Stanton

History

Stanton was laid out in 1870 and incorporated in 1883. Stanton was first settled by Swedish immigrants. Stanton is best known for its two water towers, the tanks of which are painted and shaped like a giant coffee pot and coffee cup (billed as "the largest Swedish coffee pot in the world"). These also allude to the fact that Stanton is the hometown of actress Virginia Christine, best known to television viewers as "Mrs. Olsen" in classic commercials for Folgers.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  95
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  91
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  82
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  79
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  68
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  65
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  54
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  50

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2009-12-17
  2 km NW of Auburn, Nebraska
• M 3.5 — 2004-07-16
  6 km SSE of Riverton, Iowa