Martell, Nebraska Explained

Martell, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nebraska##Location in the United States
Pushpin Label:Martell
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.49
Area Land Km2:0.49
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:125
Population Density Km2:253.34
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1352
Coordinates:40.6389°N -96.7589°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:68404
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:31-30835
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806914
Area Total Sq Mi:0.19
Area Land Sq Mi:0.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:654.45

Martell (also Martel) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Lincoln, the county seat of Lancaster County and Nebraska's state capital.[2] Although Martell is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68404.[3]

History

Martell was named after Charles Martel, the 8th-century Duke of the Franks.[4] The community's name was also spelled Martel until the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Martell" in 1896.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 18, 2022.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=68404 Zip Code Lookup
  4. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 93. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.