North Bend, Nebraska
| North Bend, Nebraska | |
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Downtown North Bend: west side of Main Street
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 Location of North Bend, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 41°27′51″N 96°46′51″W / 41.46417°N 96.78083°WCoordinates: 41°27′51″N 96°46′51″W / 41.46417°N 96.78083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dodge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,177 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,197 |
| • Density | 1,489.9/sq mi (575.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68649 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-34720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0831653 |
North Bend is a city in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,177 at the 2010 census.
North Bend is located at 41°27′51″N 96°46′51″W / 41.46417°N 96.78083°W (41.464285, -96.780874). It lies on the north bank of the Platte River, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 30 and Nebraska Highway 79. The main east-west line of the Union Pacific Railroad passes through the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all of it land.
The site of North Bend was settled in 1856 by a party of Scottish immigrants. En route from Lake Zurich, Illinois to Kansas, they stopped at a bend at the northernmost point of the Platte River, where they were invited to an impromptu Fourth of July celebration at a newly founded townsite named Emerson. Finding the site congenial, and concerned about the "Border War" in Kansas, they opted to remain there, founding a nearby townsite that they named Franklin.
The site grew with the arrival of new parties of settlers. One such party brought a steam-powered sawmill and meal-grinder, the first steam mill in Dodge County. In 1858, Emerson's name was changed to Wallace, after a Philadelphia philanthropist who had offered to build a library in any town taking his name.
The combined townsite arrived at its present name in 1864, when the Union Pacific Railroad bought a piece of ground for a depot on the proposed transcontinental railroad. For many years, surveys had showed the town's location as "the north bend", and residents and Union Pacific officials agreed on that name for the town.
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