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Welcome to Ainsworth ...

The city of Ainsworth is located in Brown County<1> and is the County Seat for Brown County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ainsworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ainsworth has a population of 1,626 people<2> (see below for details).

Ainsworth is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ainsworth is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ainsworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ainsworth: 402 & 531<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ainsworth had an population of 1,626 people. This is a decrease of 5.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ainsworth had a population of 1,728 people (which is 54.77% of the total population of Brown County). This makes Ainsworth the county's most populous community.

The population of Ainsworth represents 0.09% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,728 people, the population of Ainsworth decreased 7.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,862 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ainsworth.

Communities Also Named Ainsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ainsworth - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ainsworth.

Communities near Ainsworth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ainsworth.

  • Bassett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Long Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Springview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
  • Meadville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wood Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carns
    • From Ainsworth to Carns
  • Norden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
  • Burton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ainsworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ainsworth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ainsworth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ainsworth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ainsworth. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ainsworth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ainsworth ...

Looking for more information about Ainsworth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ainsworth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ainsworth.

Adding Ainsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ainsworth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ainsworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Ainsworth post office opened in 1882.

We also found Ainsworth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ainsworth.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ainsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ainsworth.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ainsworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Ainsworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Ainsworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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