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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="بنکلمان، نبراسکا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بنکلمان، نبراسکا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="بنکلمان، نبراسکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بنکلمان، نبراسکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86_(%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7)" title="بنکلمن (نبراسکا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="بنکلمن (نبراسکا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бэнкелман (Небраска) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Бэнкелман (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бэнкелман (Небраска) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Бэнкелман (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="بينكيلمان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بينكيلمان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бенкелмен (Небраска) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Бенкелмен (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman_(Nebraska)" title="Benkelman (Nebraska) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Benkelman (Nebraska)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Бенкелмен – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бенкелмен" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бенкелман (Небраска) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бенкелман (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman" title="Benkelman – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Benkelman" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бенкелмен (Небраска) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Бенкелмен (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Бенкелмен (Небраска) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Бенкелмен (Небраска)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkelman,_Nebraska" title="Benkelman, Nebraska – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Benkelman, Nebraska" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Benkelman, Nebraska</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dundy_County,_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Courthouse square (2011)"><img alt="Courthouse square (2011)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg/250px-Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg/375px-Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg/500px-Dundy_County%2C_Nebraska_courthouse_from_SE_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1153" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Courthouse square (2011)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within Dundy County and Nebraska"><img alt="Location within Dundy County and Nebraska" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg/250px-Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg/375px-Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg/500px-Dundy_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benkelman_Highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within <a href="/wiki/Dundy_County,_Nebraska" title="Dundy County, Nebraska">Dundy County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Benkelman,_Nebraska&params=40_02_49_N_101_32_25_W_type:city_region:US-NE"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°02′49″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°32′25″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.04694°N 101.54028°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.04694; -101.54028</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Nebraska" title="List of counties in Nebraska">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dundy_County,_Nebraska" title="Dundy County, Nebraska">Dundy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1.20 sq mi (3.11 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1.20 sq mi (3.11 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.00 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,041 ft (927 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">821</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">684.74/sq mi (264.32/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-7" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-7">UTC-7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">Mountain (MST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-6" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-6">UTC-6</a> (MDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">69021</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan" title="North American Numbering Plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_308" title="Area code 308">308</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">31-04230</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2394133<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.benkelmanusa.com/">benkelmanusa.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benkelman</b> is a city in and the county seat of <a href="/wiki/Dundy_County,_Nebraska" title="Dundy County, Nebraska">Dundy County, Nebraska</a>, United States.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the city population was 821.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benkelman was originally called <b>Collinsville</b>, in honor of Moses Collins, and under that name was founded circa 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1882, it was renamed Benkelman by the railroad for J. G. Benkelman, a stock raiser.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.07 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Benkelman, Nebraska (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.5<br />(5.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.8<br />(7.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.5<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.6<br />(18.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.0<br />(23.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.8<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.4<br />(33.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.0<br />(31.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.4<br />(27.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.7<br />(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.0<br />(12.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.5<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.4<br />(19.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.9<br />(−8.9) </td> <td style="background: #BEBEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(−7.4) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(−2.7) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.1<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.4<br />(14.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.0<br />(17.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br />(16.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.4<br />(10.8) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(−3.7) </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(−8.4) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.3<br />(3.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #EBFFEB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.51<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #E6FFE6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.60<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #D9FFD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.97<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #B2FFB2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.96<br />(50) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.11<br />(79) </td> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.90<br />(74) </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.13<br />(80) </td> <td style="background: #A4FFA4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.39<br />(61) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.44<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.50<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #E7FFE7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.60<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.55<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19.66<br />(499) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #2E2EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #0909FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.9<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.0<br />(10) </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(0.51) </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #4C4CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.8<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #A6A6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.6<br />(70) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3 </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6 </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.0 </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">81.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7 </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9 </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2 </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-left"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>357</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>296</td><td></td><td>−17.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>538</td><td></td><td>81.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>1,009</td><td></td><td>87.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,154</td><td></td><td>14.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,448</td><td></td><td>25.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,512</td><td></td><td>4.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,400</td><td></td><td>−7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>1,349</td><td></td><td>−3.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>1,235</td><td></td><td>−8.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>1,193</td><td></td><td>−3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>1,006</td><td></td><td>−15.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>953</td><td></td><td>−5.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>821</td><td></td><td>−13.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html">U.S. Decennial Census</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 953 people, 445 households, and 242 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,191.3 inhabitants per square mile (460.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 556 housing units at an average density of 695.0 per square mile (268.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.8% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.7% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.9% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 4.4% of the population. </p><p>There were 445 households, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.86. </p><p>The median age in the city was 48.5 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 25.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 1,006 people, 458 households, and 266 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,267.6 inhabitants per square mile (489.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 725.8 per square mile (280.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 97.51% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.80% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.60% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.10% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.10% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.89% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.30% of the population. </p><p>There were 458 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.76. </p><p>In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males. </p><p>As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $27,788, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $26,741 versus $19,107 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $16,700. About 7.4% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/US_34.svg/24px-US_34.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/US_34.svg/36px-US_34.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/US_34.svg/48px-US_34.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_34_in_Nebraska" title="U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska">US 34</a> U.S. Route 34 - east–west route through Benkelman</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/N-61.svg/24px-N-61.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/N-61.svg/36px-N-61.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/N-61.svg/48px-N-61.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Highway_61" title="Nebraska Highway 61">N-61</a> Nebraska Route 61 - north–south route through Benkelman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/BNSF" class="mw-redirect" title="BNSF">BNSF</a> Railroad passes through Benkelman from east to west generally following the <a href="/wiki/Republican_River" title="Republican River">Republican River</a>. US 34 follows this general alignment as well. <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> passes through town, although there is no station in town. The nearest is <a href="/wiki/McCook_station" title="McCook station">McCook station</a> an hour to the east. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benkelman,_Nebraska&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Bond" title="Ward Bond">Ward Bond</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Heineman" title="Dave Heineman">Dave Heineman</a>, 39th Governor of Nebraska</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Snedeker" title="Edward W. 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