Pottawattamie County, Iowa Email Format

Government AdministrationIowa, United States201-500 Employees

Pottawattamie County is the most populous county in southwest Iowa, home to 90,000 citizens spread over 960 square miles. As part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, it joins communities in Nebraska and Iowa having a combined population of just under one million residents.

The County, was established on February 24, 1847 with its seats at Kanesville, modern day Council Bluffs, in the west and Avoca in the east. Other population communities in the Pottawatatmie County include: Carson, Carter Lake, Crescent, Hancock, Macedonia, McClelland, Minden, Neola, Oakland, Shelby, Treynor, Underwood, and Walnut.

The County is administered by its Board of Supervisors, composed of five at-large members who are elected to four-year terms. The County provides services through departments and offices including:

   Animal Control
   Attorney
   Assessor
   Auditor
   Board of Supervisors
   Buildings and Grounds
   Community Services
   Conservation
   Emergency Management
   GIS
   Human Resources
   IT
   Medical Examiner
   Planning & Development
   Public Health
   Public Relations 
   Recorder
   Secondary Roads
   Sheriff's Office
   Treasurer
   Veteran Service Office

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