Welcome to Elwood ...

The village of Elwood is located in Gosper County<1> and is the County Seat for Gosper County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elwood has a population of 679 people<3> (see below for details).

Elwood is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Elwood is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Elwood lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elwood had an population of 679 people. This is a decrease of 3.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elwood had a population of 707 people (which is 34.59% of the total population of Gosper County). This makes Elwood the county's most populous community.

The population of Elwood represents 0.04% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 707 people, the population of Elwood decreased 7.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 761 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Elwood - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elwood ...

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

• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Cozad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
  • Cozad is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cozad <5>
• Arapahoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
  • Arapahoe is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <5>
• Bertrand
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
  • Bertrand is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertrand <5>
• Overton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Eustis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <5>
• Smithfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Darr
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
  • Darr is located in Dawson County
• Westmark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
  • Westmark is located in Phelps County
• Farnam
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnam
  • Farnam is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnam <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elwood ...

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

Adding Elwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elwood 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 Elwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elwood post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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