Davenport

History

In 1872, the village was platted by the Nebraska Land and Town Company, and the St. Joseph and Denver City railroad line (later taken over by Union Pacific) was built through the site of village. It was named after Davenport, Iowa. In 1887, the village was officially incorporated. In 1888, North Western Railroad also built a line through the village. Two railroad lines with passenger and freight service brought much business to the village and helped support several hotels. The public school was established in 1877. A Methodist Society was organized in 1881, a Church of Christ in 1882, Christ Lutheran Church in 1892, and St. Peter Lutheran in 1912. Major fires destroyed large sections of the business district in 1889, 1917 and 2011. Also, a Lutheran school once existed, St. Peters Lutheran School, but was closed in 2010 because of lack of students.

Geography

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

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  191
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  139
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  135
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  129
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  124
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  107
• Brown-headed Cowbird

  Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  105
• Blue-winged Teal

  Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  100

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-05-11
  7 km E of Cowles, Nebraska
• M 2.8 — 2026-05-09
  4 km ESE of Cowles, Nebraska
• M 2.5 — 2026-03-12
  6 km ESE of Cowles, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2026-03-02
  8 km N of Guide Rock, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2026-03-01
  9 km E of Cowles, Nebraska
• M 4.1 — 2026-03-01
  4 km E of Cowles, Nebraska