Belmar, Nebraska Explained

Belmar, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Label:Belmar
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Keith
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.87
Area Land Km2:11.87
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:199
Population Density Km2:16.77
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3343
Coordinates:41.3056°N -101.9347°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:69147
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:31-04055
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583874
Area Total Sq Mi:4.58
Area Land Sq Mi:4.58
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:43.43

Belmar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 216.[2]

History

Belmar got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.[3] It was likely named for a railroad official.[4]

A post office was established at Belmar in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.[5]

Geography

Belmar is in northwestern Keith County, on the north side of Lake McConaughy, a reservoir on the North Platte River. Nebraska Highway 92 runs through the community, leading west to Lewellen and east 6miles to Lemoyne. Ogallala, the Keith county seat, is to the southeast via Highways 92 and 61.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Belmar CDP has an area of 11.9sqkm, all land.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Belmar CDP, Nebraska. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. April 10, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213050042/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3104055. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Book: Burr. George L.. Buck. O. O.. History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. 1921. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 123.
  4. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 84. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. Web site: Keith County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 August 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090713/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Keith . 19 August 2014 .