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Omaha was founded in 1854 and incorporated as a city in 1857; named for the Omaha people, it is the county seat of Douglas County, nicknamed the 'Gateway to the West' and 'The Big O'.

Omaha counted 486,051 residents in the 2020 Census and an estimated 488,797 by 2025, with about 201,698 households averaging 2.37 persons each and a 57.4% owner-occupancy rate.

Omaha's median household income is about $73,201 and its median home value about $245,500.

In 1863 Omaha became the starting point for the Union Pacific's construction of the first transcontinental railroad, cementing its role as a transportation gateway to the American West.

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium contains the world's largest indoor rainforest, the world's largest indoor desert, and the world's largest nocturnal exhibit in an indoor swamp beneath the largest geodesic dome; it is Nebraska's top paid-attendance attraction, drawing over 25 million visitors across 40 years.

Downtown Omaha pairs the historic Old Market arts and entertainment district with Gene Leahy Mall, its central downtown park.

Omaha's universities include Creighton University (founded 1878), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1908), the University of Nebraska Medical Center (1881) and College of Saint Mary (1923).

Brownell-Talbot School, founded in 1863, is Nebraska's oldest school, and Creighton Preparatory School is the city's best-known Catholic high school.

Omaha is the headquarters of four Fortune 500 companies: Berkshire Hathaway, Kiewit, Mutual of Omaha and Union Pacific.

Omaha hosts the NCAA College World Series every year, and local lore credits the city with inventing both the Reuben sandwich and the TV dinner.