Welcome to Jansen ...

The village of Jansen is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jansen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jansen has a population of 111 people<3> (see below for details).

Jansen is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Jansen: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jansen had an population of 111 people. This is a decrease of 5.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jansen had a population of 118 people. This makes Jansen the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 118 people, the population of Jansen decreased 17.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 143 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jansen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jansen - they are located in Colorado and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Jansen ...

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

• Beatrice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Fairbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <6>
• De Witt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <6>
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Odell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
• Diller
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <6>
• Western
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Western is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Western <6>
• Alexandria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Daykin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
  • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <6>
• Endicott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <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 Jansen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jansen.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jansen. See our Newspapers Page for Jansen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jansen ...

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

Adding Jansen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jansen 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 Jansen was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jansen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

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