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Parks, Nebraska
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyDundy
Area
 • Total
0.18 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)
 • Total
23
 • Density131/sq mi (50.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
69041
FIPS code31-38365
GNIS feature ID835406

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.