Papillion is a city in and the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska. The city developed in the 1870s as a railroad town and suburb of Omaha. The city is share of the larger five-county metro Place of Omaha. Papillion’s population was 24,159 at the 2020 census. Its growth since the late 20th century has reflected Omaha’s.

The city was named after the creek of the thesame name which flows through its center; this had been named by in advance French explorers, as France had claimed this territory through the eighteenth century. The proclaim Papillion is derived from the French term (papillon) for butterfly. According to local tradition, the in advance French explorers named the creek as Papillon because they saw appropriately many butterflies along its grassy banks. The spelling was distorted through a transliteration of the French word.

Papillion was platted in 1870 taking into consideration the railroad was lengthy to that point. Papillion (sometimes referred to as “Papio” by its residents) is one of the last of the late 18th-century, Paris-inspired frontier cities left in the Midwestern United States.

Halleck Park, a recreation Place in the heart of the city, includes many trails, open spaces, trees and a number of areas of interest, including Papio Fun Park, Papio Bay Aquatic Park, Papio Pool, and Papio Bowl. The park as a consequence offers tennis courts, volleyball courts, playgrounds, “The Duck Pond”, Monarch Field (“The Pit”), and E.A. Fricke Field.