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Welcome to Crofton ...

The city of Crofton is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crofton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crofton has a population of 665 people<2> (see below for details).

Crofton is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Crofton: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Crofton: 68730<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crofton had an population of 665 people. This is a decrease of 8.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crofton had a population of 726 people (which is 8.37% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Crofton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Crofton represents 0.04% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 726 people, the population of Crofton decreased 3.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 754 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crofton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Crofton - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crofton ...

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

  • Yankton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <6>
  • Hartington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wausa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tabor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <6>
  • Gayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Santee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Santee is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Wynot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mission Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordyce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Crofton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crofton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crofton. 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 Crofton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crofton. See our Newspapers Page for Crofton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crofton ...

Looking for more information about Crofton? 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 Crofton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crofton.

Adding Crofton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crofton 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 Crofton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crofton post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crofton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Knox, 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 Crofton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crofton - 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 Crofton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Crofton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Crofton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crofton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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