61:
73:
49:
365:
to court as
Elkhorn attempted to block the forcible annexation by Omaha. It was not until after losing the first round in the courts that Elkhorn offered to reach an agreement with Omaha. Omaha, having won in the courts and already financially invested in the court fights, refused to deal with Elkhorn and continued the annexation process.
364:
Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey said he tried for years to work with
Elkhorn, whereby Elkhorn would not be annexed if the city did no further annexing of its own. Elkhorn representatives did not consider that a fair proposal and refused. Omaha began the process of annexing Elkhorn. The two municipalities went
389:
of 2000, there were 6,062 people, 2,000 households, and 1,681 families residing in
Elkhorn. The population density was 1,619.4 inhabitants per square mile (625.3/km). There were 2,034 housing units at an average density of 543.4 per square mile (209.8/km). The racial makeup of the area was 98.75%
425:
living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.28.
352:
Elkhorn, founded in 1865 by George
Crawford and platted in 1867, was an independent municipality until it was annexed by the city of Omaha in 2005. In an attempt to prevent the annexation, Elkhorn almost simultaneously annexed several surrounding subdivisions in an attempt to bring the city's
580:
730:
617:
576:
722:
357:
ruled in favor of Omaha, saying "…we conclude that
Elkhorn ceased to exist as a separate municipality on March 24, 2005, the date that Omaha's annexation ordinance became effective." The
1233:
1223:
429:
The median income for a household in
Elkhorn was $ 67,234, and the median income for a family was $ 76,206. Males had a median income of $ 52,361, versus $ 31,655 for females. The
60:
1309:
1140:
806:
614:
72:
353:
population above 10,000 citizens; a 1917 state law limits Omaha's annexation power to neighboring communities not over 10,000 in population. On
January 12, 2007, the
836:
1228:
1370:
1258:
1208:
1203:
1145:
1299:
1273:
1243:
1268:
1047:
86:
1380:
1304:
984:
931:
1289:
1248:
1067:
1375:
1102:
898:
856:
691:
659:
546:
1385:
601:
1180:
752:
48:
819:
815:
795:
529:
280:
1042:
989:
924:
1334:
290:
849:
845:
825:
887:
358:
1087:
17:
1155:
940:
231:
917:
501:
1319:
1160:
395:
341:
421:
There were 2,000 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were
1365:
1185:
1077:
961:
399:
1218:
1130:
1107:
956:
140:
1165:
472:
407:
310:
634:
505:
368:
The final
Elkhorn city council meeting was held February 27, 2007. Elkhorn ceased to be an independent
476:
1253:
1019:
268:
145:
118:
866:
762:
701:
445:
411:
354:
334:
669:
1170:
1122:
1029:
554:
789:
1195:
1135:
1097:
994:
433:
for
Elkhorn was $ 29,129. About 1.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the
415:
241:
8:
1238:
1112:
1092:
403:
391:
1057:
1009:
903:
861:
832:
802:
757:
696:
664:
526:
309:, United States. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the
615:
Midwest tornadoes flatten homes in
Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa
1339:
595:
430:
966:
1314:
726:
369:
1263:
621:
533:
306:
1294:
1014:
948:
1359:
1072:
976:
318:
273:
157:
101:
88:
1062:
1004:
434:
1150:
909:
437:, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
1344:
1324:
1175:
1082:
1052:
1037:
999:
314:
128:
1329:
222:
422:
256:
152:
133:
893:
660:"Elkhorn annexation ruling favors Omaha; Fahey offers assurances"
361:
denied Elkhorn's request to hear the case on February 22, 2007.
386:
344:. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.
497:
248:
227:
551:
Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies
330:
468:
27:
Neighborhood of Omaha in Douglas, Nebraska, United States
826:"1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): DOUGLAS County"
657:
418:people of any race were 1.27% of the population.
