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Omaha is a major US city located in the state of Nebraska in the center of the United States. The city is home to 486,051 people, making it the 39th largest city in the United States as of 2020. It is also the state's largest city both in population and geography.
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 40th-most populous city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051.
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
Omaha is located at According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 118.9 square miles (307.9 km 2 ). Situated in the Midwestern United States on the shore of the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska , the Port of Omaha helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
References. Timeline of Omaha, Nebraska history. Significant events in the history of Omaha, Nebraska, include social, political, cultural, and economic activities. [1] Pre-1854. Pre-19th century Bands from the Pawnee, Otoe and Sioux nations alternatively occupy the land now comprising Omaha as hunting area.
Omaha is the largest city in the US state of Nebraska, with about 486,000 residents in 2020. It is on the Missouri River border with Iowa, along Interstates 29 and 80. Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.
The culture of Omaha, Nebraska, has been partially defined by music and college sports, and by local cuisine and community theatre. The city has a long history of improving and expanding on its cultural offerings.
