Elkhorn

Elkhorn was a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States and is a present-day neighborhood on the western edge of Omaha. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005. The area was named after the river of Elkhorn or Elk's Horn, of the Omaha tribe. Elkhorn, founded in 1865 and platted in 1867, was a municipality until it was annexed by Omaha in 2005; nearly simultaneously, Elkhorn annexed... more

Elkhorn was a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States and is a present-day neighborhood on the western edge of Omaha. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005. The area was named after the river of Elkhorn or Elk's Horn, of the Omaha tribe. Elkhorn, founded in 1865 and platted in 1867, was a municipality until it was annexed by Omaha in 2005; nearly simultaneously, Elkhorn annexed several surrounding subdivisions in an attempt to bring the city's population above 10,000, which would have prevented a unilateral annexation by Omaha. On January 12, 2007, the Nebraska Supreme Court 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 United States Supreme Court denied Elkhorn's request to hear the case on February 22, 2007. Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey said he tried for years to work with Elkhorn,... less