Welcome to Stanton ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanton has a population of 1,500 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanton is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Stanton: (402) & (531)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanton had an population of 1,500 people. This is a decrease of 4.88% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanton had a population of 1,577 people (or 25.73% of the total population of Stanton County).

The population of Stanton represents 0.09% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people).

With a 2010 count of 1,577 people, the population of Stanton decreased 3.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,627 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Stanton: This one is located in Stanton County and the other is located in Dakota County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stanton ...

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

• Norfolk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <5>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Wisner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <5>
• Battle Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <5>
• Clarkson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
• Howells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <5>
• Leigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh
  • Leigh is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leigh <5>
• Winside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winside
  • Winside is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winside <5>
• Pilger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger
  • Pilger is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilger <5>
• Hadar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadar
  • Hadar is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadar <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanton ...

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

Adding Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanton post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stanton County: www.co.stanton.ne.us/

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