Keystone, Nebraska
Census-designated place in Nebraska, United States
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Keystone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 73.
Keystone, Nebraska | |
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The Little Church in Keystone is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[2] | |
  Keystone  Keystone | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′07″N 101°35′03″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Keith |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,101 ft (945 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 73 |
| • Density | 364.1/sq mi (140.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 69144 |
| FIPS code | 31-25335 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583884[4] |
It lies along local roads near the North Platte River, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the city of Ogallala, the county seat of Keith County.[5] Its elevation is 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level.[6] Although Keystone is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69144.[7]
History
Keystone got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.[8]
Historical site
Keystone is home to the Little Church at Keystone, designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1908.[9][10] The town was too small to hold two churches, so several community members funded the construction through bake sales. The church has a Catholic altar on one end, a Protestant lectern at the other, and hinged pews to make the seats reversible.[10]
Geography
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keystone has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Keystone was 111 °F (43.9 °C) on July 20, 1939 and July 11, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was −25 °F (−31.7 °C) on December 22, 1989.[11]
| Climate data for Kingsley Dam, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
101 (38) |
107 (42) |
111 (44) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
96 (36) |
83 (28) |
77 (25) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.8 (14.9) |
64.6 (18.1) |
75.7 (24.3) |
83.7 (28.7) |
91.3 (32.9) |
97.3 (36.3) |
101.0 (38.3) |
98.3 (36.8) |
95.4 (35.2) |
85.4 (29.7) |
71.9 (22.2) |
61.1 (16.2) |
101.8 (38.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.3 (2.4) |
39.6 (4.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
58.9 (14.9) |
69.0 (20.6) |
80.7 (27.1) |
87.0 (30.6) |
84.8 (29.3) |
76.7 (24.8) |
62.0 (16.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
38.3 (3.5) |
61.1 (16.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
39.2 (4.0) |
47.6 (8.7) |
58.0 (14.4) |
68.9 (20.5) |
74.9 (23.8) |
72.9 (22.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
50.6 (10.3) |
38.5 (3.6) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
50.0 (10.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.7 (−7.9) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
36.2 (2.3) |
47.1 (8.4) |
57.2 (14.0) |
62.8 (17.1) |
61.0 (16.1) |
51.8 (11.0) |
39.1 (3.9) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
39.0 (3.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.4 (−18.6) |
0.6 (−17.4) |
10.2 (−12.1) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
34.3 (1.3) |
46.9 (8.3) |
54.2 (12.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
38.2 (3.4) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
1.9 (−16.7) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
−24 (−31) |
−21 (−29) |
5 (−15) |
23 (−5) |
33 (1) |
44 (7) |
43 (6) |
23 (−5) |
−1 (−18) |
−7 (−22) |
−25 (−32) |
−25 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.33 (8.4) |
0.61 (15) |
0.92 (23) |
2.08 (53) |
3.35 (85) |
3.24 (82) |
2.84 (72) |
1.99 (51) |
1.58 (40) |
1.35 (34) |
0.51 (13) |
0.41 (10) |
19.21 (486.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.0 (10) |
5.2 (13) |
3.2 (8.1) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
2.1 (5.3) |
3.5 (8.9) |
21.4 (53.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 78.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 16.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[11] | |||||||||||||
