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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (2026)

Cities of the primary class, defined; population required

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1933–2011 · leading case: Meyer v. Lincoln Police Dep't, 347 F. Supp. 2d 706 (D. Neb. 2004).
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Meyer v. Lincoln Police Dep't, 347 F. Supp. 2d 706 (D. Neb. 2004). · cites it 2× “This Court takes judicial notice of the fact that Lincoln is a city of the primary class under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 15-101 (1997), having more than one hundred thousand and fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants.”
Andrews v. City of Lincoln, 401 N.W.2d 467 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “From the judgment of the district court for Lancaster County, awarding Richard Andrews $11,856 and an attorney fee for Andrews’ counsel, the City of Lincoln, a city of the primary class, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (Reissue 1983), has appealed.”
Whitehead Oil Co. v. City of Lincoln, 515 N.W.2d 390 (Neb. 1994). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (Reissue 1991). According to Neb.”
Witham v. City of Lincoln, 250 N.W. 247 (Neb. 1933). “ive, and the council may thereafter by ordinance alter the same to the extent and in the manner provided by law, and upon conditions in such ordinance prescribed,” which section appears to be the only express provision in the Home Rule Charter for the annexation of territory,…”
State v. Genevieve C., 698 N.W.2d 462 (Neb. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “As a city of the primary class, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (Reissue 1997), the city of Lincoln has authority to enact ordinances “not inconsistent with the general laws of the state,” Neb.”
City of Lincoln, Neb. v. Windstream Nebraska, Inc., 800 F. Supp. 2d 1030 (D. Neb. 2011). · cites it 2× “"As a city of the primary class, Neb.Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (Reissue 1997), the city of Lincoln has authority to enact ordinances 'not inconsistent with the general laws of the state,' Neb.”
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