Holmesville, Nebraska

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Holmesville, Nebraska
Census-designated place
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Holmesville
Coordinates: 40°12′03″N96°39′31″W / 40.20083°N 96.65861°W / 40.20083; -96.65861
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Gage
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.23 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,263 ft (385 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
60
 • Density267.86/sq mi (103.58/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68310
Area code 402
FIPS code 31-22780 [3]
GNIS feature ID2583881 [2]

Holmesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. [2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 51. [3]

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History

Holmesville got its start in the year 1880, following construction of the railroad through the territory. [4] It was named for its postmaster, Morgan L. Holmes. [5] [6]

Geography

Holmesville is in central Gage County, on the east side of the Big Blue River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kansas River. The community is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Beatrice, the Gage County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Holmesville CDP has an area of 0.22 square miles (0.58 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 60—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holmesville, Nebraska
  3. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holmesville CDP, Nebraska". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2016.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Hugh Jackson Dobbs (1918). History of Gage County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, Its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 291.
  5. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 64. ISBN   0803250606.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  6. ↑ "History". Gage County Historical Society. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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