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Summary for Whitney


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Located in: Dawes County (see below)

Time Zone: Whitney lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 308

Elevation: 3,410 feet [1,039.37 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Whitney)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     72   (6.49% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     77   (11.49% decrease since 2000)
2000:     87

Total Area:<3>   0.16 sq. miles [0.4 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   39

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Whitney:

Lat:   42.783800°   (or 42°47'1" N)

Lon:   -103.256700°   (or -103°15'24" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Whitney<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Whitney

GNIS ID:   2400167

FIPS State / Place Code:   31 / 52925

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Whitney)


About Dawes County

The village of Chadron is the County Seat for Dawes County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dawes)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     8,589   (6.32% decrease since 2010)  
2010     9,168   (1.19% increase since 2000)
2000:     9,060

Total Area:   1,401 sq. miles [3,628.7 km²]

Housing Units:   4,252

Official Website:   https://dawescounty.ne.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dawes

GNIS ID:   835844

FIPS State / County Code:   31 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Whitney)


About Nebraska

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     1,932,571   (5.82% increase since 2010)  
2010:     1,826,341   (6.72% increase since 2000)
2000:     1,711,263

Websites for State of Nebraska

Official Website:   https://www.nebraska.gov/

Tourism:   https://visitnebraska.com/

Parks:   https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/

Fishing:   https://outdoornebraska.gov/fish/

Hunting:   https://outdoornebraska.gov/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Nebraska

GNIS ID:   1779792

FIPS State:   31

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Whitney)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Whitney. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Whitney, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Whitney.