As Polk County Attorney, I work for you. I’m working to create a healthy, safer, thriving Polk County where all victims of crime are heard and supported and everyone is treated equitably in the criminal legal system, regardless of race, income, gender or sexual orientation.
-- Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham
Pottawattamie County is the most populous county in southwest Iowa, home to 90,000 citizens spread over 960 square miles. As part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, it joins communities in Nebraska and Iowa having a combined population of just under one million residents.
The County, was established on February 24, 1847 with its seats at Kanesville, modern day Council Bluffs, in the west and Avoca in the east. Other population communities in the Pottawatatmie County include: Carson, Carter Lake, Crescent, Hancock, Macedonia, McClelland, Minden, Neola, Oakland, Shelby, Treynor, Underwood, and Walnut.
The County is administered by its Board of Supervisors, composed of five at-large members who are elected to four-year terms. The County provides services through departments and offices including:
Animal Control
Attorney
Assessor
Auditor
Board of Supervisors
Buildings and Grounds
Community Services
Conservation
Emergency Management
GIS
Human Resources
IT
Medical Examiner
Planning & Development
Public Health
Public Relations
Recorder
Secondary Roads
Sheriff's Office
Treasurer
Veteran Service Office