What is the population of Westerville, Nebraska?

Westerville has a population of approximately 19 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Westerville, Nebraska located?

Westerville is located in Nebraska, United States, at approximate coordinates 41.3962°, -99.3818°.

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Westerville

Total population

Median home value

Bachelor's+

Median income

Elevation708 m

Land area0.34 km²

Weather57°F · Widespread Fog

Coordinates41.40°, -99.38°

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City facts

Elevation

708 m

Area

0.34 km²

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Overview

Westerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and Nebraska Highway 70. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31.

History & geography

History

Westerville was named for James Westervelt, a local storekeeper on whose land the townsite was platted August 11, 1880. The Westerville post office was established in 1882. County fairs were held in Westerville in 1883 and 1884. According to History Nebraska, Westerville was the first town in Custer County. It was home to the first frame church in the county; the first newspaper, The Custer Leader, and the first doctor, lawyer, banker, school teachers, monument cutter, and general stores in the county. Along with the post office, the town was home to sod houses, a hotel, blacksmith shop, livery barn, and flour mill. The Custer County County Agricultural Society was in Westerville, and the first two county fairs were held in town in 1881 and 1882. When a railroad was built farther south of Westerville in 1886, the town gradually declined. It became unincorporated in the 1960s. Westerville was the nearest town to John W. Speese (1866-1914), an African American farmer who homesteaded there in 1881. After 18 years of running his place, Speese wrote an account of farm life for the Omaha World-Herald about life on his 238 acre farm, which included a timber lot, alfalfa, cattle and more. At that time, he reported he was out of debt and was reasonably successful.

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