Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County
County
	Pottawattamie County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
	Iowa's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°20′N 95°32′W / 41.33°N 95.53°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	September 21, 1848
Named for	Potawatomi tribe
Seat	Council Bluffs
Largest city	Council Bluffs
Area
• Total	959 sq mi (2,480 km2)
• Land	950 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	8.9 sq mi (23 km2) 0%
Population (2020)
• Total	93,667
• Estimate (2023)	93,179
• Density	98/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.pottcounty-ia.gov

Pottawattamie County (/ˌpɑːtəˈwɑːtəmiː/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 census, the population was 93,667,^[1] making it the tenth-most populous county in Iowa. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi Native American tribe. The county seat is Council Bluffs.^[2]^[3]

Pottawattamie County is included in the Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[4]

^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ Pottawattamie County, Iowa Archived May 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pottawattamie County, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.