Willow Island, Nebraska

Willow Island, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Union Pacific Railroad station in Willow Island, 1867
Willow Island Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°53′24″N 100°04′15″W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Dawson
Area [1]
• Total	2.81 sq mi (7.29 km^2)
• Land	2.81 sq mi (7.29 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	2,523 ft (769 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25
• Density	8.88/sq mi (3.43/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	69171
FIPS code	31-53205
GNIS feature ID	2583906[2]

Willow Island (also Willow) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26.^[3]

Willow Island lies near Interstate 80 along U.S. Route 30, between the cities of Cozad and Gothenburg. The city of Lexington, the county seat of Dawson County, lies 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Willow Island.^[4] Its elevation is 2,526 feet (770 m).

History

Willow Island was laid out in the 1880s.^[5] It was named after a nearby island where willows were abundant.^[6] Because the community had two different names (Willow and Willow Island), the Board on Geographic Names ruled in 1902 that the community's official name was "Willow Island."^[7] A post office was established at Willow Island in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	25		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Island, Nebraska
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Willow Island CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
5. Burr, George L. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 107.
6. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 52. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
7. "Willow Island Decision Card". Geographic Names Information System. June 5, 1902. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
8. "Dawson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.