Cheney, Nebraska

Cheney is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.[2]

Cheney, Nebraska
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Cheney is located in Nebraska
Cheney
Cheney
Location in Nebraska
Cheney is located in the United States
Cheney
Cheney
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°43′34″N 96°35′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
Area
[1]
 • Total0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,444 ft (440 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total164
 • Density1,163.12/sq mi (448.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
68526
FIPS code31-08990
GNIS feature ID2806911[2]

History

In 1867, the Midland Pacific Railroad was established in Nebraska City.[3] Midland Pacific began to build a line to Lincoln the following year, passing through the land owned by Mr. Cheney.[3] A station was created on his land in 1871, named Cheney's Station.[3][4] The village of Cheney was platted in 1874, a triangular map along the railroad.[3] The first school was built in 1874 and a post office was established at Cheney in 1876.[3][5]

Cheney has played host to a lumberyard, a grocery store, three churches, a bank, a hardware store, a grain elevator, a general store, and a dance hall through the years, despite never growing past a population of 49.[3] Formerly, Cheney was the eastern terminus of Lincoln's Old Cheney Road, a major east-west street in the city, but Old Cheney today passes roughly two miles north of the village of Cheney.[3]

Lincoln's southeastward expansion means that Cheney is bordered by the city of Lincoln to the north and west. As the village is triangular, this means that only the eastern portion of Cheney is not immediately bordered by Lincoln.

Education

A portion of Cheney is in Lincoln Public Schools.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020164—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

See also

flag Nebraska portal

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheney, Nebraska
  3. Column, JIM McKEE /. "Jim McKee: Cheney, Davey two Lincoln neighbors". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 8.
  5. "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lancaster County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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