Martell (also Martel) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Lincoln, the county seat of Lancaster County and Nebraska's state capital.[3] Although Martell is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68404.[4]
Martell, Nebraska | |
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 Martell, Nebraska Co-op | |
  Martell Location in Nebraska  Martell Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′20″N 96°45′32″W / 40.63889°N 96.75889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 125 |
| • Density | 654.45/sq mi (253.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 68404 |
| FIPS code | 31-30835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806914[2] |
History
editMartell was named after Charles Martel, the 8th-century Duke of the Franks.[5] The community's name was also spelled Martel until the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Martell" in 1896.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martell, Nebraska
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martell, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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