Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska Downtown Elkhorn: Main Street, looking north Location of Elkhorn, Nebraska, before to its annexation Location of Elkhorn, Nebraska, before to its annexation Elkhorn is a neighborhood on the edge of the town/city of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
It was titled after the Elkhorn River. Elkhorn was once an autonomous town/city in Douglas County until it was took in by Omaha.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,062 citizens , 2,000 homeholds, and 1,681 families residing in Elkhorn.
The median income for a homehold in Elkhorn was $67,234, and the median income for a family was $76,206.
The per capita income for Elkhorn was $29,129.
Omaha after annexing Elkhorn Elkhorn, established in 1865 by George Crawford and platted in 1867, was an autonomous municipality until it was took in by the town/city of Omaha in 2005.
In an attempt to prevent the annexation, Elkhorn almost simultaneously took in several encircling subdivisions in an attempt to bring the city's populace above 10,000 people.
Under state law, that would have inhibited the city's forcible 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, whereby Elkhorn would not be took in if the town/city did no further annexing of its own.
Omaha began the process of annexing Elkhorn.
The two municipalities went to court as Elkhorn attempted to block the forcible annexation by Omaha.
It was not until after losing the first round in the courts that Elkhorn offered to reach an agreement with Omaha.
Omaha, having won in the courts and already financially invested in the court fights, refused to deal with Elkhorn and continued the annexation process. Elkhorn ceased to be an autonomous municipality on March 1, 2007. "Elkhorn, Douglas County".
"City of Elkhorn V.
"Elkhorn annexation ruling favors Omaha; Fahey offers assurances".
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