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Bristow
Nebraskavillage
Bristow
Total population
55
Median home value
$12,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$48,125
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bristow is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census, up from 65 in 2010.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Bristow was laid out as a town in 1902 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Benjamin Bristow, United States Secretary of the Treasury during the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Bristow, NE from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves136
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves107
- House WrenTroglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809 · Aves104
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves82
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves73
- Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves73
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves72
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves69
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER)Middle · SPENCER · 105 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- BOYD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (SPENCER)High · SPENCER · 95 students · 8.6:1 ratio
- BOYD COUNTY ELEMENTARY (LYNCH)Elementary · LYNCH · 47 students · 9.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-04-279 km NE of Burke, South Dakota
- M 2.5 — 2024-03-066 km SSE of Santee, Nebraska
- M 3.1 — 2021-06-049 km ENE of Anoka, Nebraska
- M 3.7 — 2021-06-0410 km NE of Anoka, Nebraska
- M 3.1 — 2021-01-045 km N of Tyndall, South Dakota
- M 2.5 — 2020-08-2510 km N of Platte, South Dakota
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nebraska
- Spencer6.4 mi away · pop. 312
- Monowi12.9 mi away · pop. 2
- O'Neill26.4 mi away · pop. 3,570
- Emmet27.7 mi away · pop. 20
- Inman31.8 mi away · pop. 153
- Santee37.2 mi away · pop. 235
- Ewing42 mi away · pop. 372
- Royal42.1 mi away · pop. 35
- Creighton43.1 mi away · pop. 1,222
- Chambers44.7 mi away · pop. 424
- Neligh56.7 mi away
- Aten57.9 mi away · pop. 136
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bristow


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 183 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 191 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 192 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 201 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 215 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET