| Gering, Nebraska | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Scotts Bluff |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tony Kaufman |
| Leader Title2: | City Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1887 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.55 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8564 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1543.34 |
| Population Density Km2: | 595.86 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3921 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8269°N -103.6625°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 69341 |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-18580 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2394885 |
| Website: | gering.org |
Gering is a city in and the county seat of Scotts Bluff County,[2] Nebraska, United States, in the Panhandle region of the state. The population was 8,564 at the 2020 census, making it the 17th most populous city in Nebraska.
Gering was officially founded on March 7, 1887, being located at the base of the bluff that is now the center of Scotts Bluff National Monument. Although settled in 1886, Gering officially became a town in 1887 by a corporation headed by Oscar Gardner of Broken Bow, Nebraska and named for Martin Gering, a pioneer merchant with whom Gardner started the first dry goods store. Gardner, who was also a lawyer and Gering's first notary public, started the post office 1887, becoming Gering's first Postmaster.[3] [4] Union Pacific Railroad platted the town in 1887, but did not lay any track until 1910.[5] In November 1888, Scottsbluff county split from Cheyenne County, and Gering became the new county seat. The city of Scottsbluff was founded across the North Platte River from the bluff in 1899, by a subsidiary of the Burlington Railroad, and had track and a makeshift depot by 1900. Separated only by the river, the two cities have since grown together and now form the 7th largest urban area in Nebraska.
Gering has been served since its founding by the Gering Courier newspaper.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3sqmi, all of it land.[7]