Bow Valley, Nebraska

Unincorporated Community and Census-Designated Place in Nebraska, United States

42°42′53″N 97°14′58″W / 42.71472°N 97.24944°W / 42.71472; -97.24944Country

United StatesState

NebraskaCountyCedarArea

^[1]

• Total0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²) • Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

^[2]

1,329 ft (405 m)Population

(2020)

• Total95 • Density664.34/sq mi (257.02/km²)ZIP code

68739^[3]

Area code(s)402 and 531FIPS code31-05980GNIS feature ID2583876^[2]

Bow Valley is an unincorporated rural village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is also the name-source for a census-designated place (CDP) which includes the village.^[2] Although the 2010 United States Census provides no data for the community itself, the population of the entire CDP is given as 116.^[4]

Geography

Bow Valley is located in northern Cedar County, in the valley of West Bow Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River. Nebraska Highway 12 passes one mile north of the community, leading east 33 miles (53 km) to Ponca and west 12 miles (19 km) to Crofton. Nebraska Highway 57 passes a mile west of Bow Valley, leading south 6 miles (10 km) to Hartington.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	95		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

History

A post office was established at Bow Valley in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[6] The community takes its name from Bow Valley.^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bow Valley, Nebraska
^ "Bow Valley NE ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bow ValleyCDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Cedar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.