1357:
857:"Fahey says Elkhorn forced hand on annexation"
692:"Fahey says Elkhorn forced hand on annexation"
925:
1371:History of Omaha, Nebraska by community area
53:Downtown Elkhorn: Main Street, looking north
317:into Omaha in 2007. It was named after the
939:
932:
918:
899:Online Extra: The Elkhorn-Omaha annexation
723:"Elkhorn bids itself an emotional goodbye"
658:Ruggles, Rick; David Kotok (2007-01-12).
340:On April 26, 2024, Elkhorn was struck by
305:is a western neighborhood of the city of
553:. University of Nebraska. Archived from
1381:Populated places disestablished in 2007
750:
65:Location of Elkhorn prior to annexation
14:
1358:
600:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
913:
854:
796:"CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: ELKHORN City"
689:
463:
461:
1376:Populated places established in 1865
527:Towns & Cities in Douglas County
410:, and 0.35% from two or more races.
24:
780:
635:"City of Elkhorn V. City of Omaha"
490:
458:
448:operates the area public schools.
25:
1397:
1386:Former municipalities in Nebraska
881:
342:a large, long-tracked EF4 tornado
188:0.0 sq mi (0.1 km)
180:3.7 sq mi (9.7 km)
172:3.8 sq mi (9.8 km)
842:from the original on 2005-01-22.
812:from the original on 2017-08-24.
790:CITY OF ELKHORN v. CITY OF OMAHA
753:"Elkhorn takeover two days away"
71:
59:
47:
744:
733:from the original on 2024-04-29
715:
583:from the original on 2024-04-26
508:from the original on 2012-02-12
502:United States Geological Survey
479:from the original on 1996-12-27
375:
313:at 8,192 in 2005 before it was
683:
651:
627:
608:
569:
539:
519:
498:"US Board on Geographic Names"
380:
13:
1:
451:
347:
217:1,619.4/sq mi (625.3/km)
1219:First National Business Park
751:Ruggles, Rick (2007-02-27).
440:
337:was extended to that point.
77:Omaha after annexing Elkhorn
7:
855:Sloan, Karen (2007-02-05).
690:Sloan, Karen (2007-02-25).
473:United States Census Bureau
359:United States Supreme Court
10:
1402:
894:Elkhorn Historical Society
324:
196:1,214 ft (370 m)
1282:
1194:
1121:
1028:
975:
947:
547:"Elkhorn, Douglas County"
289:
279:
267:
255:
238:
221:
213:
205:
200:
192:
184:
176:
168:
163:
151:
139:
127:
117:
82:
70:
58:
46:
39:
32:
941:Neighborhoods of Omaha
446:Elkhorn Public Schools
355:Nebraska Supreme Court
335:Union Pacific Railroad
469:"U.S. Census website"
240: • Summer (
102:41.27861°N 96.23917°W
41:Neighborhood of Omaha
1366:West Omaha, Nebraska
1283:Former neighborhoods
890:at Wikimedia Commons
214: • Density
1259:Mockingbird Heights
990:Dundee-Happy Hollow
107:41.27861; -96.23917
98: /
904:Omaha World-Herald
862:Omaha World Herald
833:U.S. Census Bureau
803:U.S. Census Bureau
758:Omaha World-Herald
697:Omaha World-Herald
665:Omaha World-Herald
620:2024-04-29 at the
532:2007-11-14 at the
372:on March 1, 2007.
206: • Total
185: • Water
169: • Total
1353:
1352:
1335:Sporting District
888:Photos of Elkhorn
785:Maps of Elkhorn:
431:per capita income
333:in 1867 when the
300:
299:
177: • Land
18:Elkhorn, Nebraska
16:(Redirected from
1393:
934:
927:
920:
911:
910:
877:
875:
874:
865:. Archived from
843:
841:
830:
813:
811:
800:
774:
773:
771:
770:
761:. Archived from
748:
742:
741:
739:
738:
727:Associated Press
719:
713:
712:
710:
709:
700:. Archived from
687:
681:
680:
678:
677:
668:. Archived from
655:
649:
648:
646:
645:
639:
631:
625:
624:, 26 April 2024.
