Bone Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska

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Bone Creek Township
Map highlighting Bone Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska.svg
Location in Butler County
Coordinates: 41°21′29″N097°04′16″W / 41.35806°N 97.07111°W / 41.35806; -97.07111
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Butler
Area
  Total37.98 sq mi (98.36 km2)
  Land37.92 sq mi (98.21 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
1,398 ft (426 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total366
  Density9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0837891

Bone Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 369. [1] The name is from the translation of a Pawnee language term for Bone Creek, referring to the fossils of mastodons and other ancient creatures found along its eroding banks. [2]

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The Village of Octavia lies within the Township. The Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art is in David City, Nebraska.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. Adrienne Mayor, "Place names describing fossils in oral traditions", Stanford University, pp. 253-254, c. 2005, accessed 9 December 2011