Parks, Nebraska

Parks, Nebraska
Main Street in Parks, July 2017
Parks
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°02′37″N 101°43′30″W / 40.04361°N 101.72500°W / 40.04361; -101.72500
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyDundy
Area
 • Total
0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Land0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,104 ft (946 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12
 • Density68.2/sq mi (26.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69041
FIPS code31-38365
GNIS feature ID2583893[2]

Parks is a census-designated place in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12.[3]

Description

Parks lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 34, 12 miles (19 km) west of the city of Benkelman, the county seat of Dundy County.[4] Its elevation is 3,094 feet (943 m) above sea level.[5] Parks is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 69041.[6]

Parks was named and laid out in 1880–1881 by Frank Parks, who was the surveyor for the railroad that was moving west at the time.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202012
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Nebraska
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  6. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  7. ^ Chester Parks, grandson of Frank Parks
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.