Enders is an

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and

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in Chase County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 42. Although Enders is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 69027.

History

Enders was established on the present site in 1890. The original location of Enders was to the east-southeast of the present site. The village was relocated to the railroad line which was to be built to Imperial. Enders Post Office was established Aug. 26, 1890, with William A. Reid as postmaster. After being closed in 1893, the post office was reestablished in 1907 with George W. Brown as postmaster. The village was named for Peter Enders, a local pioneer rancher. Enders was one of the first communities in western Nebraska to be served with electrical power. An irrigation and power dam was located south of the village on Frenchman Creek. The dam and generator were operated by Ralph Grosbach. The location of the power dam was flooded when Enders Dam was finished in 1951.

Geography

Enders lies along

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and

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, southeast of the city of Imperial, the

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of Chase County. Enders is located on the north shore of Enders Reservoir. Enders Dam was built on Frenchman Creek in 1947-1951 as part of the Missouri Basin Program of the

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. Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area is a popular location for fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation activities.Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Chase County, Nebraska Census-designated places in Nebraska {{ChaseCountyNE-geo-stub