Crescent is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2), all land.

[4] The city lies directly across the Mormon Bridge from North Omaha, and is located at the base of the Loess Hills.

In the summer the area serves as a recreational facility for activities such as paintball and cross-country running.

Neighboring Hitchcock Park supports various types of wildlife and many miles of hiking trails.

Crescent was originally laid out by Joseph E. Johnson, a Latter-day Saint who also published a paper there in the 1850s.

Before the near universal exodus of the Mormons to Utah in 1852, (many left beginning in 1847, but they were the majority of the population until 1852) the area was known as Brownell's Grove and Farmersville.

17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 0.56% from two or more races.