Parks is a namesake
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in southern
Dundy County,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 12.
Description
Parks lies along local roads just north of
U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...
, west of the city of
Benkelman, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
of Dundy County. Its elevation is above sea level. Parks is unincorporated, with the
ZIP code of 69041.
Google Maps
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did not bother with visiting Parks.
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.
[Chester Parks, grandson of Frank Parks]
Demographics
Notable person
*
Roger L. Reisher, banker, philanthropist
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Nebraska
References
External links
C.B.&Q. Railroad depot at Parks, Nebraska
Census-designated places in Dundy County, Nebraska
Census-designated places in Nebraska
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