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Niobrara
Nebraskavillage
Niobrara
Total population
353
Median home value
$95,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$39,519
Founded
1856
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
Niobrara is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 363 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Niobrara was founded in 1856, when a group of men headed by a Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly marked their claim to an area on the banks of the Missouri River. There, a fort was built to protect the early settlers from Indian attacks. The settlement took its name from the Niobrara River. The village has been moved twice. It was first moved after a winter flood destroyed parts of the original settlement in 1881. It was moved again after a ruling in 1976 by the US Court of Claims, in the case of Barnes v. United States. The court ruled that US Corps of Engineers was responsible for ground water related damage driven by sediment build up caused by the Gavins Point Dam.
Geography
Nebraska highways 12 and 14 run through the village, Highway 14 connects Nebraska with South Dakota via the Chief Standing Bear Memorial Bridge, just east of the village across the Missouri River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The Niobrara River, which is right next to the town, actually courses through the Mormon Canal rather than its original riverbed.
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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 Niobrara, 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
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves457
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves330
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves323
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves314
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves290
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves269
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves246
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves232
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2025-02-058 km SSE of Tilden, Nebraska
- M 2.5 — 2024-03-066 km SSE of Santee, Nebraska
- M 3 — 2023-12-1011 km ESE of Wakonda, South Dakota
- 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
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.
Nearby places in Nebraska
- Santee11.1 mi away · pop. 235
- Monowi16.1 mi away · pop. 2
- Creighton20.7 mi away · pop. 1,222
- Royal29.2 mi away · pop. 35
- Aten30.5 mi away · pop. 136
- Fordyce34.1 mi away · pop. 195
- Osmond34.9 mi away · pop. 647
- Spencer35 mi away · pop. 312
- Inman35.9 mi away · pop. 153
- O'Neill37.1 mi away · pop. 3,570
- Ewing37.5 mi away · pop. 372
- Foster37.8 mi away · pop. 50
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 Niobrara
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 211 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 211 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 220 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 221 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 229 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 242 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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET