Parks, Nebraska

Parks, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Main Street in Parks, July 2017
Parks Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°02′37″N101°43′30″W / 40.04361°N 101.72500°W / 40.04361; -101.72500
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Dundy
Area [1]
• Total	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
• Land	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,104 ft (946 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12
• Density	68.2/sq mi (26.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	69041
FIPS code	31-38365
GNIS feature ID	2583893 [2]

Parks is a namesake census-designated place in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12. ^[3]

Description

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. ^[4] Its elevation is 3,094 feet (943 m) above sea level. ^[5] Parks is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 69041. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	12		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Notable person

• Roger L. Reisher, banker, philanthropist

See also

• Nebraska portal

• List of census-designated places in Nebraska

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Nebraska
3. "Explore Census Data".
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
6. Zip Code Lookup
7. Chester Parks, grandson of Frank Parks
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• C.B.&Q. Railroad depot at Parks, Nebraska