Welcome to Albion ...

The city of Albion is located in Boone County<1> and is the County Seat for Boone County.

The location of Albion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Albion has a population of 1,580 people<3> (see below for details).

Albion is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Albion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Albion: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Albion had an population of 1,580 people. This is a decrease of 4.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Albion had a population of 1,650 people (or 29.97% of the total population of Boone County). This makes Albion the county's most populous community.

The population of Albion represents 0.09% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,650 people, the population of Albion decreased 8.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,797 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Albion.

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Albion.

Communities near Albion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Albion.

• Newman Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Grove
  • Newman Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman Grove <6>
• Saint Edward
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Edward
  • Saint Edward is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Edward <6>
• Spalding
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Spalding is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <6>
• Cedar Rapids
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <6>
• Petersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
• Lindsay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <6>
• Belgrade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Nance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <6>
• Primrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Primrose is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <6>
• Boone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
• Loretto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Boone County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Albion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

Looking for more information about Albion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Albion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Albion.

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1873.

We also found Albion on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Albion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/