Center is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, home to about 191 people across 0.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68724.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)135 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL523 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Center; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Center had 79 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 356th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Knox County grew from 14,343 residents in 1900 to 8,391 in 2020.
Knox County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 29.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Creighton, NE weather station (10 miles away).
1,459 jobs at 249 businesses in Knox County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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