Bancroft, Nebraska

Bancroft, Nebraska
John G. Neihardt study in Bancroft
John G. Neihardt study in Bancroft
Motto: 
"Where Quality Of Life Is Still Cherished"
Location of Bancroft, Nebraska
Location of Bancroft, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°00′38″N 96°34′24″W / 42.01056°N 96.57333°W / 42.01056; -96.57333
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyCuming
Area
 • Total
0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Land0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,345 ft (410 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
496
 • Density1,355.19/sq mi (523.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68004
Area code402
FIPS code31-03005[3]
GNIS feature ID2398027[2]

Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 496 as of the 2020 census.

John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in the village.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bancroft, Nebraska
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.