Lindsay, Nebraska
| Lindsay, Nebraska | |
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| Village | |
Lindsay, seen from the west on Nebraska Highway 91
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 Location of Lindsay, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 41°42′2″N 97°41′41″W / 41.70056°N 97.69472°WCoordinates: 41°42′2″N 97°41′41″W / 41.70056°N 97.69472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Platte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,690 ft (515 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 255 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 257 |
| • Density | 750.0/sq mi (289.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68644 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-28105 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0830744 |
Lindsay is a village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 255 at the 2010 census.
Lindsay is located at 41°42′2″N 97°41′41″W / 41.70056°N 97.69472°W (41.700622, -97.694605).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), all of it land.
In 1862, subject to the provisions of the Homestead Act, Families began settling in the fertile land near Shell Creek. Lindsay was platted in 1886. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada caused the name to be selected. Lindsay was incorporated as a village on March 7, 1888.
By the early 20th century, Lindsay had an electric utility and water system comprising a 100-ft well and a 60,000-gallon tank.
The Chicago and North Western Railroad's Albion Line consisted of 115 miles of tracks through Lindsay, on which were operated four freight trains and two passenger trains daily. By 1917, the population of Lindsay had grown to almost 500 people.
What is now the Lindsay Corporation was founded in the village in 1955 by Paul Zimmerer as the Lindsay Manufacturing Company to be a maker of irrigation and farm automation equipment. The company has retained a manufacturing facility in Lindsay, but is now headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and its stock is traded on the with a ticker symbol of LNN. In 2005, the company accounted for 80% of employment in Lindsay, employing about 460 persons of the village's total employment of 577.
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