Bow Valley, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community and Census-Designated Place
Bow Valley, Nebraska from the west
Bow Valley, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Bow Valley, Nebraska
Bow Valley, Nebraska
Bow Valley, Nebraska is located in the United States
Bow Valley, Nebraska
Bow Valley, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°42′53″N 97°14′58″W / 42.71472°N 97.24944°W / 42.71472; -97.24944
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyCedar
Area
[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)
FIPS code31-05980
GNIS 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.[3]

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
CensusPop.Note%±
202095—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

A post office was established at Bow Valley in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5] The community takes its name from Bow Valley.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bow Valley, Nebraska
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cedar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.


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