Council Bluffs is a city in southwestern
Iowa,
just across the Missouri River from
Omaha,
Nebraska. It is 13 miles (21
kilometers) northeast of the Nebraskan
community of Bellevue,
and 59 miles (95 kilometers) northeast
of the state's capital, Lincoln.
Council Bluffs is the seat of Pottawattamie
County, and is home to 58,268
people.
