Parks, Nebraska
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Parks, Nebraska | |
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 Main Street in Parks, July 2017 | |
  Parks Location within the state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′37″N 101°43′30″W / 40.04361°N 101.72500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dundy |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| • Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,104 ft (946 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12 |
| • Density | 68.2/sq mi (26.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 69041 |
| FIPS code | 31-38365 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583893[2] |
Parks is a census-designated place in southern Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12.[3]
Parks lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 34, 12 miles (19 km) west of the city of Benkelman, the county seat of Dundy County.[4] Its elevation is 3,094 feet (943 m) above sea level.[5] Parks is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 69041.[6]
Parks was named and laid out in 1880–1881 by Frank Parks, who was the surveyor for the railroad that was moving west at the time.[7]
