Pottawattamie County, Iowa

The 2000 Census showed that Pottawattamie County had a population of 87,965 people. This represented 3% of the total population of Iowa, making it the state's 8th most populous county (out of 99 counties).

From the Census estimates for 2008^<1>, Pottawattamie had a population of 89,647 people. This is an increase of 1.91% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Pottawattamie County had 35,761 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Pottawattamie County has a total area^<3> of 959 square miles [2,486 km²]. Of this total, only a minor amount of that area is covered by water (5.68 square miles [14.71 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Pottawattamie County had a population density of 92.2 people per square mile [35.59 people/km²], making it the state's 11th most densely populated county (out of 99 counties).

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Pottawattamie County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Pottawattamie and the state of Iowa.

Click here for the Pottawattamie County QuickFact (QF-19155).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Pottawattamie County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawattamie County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2008 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Harrison	QF-19085	N	15,222	15,691	-2.99%
Shelby	QF-19165	NE	12,131	13,070	-7.18%
Cass	QF-19029	E	13,840	14,671	-5.66%
Montgomery	QF-19137	SE	10,870	11,792	-7.82%
Mills	QF-19129	S	15,113	14,555	3.83%
Sarpy (NE)	QF-31153	SW	150,467	123,152	22.18%
Douglas (NE)	QF-31055	W	502,032	464,674	8.04%
Washington (NE)	QF-31177	NW	19,812	18,792	5.43%

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