Stanton, Nebraska

Stanton, Nebraska
Downtown Stanton: north side of Ivy Street east of 11th Street
Downtown Stanton: north side of Ivy Street east of 11th Street
Location of Stanton within Stanton County and Nebraska
Location of Stanton within Stanton County and Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°56′50″N 97°13′02″W / 41.94722°N 97.21722°W / 41.94722; -97.21722
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyStanton
Area
 • Total1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Land1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,450 ft (440 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,520
 • Density874.07/sq mi (337.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68779
Area code402
FIPS code31-46800[3]
GNIS feature ID2395953[2]
Websitestanton.net

Stanton is a city in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stanton County.[4] Stanton was platted in 1870.[5] Both the city and county are named after Edwin Stanton, secretary of war for president Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton, Nebraska
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Stanton, Stanton County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  6. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 127.