| Bow Valley, Nebraska | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community and Census-Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nebraska#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cedar |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-05980 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583876 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1329 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 95 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 664.34 |
| Population Density Km2: | 257.02 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 68739[2] |
| Area Code: | 402 and 531 |
Bow Valley is an unincorporated rural village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is also the name-source for a census-designated place (CDP) which includes the village. Although the 2010 United States Census provides no data for the community itself, the population of the entire CDP is given as 116.[3]
Bow Valley is located in northern Cedar County, in the valley of West Bow Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River. Nebraska Highway 12 passes one mile north of the community, leading east to Ponca and west to Crofton. Nebraska Highway 57 passes a mile west of Bow Valley, leading south 6miles to Hartington.
A post office was established at Bow Valley in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4] The community takes its name from Bow Valley.[5]