612:
606:
605:
599:
591:
589:
588:
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
543:
537:
523:
517:
516:
514:
513:
494:
488:
487:
485:
484:
465:
396:African American
245:
113:
112:
110:
109:
108:
103:
99:
96:
95:
94:
91:
75:
63:
51:
30:
29:
21:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1349:
1278:
1234:Huntington Park
1190:
1131:Burlington Road
1117:
1088:Near North Side
1048:Conestoga Place
1024:
971:
943:
938:
884:
872:
870:
839:
828:
824:
809:
798:
794:
783:
781:Further reading
778:
777:
768:
766:
749:
745:
736:
734:
721:
720:
716:
707:
705:
688:
684:
675:
673:
656:
652:
643:
641:
637:
633:
632:
628:
622:Wayback Machine
613:
609:
593:
592:
586:
584:
577:"Archived copy"
575:
574:
570:
560:
558:
557:on 6 March 2016
545:
544:
540:
534:Wayback Machine
524:
520:
511:
509:
496:
495:
491:
482:
480:
467:
466:
459:
454:
443:
423:married couples
400:Native American
383:
378:
350:
327:
307:Omaha, Nebraska
263:
239:
106:
104:
100:
97:
92:
89:
87:
85:
84:
78:
66:
54:
42:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1399:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1340:Squatter's Row
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1295:Burnt District
1292:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1200:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1181:S. 24th Street
1178:
1173:
1168:
1166:Old Gold Coast
1163:
1158:
1156:Little Bohemia
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1127:
1125:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1015:Morton Meadows
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
981:
979:
973:
972:
970:
969:
964:
959:
953:
951:
945:
944:
937:
936:
929:
922:
914:
908:
907:
896:
891:
883:
882:External links
880:
879:
878:
852:
822:
792:
782:
779:
776:
775:
743:
729:. 2007-02-27.
714:
682:
650:
626:
607:
568:
538:
518:
504:. 2007-10-25.
489:
456:
455:
453:
450:
442:
439:
382:
379:
377:
374:
349:
346:
326:
323:
298:
297:
294:
287:
286:
283:
277:
276:
271:
265:
264:
261:
259:
253:
252:
246:
236:
235:
225:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
161:
160:
155:
149:
148:
143:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
121:
115:
114:
80:
79:
76:
68:
67:
64:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
40:
37:
36:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1398:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1315:Cutler's Park
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1249:Maple Village
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1224:Green Meadows
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1098:Prospect Hill
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1073:Kountze Place
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
982:
980:
978:
974:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
954:
952:
950:
946:
942:
935:
930:
928:
923:
921:
916:
915:
912:
906:
905:
900:
897:
895:
892:
889:
886:
885:
869:on 2007-09-30
868:
864:
863:
858:
853:
851:
847:
838:
834:
827:
823:
821:
817:
808:
804:
797:
793:
791:
788:
787:
786:
765:on 2012-09-10
764:
760:
759:
754:
747:
732:
728:
724:
718:
704:on 2007-09-30
703:
699:
698:
693:
686:
672:on 2007-09-27
671:
667:
666:
661:
654:
636:
630:
623:
619:
616:
611:
603:
597:
