence
- Reverend Little's Young Ladies Seminary · listed 1982
- Sandwich-Marseilles Manufacturing Building · listed 2014
- Shea, John J. and Agnes, House · listed 1995
- St. Peter's Church and Rectory · listed 1992
- …and 5 more
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