Parks, Nebraska

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] 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.[2] Its elevation is 3,094 feet (943 m) above sea level.[3] Parks is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 69041.[4]

Parks, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Parks
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°2′30″N 101°43′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyDundy
Area
 • Total0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Land0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
3,094 ft (943 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total23
 • Density131/sq mi (50.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69041
FIPS code31-38365
GNIS feature ID835406

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.[5]

Notable person

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parks CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. 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. Chester Parks, grandson of Frank Parks


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