Parks, Nebraska

Parks, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Parks

Location within the state of Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°2′30″N 101°43′31″W / 40.04167°N 101.72528°W / 40.04167; -101.72528Coordinates: 40°2′30″N 101°43′31″W / 40.04167°N 101.72528°W / 40.04167; -101.72528
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Dundy
Area
  Total 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
  Land 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 3,094 ft (943 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 23
  Density 131/sq mi (50.5/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 69041
FIPS code 31-38365
GNIS feature ID 835406

Parks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 23.[1] It 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.[2] Its elevation is 3,094 feet (943 m) above sea level.[3] Parks is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 69041.[4]

Parks was likely named for an early settler.[5]

References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parks CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  4. Zip Code Lookup
  5. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 58. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.


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