Dodge, Nebraska

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Dodge
Dodge County Nebraska Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dodge Highlighted.svg
Location in county and state
Basic data
Foundation : 1886
State : United States
State : Nebraska
County : Dodge County
Coordinates : 41 ° 43 ′  N , 96 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 43 ′  N , 96 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 700 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 700 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.0 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 1.0 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 427 m
Postal code : 68633
Area code : +1 402
FIPS : 31-13295
GNIS ID : 0828745
Website : www.ci.dodge.ne.us

Dodge is a village in Dodge County in the US -amerikanischen State Nebraska .

history

Rumors that the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad would build a railway line through what is now the Dodge area drew some German, Bohemian and Polish immigrants to the area. There has been a post office here since 1872, which, when the railroad actually reached the area, was moved about 2 km to the south, to the location of the current location. Since the post office had had the name Dodge since 1880 , this was also adopted in 1886 when the town was founded. A year later the place had the first school house. On September 17, 1895, the entire business district and a quarter of the residential buildings were destroyed in a fire. The new buildings, many of which are still standing today, were made of brick in contrast to the previous wooden structures.

geography

Dodge is located in eastern Nebraska about 40 km northwest of Fremont , the county seat of Dodge County. The Nebraska State Route 91 runs half a kilometer south of the city.

Demographic data

According to the United States Census 2000 , Dodge has a population of 700, including 325 men and 375 women.

Others

  • Dodge is the birthplace of the American professional wrestler Joe Stecher (1893–1974).

Individual evidence

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