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Time Zone: Pottawattamie County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Council Bluffs is the Seat for Pottawattamie County.

Pottawattamie County was founded February 24, 1847.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pottawattamie had a population of 93,206 people. This is a decrease of 0.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 93,363 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pottawattamie represented 3.06% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Pottawattamie County:

  • Avoca
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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  • Carson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
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  • Carter Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
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  • Council Bluffs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crescent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
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  • Hancock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Macedonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
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  • McClelland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
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  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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    • Neola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
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    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
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    • Treynor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
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    • Underwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
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    • Walnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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