Champion, Nebraska

Champion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Chase County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 103.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 69023.[2]

Champion, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Champion Mill and dam
Champion
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°28′9″N 101°44′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyChase
Area
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
3,271 ft (997 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total103
 • Density430/sq mi (166.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
69023
FIPS code31-08745
GNIS feature ID828088

Geography

Champion lies in the valley of Frenchman Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, near the Champion Mill Park, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Imperial, the county seat of Chase County.[3] Its elevation is 3,271 feet (997 m) above sea level.[4]

History

Champion was named for Champion S. Chase, a Nebraska politician.[5]

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Champion CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-12.
  5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 8.


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