Blair, Nebraska

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Omaha. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the south of Blair and has a population of 390,007 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Council Bluffs (IA). It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southeast of Blair and has a population of 58,268 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carter Lake (IA)	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,268	0.62% increase
	Glenwood (IA)	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	5,646	5.38% increase
	Harlan (IA)	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,986	5.6% decrease
	Missouri Valley (IA)	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,751	8.05% decrease
	Onawa (IA)	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,746	11.16% decrease
	Bellevue	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	49,699	11.98% increase
	Elkhorn	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Fremont	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
	La Vista	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	16,643	42.26% increase
	Papillion	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	23,739	45.08% increase
	Plattsmouth	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	6,902	0.22% increase
	Ralston	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	6,095	3.47% decrease
	Schuyler	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,163	3.87% decrease
	Wahoo	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,966	0.61% increase
	West Point	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	3,354	8.36% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Crescent (IA)	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	512	4.66% decrease
	Honey Creek (IA)	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Loveland (IA)	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Magnolia (IA)	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	187	6.5% decrease
	Modale (IA)	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	281	7.26% decrease
	Mondamin (IA)	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	388	8.27% decrease
	Arlington	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,184	1.09% decrease
	Bennington	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,014	8.22% increase
	Elk City	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Fort Calhoun	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	908	6.07% increase
	Herman	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	298	3.87% decrease
	Kennard	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	390	5.12% increase
	Nickerson	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	422	2.09% decrease
	Tekamah	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,719	9.14% decrease
	Washington	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	135	7.14% increase

Washington County

Blair is located in Washington County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington: Burt, Harrison (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Douglas and Dodge.

While not sharing a border with Washington, the following counties are close to Blair: Saunders, Sarpy and Monona (IA).

Below are counties that are near Blair (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Blair:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Blair
	Crawford County (IA)	NE	Haley (IA)	39 miles [62 km]
	Harrison County (IA)	E	California Junction (IA)	7 miles [11 km]
	Mills County (IA)	SE	Folsom (IA)	35 miles [56 km]
	Monona County (IA)	N	Blencoe (IA)	26 miles [41 km]
	Pottawattamie County (IA)	E	Grable (IA)	13 miles [20 km]
	Shelby County (IA)	E	Portsmouth (IA)	32 miles [51 km]
	Burt County	N	Tekamah	16 miles [25 km]
	Cass County	S	Cedar Creek	34 miles [54 km]
	Cuming County	NW	West Point	35 miles [56 km]
	Dodge County	W	Telbasta	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<3>

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