Falls City, Nebraska
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Location in the state
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Nebraska | ||
| County : | Richardson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 4 ′ N , 95 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,325 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 636 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 308 m | ||
| Postal code : | 68355 | ||
| Area code : | +1 402 | ||
| FIPS : | 31-16655 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0829265 | ||
| Website : | fallscityonline.com | ||
| Mayor : | Tim Hersh | ||
Falls City is a city in the US state of Nebraska . It is the administrative seat of Richardson County .
The city was founded in the summer of 1857 by James Lane, John A. Burbank , JE Burbank and Issac L. Hamby in what was then the Nebraska Territory . Because the Big Nemaha River formed a waterfall near the city , they named the city Falls City . The waterfall can no longer be seen today.
Web links
Commons : Falls City (Nebraska) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010-2010 Demographic Profile Data - Falls City city, Nebraska . At factfinder.census.gov, accessed April 13, 2019
- ^ Mayor & City Council . From fallscityonline.com, accessed April 13, 2019
- ^ History of Falls City. ci.falls-city.ne.us, June 27, 2000, archived from the original on October 10, 2002 ; accessed on April 13, 2019 .