Submerged homes are seen along the Missouri River
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Homeowners prepare to evacuate along the Missouri River
Most C.B. People Marry For Keeps; Females Hold Power; Census Bureau Statistics Reveal
Numbered Districts...show how Council Bluffs was divided for the 1960 population-housing survey.
55,733 Persons In Co. Bluffs City Limits; Gain Of 10,304 Since 1950
A "Growing" Story...is told by these figures exhibited by District Census Director Percy A. Lainson
Census group ready to count. February 12, 1980 Census means dollars; Count determines federal funds. February 17, 1980 Check for identification during taking of census. March 7, 1980 Poster to draw census attention. March 23, 1980 Many confused by census form. March 31, 1980 Sisters counting on us. April 23, 1980 Census users conference here May 6. April 30, 1980 Bluffs population falls in preliminary census. July 6 1980 Census figures for CB reflect trend in nationl July 7, 1980 Census shows growth in Mills Co. July 8, 1980 U.S. census: SWI counties lose people. April 30, 1985 Census reflects Bluffs growth. August 3, 1987 Feds spent $484 million in the Bluffs. March 3, 1989
A fishing boat sits on the flooded Missouri River
Rescue personnel on the flooded Missouri River
Railroad bridge on the flooded Missouri River
City officials at the Communications Center
Sandbagging roads along the flooded Missouri River
Sandbagging along the Missouri River levee near Council Bluffs