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, whereby they would not be annexed if they would do no further annexing of their own. It was not until after losing the first round in the courts that Elkhorn contacted Omaha, wanting to reach an agreement. Omaha, having already invested so much money, refused at this point and continued the annexation.
Elkhorn ceased to be an independent municipality on 1 March 2007.
In Case you didn’t know, Elkorn no longer exists.
People living in that area are now Citizens of The Big O!
