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Around Curtis
Distances
Nearest major airport
Denver International Airport (DEN)226 miles away
Closer regional airport
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lincoln, NE201 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX578 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Curtis; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Curtis
U.S. Representative · Nebraska’s 3rd DistrictAdrian Smith (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Curtis had 806 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 154th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Frontier County grew from 8,781 residents in 1900 to 2,519 in 2020.
Frontier County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 21.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Curtis, NE weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Frontier County
384 jobs at 70 businesses in Frontier County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Curtis.
Nearest hospitals
Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mccook28.7 miles
Tri Valley Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cambridge29.2 miles
Gothenburg HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gothenburg29.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Curtis
Grocery stores
Town & Country Market1.2 mi
Libraries
Klyte Burt Memorial Library1.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Medicine Valley Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Medicine Valley ElementaryCurtis
Pre-K–5
97
Public
1.5 mi
Medicine Valley Middle SchoolCurtis
6–8
46
Public
1.5 mi
Medicine Valley High SchoolCurtis
9–12
57
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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