David City, Nebraska

David City, Nebraska
Downtown David City: E Street
Downtown David City: E Street
Location of David City, Nebraska
Location of David City, Nebraska
David City is located in Nebraska
David City
David City
Location within Nebraska
David City is located in the United States
David City
David City
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°15′16″N 97°07′35″W / 41.25444°N 97.12639°W / 41.25444; -97.12639
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyButler
TownshipFranklin
Founded1873
Named forPossibly David Butler or Phoebe Davids Miles
Area
 • Total
2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Land2.02 sq mi (5.22 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation1,624 ft (495 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,995
 • Density1,486.35/sq mi (573.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68632
Area code402
FIPS code31-12315
GNIS feature ID837956[2]
Websitedavidcityne.com

David City is a city and the county seat of Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census.[3] David City was founded in 1873 to serve as the county seat when county residents desired a more centrally located county seat than Savannah.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: David City, Nebraska
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "David City, Butler County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved July 31, 2014.