Parks, Nebraska

Parks, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Main Street in Parks, July 2017
Parks Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°02′37″N 101°43′30″W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Dundy
Area [1]
• Total	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km^2)
• Land	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	3,104 ft (946 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12
• Density	68.18/sq mi (26.33/km^2)
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] Google Maps did not bother with visiting Parks.

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

• 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