Goehner, Nebraska
village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States
Goehner is a village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2020 census.
History
Goehner was platted in 1887 when the North Western Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for John F. Goehner, a local businessman and politician. Goehner was incorporated as a village in 1913.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 154 people, 68 households, and 41 families residing in the village. The population density was 905.9 inhabitants per square mile (349.8/km2). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 464.7 per square mile (179.4/km2).
“Goehner, Nebraska” enters the record as village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Goehner, Nebraska and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2139400. VIAF identifies the subject as 126799417. The Library of Congress control number is n90685796. Authority coordinates are 40.833, -97.220. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1887, 1913 and 2010.
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