O'Neill

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O'Neill

Total population

3,570

Median home value

$153,300

22.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,510

O'Neill$57k

National$74k

Weather69°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates42.46°, -98.65°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

O'Neill is a city in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, O'Neill had a population of 3,581. It is the county seat of Holt County.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for O'Neill, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

H

Harry Owens

American songwriter (1902–1986)

D

Debra Kolste

American politician in Wisconsin (born 1953)

Francis C. Whelan

United States federal judge

Frank Leahy

American college football coach (1907–1973)

James A. Donohoe

United States federal judge (1877–1956)

C

Clayton Danks

American rodeo performer (1879-1970)

J

Jake Peetz

American football coach (born 1983)

J

James A. Widtfeldt

Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1977

P

Patrick Sullivan

American politician from Wyoming (1880-1959)

E

Edward Francis Carter

American judge

E

Edith Dette Sherman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Inman
  8.1 mi away
• Emmet
  8.3 mi away · pop. 20
• Ewing
  20.9 mi away · pop. 372
• Royal
  28.1 mi away · pop. 35
• Spencer
  28.7 mi away
• Niobrara
  37.1 mi away
• Creighton
  37.7 mi away · pop. 1,222
• Bazile Mills
  37.8 mi away
• Neligh
  39 mi away
• Ericson
  47.1 mi away · pop. 157
• Santee
  48.2 mi away
• Raeville
  49.5 mi away

Browse all places in Nebraska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about O'Neill

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 194 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 196 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 207 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 227 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Seen 2026-09-22

western ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Seen 2026-09-22

slender false foxglove

Agalinis tenuifolia

Seen 2026-09-22

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-22

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-08-05

Cannabis

Cannabis sativa

Seen 2026-08-05

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Seen 2026-06-10

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-06-01

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

Seen 2026-02-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-29 11:45 UTC.