| Willow Island, Nebraska | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska |
| Pushpin Label: | Willow Island |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dawson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 25 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.43 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2523 |
| Coordinates: | 40.89°N -100.0708°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 69171 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-53205 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583906 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.88 |
Willow Island (also Willow) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26.[2]
Willow Island lies near Interstate 80 along U.S. Route 30, between the cities of Cozad and Gothenburg. The city of Lexington, the county seat of Dawson County, lies southeast of Willow Island.[3] Its elevation is .
Willow Island was laid out in the 1880s.[4] It was named after a nearby island where willows were abundant.[5] Because the community had two different names (Willow and Willow Island), the Board on Geographic Names ruled in 1902 that the community's official name was "Willow Island."[6] A post office was established at Willow Island in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991.[7]