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Welcome to Creighton ...

The city of Creighton is located in Knox County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Creighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Creighton has a population of 1,086 people<3> (see below for details).

Creighton is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Creighton: (402) & (531)<5>

Websites for Creighton ...

Official Website: www.creighton.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Creighton had an population of 1,086 people. This is a decrease of 5.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Creighton had a population of 1,154 people (or 13.26% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Creighton the county's most populous community.

The population of Creighton represents 0.06% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,154 people, the population of Creighton decreased 9.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,270 people).

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

Communities Also Named Creighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Creighton - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Creighton ...

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

  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <6>
  • Bloomfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wausa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
    • Wausa is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <6>
  • Verdigre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
  • Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <6>
  • Winnetoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <6>

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 Creighton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creighton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Creighton. 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 Creighton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creighton. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Creighton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creighton ...

Looking for more information about Creighton? 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 Creighton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Creighton.

Adding Creighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Creighton 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 Creighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Creighton post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creighton.

The official website for Creighton: www.creighton.org/

The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Creighton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creighton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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