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Curtis
Nebraskacity
Curtis
Total population
769
Median home value
$149,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$58,750
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
Curtis is a city in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 806. It is home to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
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History
Curtis was laid out in 1886, soon after the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of a trapper who operated in the area. Curtis is home to Medicine Valley Schools, which was formed in 1969. The school name is derived from its location in the Medicine Creek Valley. Curtis describes itself as "Nebraska's Easter City", and presents an annual pageant on Palm Sunday. In 2021, the town proposed a program to increase the population offering free land if you have a house built and financial incentives for enrolling children into the public school system.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city 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 Curtis, NE from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves103
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves94
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves84
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves72
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves63
- House WrenTroglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809 · Aves52
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves50
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves48
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2018-12-1310 km S of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-09-088 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.5 — 2018-09-0713 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-08-307 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2018-08-206 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 2.7 — 2018-08-154 km E of Arnold, Nebraska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 Curtis
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 206 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 207 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 218 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 229 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-25 19:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET