All cities having more than one hundred thousand and less than four hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census shall be known as cities of the primary class. The population of a city of the primary class shall consist of the people residing within the territorial boundaries of such city and the residents of any territory duly and properly annexed to such city.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101
Cities of the primary class, defined; population required
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Whitehead Oil Co. v. City of Lincoln (1994)
Most recently applied in City of Lincoln, Neb. v. WINDSTREAM NEBRASKA, INC. (July 2011)
Laws 1901, c. 16, § 1, p. 71; R.S.1913, § 4404; C.S.1922, § 3780; C.S.1929, § 15-101; R.S.1943, § 15-101; Laws 1947, c. 50, § 2, p. 171; Laws 1961, c. 58, § 2, p. 216; Laws 1965…
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