582:
578:
572:
556:
552:
548:
542:
535:
531:
528:
522:
507:
503:
499:
493:
478:
474:
470:
464:
462:
457:
449:
447:
438:
436:
432:
427:
424:
419:
417:
413:
409:
406:, 0.20% from
405:
401:
397:
393:
388:
373:
371:
366:
362:
360:
356:
345:
343:
338:
336:
332:
322:
320:
319:Elkhorn River
316:
312:
311:Census Bureau
308:
304:
295:
292:
288:
284:
282:
278:
275:
272:
270:
266:
260:
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
237:
233:
232:Central (CST)
229:
226:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
162:
159:
158:Elkhorn River
156:
154:
150:
147:
144:
142:
138:
135:
132:
130:
126:
123:United States
122:
120:
116:
111:
83:Coordinates:
81:
74:
69:
62:
57:
50:
45:
38:
31:
19:
1229:Hillsborough
1213:
1161:Little Italy
1093:Orchard Hill
1063:Gifford Park
1005:Hanscom Park
995:Elmwood Park
985:Country Club
902:
871:. Retrieved
867:the original
860:
784:
767:. Retrieved
763:the original
756:
746:
735:. Retrieved
717:
706:. Retrieved
702:the original
695:
685:
674:. Retrieved
670:the original
663:
653:
642:. Retrieved
640:. 2007-01-12
629:
610:
585:. Retrieved
571:
559:. Retrieved
555:the original
550:
541:
521:
510:. Retrieved
492:
481:. Retrieved
444:
435:poverty line
428:
420:
384:
376:Demographics
370:municipality
367:
363:
351:
339:
329:Elkhorn was
328:
302:
301:
1305:Casey's Row
1186:Spring Lake
1171:South Omaha
1113:Walnut Hill
1078:Miller Park
1020:West Farnam
1010:Leavenworth
962:Market West
408:other races
381:2000 census
105: /
1360:Categories
1345:Train Town
1325:Gophertown
1320:Greek Town
1209:Bridlewood
1204:Bent Creek
1176:Sheelytown
1146:Dog Hollow
1103:Raven Oaks
1083:Minne Lusa
1068:Gold Coast
1053:East Omaha
1038:Bemis Park
1000:Field Club
957:Old Market
873:2021-03-07
769:2007-02-27
737:2021-03-07
708:2007-02-25
676:2007-01-12
644:2007-01-12
587:2024-04-26
512:2008-01-31
483:2008-01-31
452:References
385:As of the
348:Annexation
293:feature ID
201:Population
93:96°14′21″W
90:41°16′43″N
1330:Scriptown
1310:Chinatown
1239:Irvington
1141:Deer Park
536:NeGenWeb.
441:Education
281:FIPS code
269:Area code
223:Time zone
193:Elevation
153:Named for
1300:Carville
1274:Westwood
1244:Keystone
1108:Saratoga
1058:Florence
949:Downtown
844:- Pages
837:Archived
814:- Pages
807:Archived
731:Archived
618:Archived
596:cite web
581:Archived
561:8 August
530:Archived
506:Archived
477:Archived
412:Hispanic
402:, 0.33%
398:, 0.25%
394:, 0.13%
285:31-15080
257:ZIP code
134:Nebraska
1290:Bottoms
1269:Roanoke
1264:Regency
1254:Millard
1214:Elkhorn
1136:Dahlman
977:Midtown
331:platted
325:History
315:annexed
303:Elkhorn
296:0829062
146:Douglas
119:Country
34:Elkhorn
1151:Gibson
1043:Benson
416:Latino
387:census
141:County
1123:South
1030:North
840:(PDF)
829:(PDF)
810:(PDF)
799:(PDF)
638:(PDF)
525:(n.d)
404:Asian
392:White
262:68022
251:(CDT)
249:UTC-5
228:UTC-6
209:6,062
129:State
1196:West
967:NoDo
848:and
818:and
602:link
563:2014
291:GNIS
164:Area
414:or
274:402
242:DST
1362::
901:-
859:.
850:22
846:21
835:.
831:.
805:.
801:.
755:.
725:.
694:.
662:.
598:}}
594:{{
579:.
549:.
500:.
475:.
471:.
460:^
321:.
933:e
926:t
919:v
876:.
820:2
816:1
772:.
740:.
711:.
679:.
647:.
604:)
590:.
565:.
515:.
486:.
244:)
234:)
230:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
