Alliance, Nebraska

Alliance, Nebraska
Downtown Alliance: Box Butte Avenue
Downtown Alliance: Box Butte Avenue
Location of Alliance within Nebraska and Box Butte County
Location of Alliance within Nebraska and Box Butte County
Coordinates: 42°06′11″N 102°52′36″W / 42.10306°N 102.87667°W / 42.10306; -102.87667
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyBox Butte
Area
 • Total
4.91 sq mi (12.71 km2)
 • Land4.89 sq mi (12.68 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation3,970 ft (1,210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,151
 • Density1,665.51/sq mi (643.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69301
Area code308
FIPS code31-00905
GNIS feature ID2393923[2]
Websitecityofalliance.net

Alliance is a city and the county seat of Box Butte County,[3] in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 8,151 at the 2020 census.[4]

Alliance is home to Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge constructed with automobiles, which is located north of the city. It is also the location of Alliance Municipal Airport, the least-used airport in the mainland United States.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "City of Alliance". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Alliance city, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2021.