Welcome to Chadron ...The city of Chadron is located in Dawes County<1> and is the County Seat for Dawes County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Chadron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chadron has a population of 5,378 people<2> (see below for details). Chadron is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Chadron is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Chadron lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Chadron: 308 The ZIP code for Chadron: 69337<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chadron had an population of 5,378 people. This is a decrease of 8.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.54% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Chadron had a population of 5,851 people (which is 63.82% of the total population of Dawes County). This makes Chadron the county's most populous community. The population of Chadron represents 0.32% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,851 people, the population of Chadron increased 3.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,634 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Chadron. Communities near Chadron ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chadron.
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 Chadron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chadron. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chadron. 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 Chadron. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chadron. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chadron. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chadron ...Looking for more information about Chadron? 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 Chadron, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chadron. Adding Chadron to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chadron 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 (so far) for Chadron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chadron. Footnotes ...
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