Champion, Nebraska

Champion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Chase County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 103.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69023.[2]

Champion, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Champion Mill and dam
Champion
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°28′9″N 101°44′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyChase
Area
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
3,271 ft (997 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total103
 • Density430/sq mi (166.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
69023
FIPS code31-08745
GNIS feature ID828088

Geography

Champion lies in the valley of Frenchman Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, near the Champion Mill Park, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Imperial, the county seat of Chase County.[3] Its elevation is 3,271 feet (997 m) above sea level.[4]

History

Champion was named for Champion S. Chase, a Nebraska politician.[5]

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Champion CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-12.
  5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 8.


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