St. Libory, Nebraska Explained

St. Libory, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Libory
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Howard
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.86
Area Land Km2:0.86
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:241
Population Density Km2:280.25
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1864
Coordinates:41.0822°N -98.3592°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:68872
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:31-43160
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583897
Area Total Sq Mi:0.33
Area Land Sq Mi:0.33
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:725.90

St. Libory or Saint Libory is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Howard County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 264.[2]

It lies along U.S. Route 281, southeast of the city of St. Paul, the county seat of Howard County.[3] Its elevation is above sea level.[4] Although St. Libory is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68872.[5] St. Libory is known in the region for its fresh melon market.[6]

Demographics

History

St. Libory got its start when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.[7] It was named after the village of St. Libory, Illinois.[8] The first post office in St. Libory was established in 1878.[9]

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): St. Libory CDP, Nebraska. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. August 24, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213094340/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3143160. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  4. , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  5. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=68872 Zip Code Lookup
  6. Book: Meyer, Diana Lambdin . Nebraska: A Guide to Unique Places . 1 July 2010 . Globe Pequot . 978-0-7627-6616-1 . 150.
  7. Book: History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Burr, George L. . 1921 . 120.
  8. Book: Guide to the Union Pacific Railroad Lands. 1878. Union Pacific Railroad Company Land Department. 21.
  9. Web site: Howard County . Jim Forte Postal History . 13 August 2014.