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Stanton

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Also known as Stanton, Nebraska, Stanton, NE

city in and county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
County
Stanton
Total
1.74 sq mi (4.50 km )
Land
1.74 sq mi (4.50 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
1,450 ft (440 m)
Density
874.3/sq mi (337.55/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
31-46800
Website
stanton.net

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Stanton
Located in
Stanton County
Population
1520
Area
4.504306
Elevation
451
Body of water
Elkhorn River
Capital of
Stanton County
Image
Stanton, Nebraska N side of Ivy St.JPG
Households
724
Dialing code
402
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postal code
68779
Commons category
Stanton, Nebraska
water as percent of area
0.0281
different from
Stanton
per capita income
26515
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Encyclopedic overview

Stanton is a city in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stanton had a population of 1,520. It is the county seat of Stanton County. Stanton was platted in 1870. Both the city and county are named after Edwin Stanton, secretary of war for president Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stanton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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