Keystone, Nebraska
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Keystone, Nebraska
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|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_skyline = Keystone, Nebraska Little Church from SW.jpg
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|image_caption = The Little Church in Keystone is listed in the National Register of Historic Places{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000414193000/http://nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/keith.htm "Nebraska National Register Sites in Keith County".]}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307215553/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska State Historical Society.]}} Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Keith
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|area_total_km2 = 0.52
|area_land_km2 = 0.52
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 73
|population_density_km2 = 140.57
|timezone = Mountain (MST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 3101
|coordinates = {{coord|41|13|07|N|101|35|03|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 69144
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|blank_info = 31-25335
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|blank1_info = 2583884{{GNIS|2583884}}
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.20
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Keystone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 59.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3125335| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Keystone CDP, Nebraska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=April 11, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053222/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3125335| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}
It lies along local roads near the North Platte River, {{convert|13|mi}} northeast of the city of Ogallala, the county seat of Keith County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62. Its elevation is {{convert|3100|ft}} above sea level.{{gnis|830490}}, Geographic Names Information System, March 9, 1979. Accessed April 26, 2008. Although Keystone is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69144.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=69144 Zip Code Lookup]
History
Keystone got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.{{cite book|last1=Burr|first1=George L.|last2=Buck|first2=O. O.|title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhamilto01burr|year=1921|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhamilto01burr/page/123 123]}}
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Keystone is home to the Little Church at Keystone, designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1908.{{cite book|last=Chiat|first=Marilyn Joyce Segal|title=America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community|url=https://archive.org/details/americasreligiou0000chia|url-access=registration|date=October 7, 1997|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-471-14502-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/americasreligiou0000chia/page/178 178]}} The town was too small to hold two churches, so several community members funded the construction through bake sales. The church has a Catholic altar on one end, a Protestant lectern at the other, and hinged pews to make the seats reversible.{{cite journal|title=Thomas R. Kimball Elected to Nebraska Hall of Fame|journal=Nebraska History News|date=2017|volume=71|issue= 4|pages=8–9|publisher=The Nebraska State Historical Society|location=Lincoln, Nebraska, USA}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 73
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keystone has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Keystone was {{convert|111|F|C|1}} on July 20, 1939 and July 11, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-25|F|C|1}} on December 22, 1989.
{{Weather box
|location = Kingsley Dam, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 77
|Jan avg record high F = 58.8
|Feb avg record high F = 64.6
|Mar avg record high F = 75.7
|Apr avg record high F = 83.7
|May avg record high F = 91.3
|Jun avg record high F = 97.3
|Jul avg record high F = 101.0
|Aug avg record high F = 98.3
|Sep avg record high F = 95.4
|Oct avg record high F = 85.4
|Nov avg record high F = 71.9
|Dec avg record high F = 61.1
|year avg record high F = 101.8
|Jan high F = 36.3
|Feb high F = 39.6
|Mar high F = 50.8
|Apr high F = 58.9
|May high F = 69.0
|Jun high F = 80.7
|Jul high F = 87.0
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 76.7
|Oct high F = 62.0
|Nov high F = 48.6
|Dec high F = 38.3
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 27.0
|Feb mean F = 29.3
|Mar mean F = 39.2
|Apr mean F = 47.6
|May mean F = 58.0
|Jun mean F = 68.9
|Jul mean F = 74.9
|Aug mean F = 72.9
|Sep mean F = 64.3
|Oct mean F = 50.6
|Nov mean F = 38.5
|Dec mean F = 29.3
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 17.7
|Feb low F = 19.1
|Mar low F = 27.6
|Apr low F = 36.2
|May low F = 47.1
|Jun low F = 57.2
|Jul low F = 62.8
|Aug low F = 61.0
|Sep low F = 51.8
|Oct low F = 39.1
|Nov low F = 28.4
|Dec low F = 20.3
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -1.4
|Feb avg record low F = 0.6
|Mar avg record low F = 10.2
|Apr avg record low F = 22.6
|May avg record low F = 34.3
|Jun avg record low F = 46.9
|Jul avg record low F = 54.2
|Aug avg record low F = 51.6
|Sep avg record low F = 38.2
|Oct avg record low F = 23.0
|Nov avg record low F = 12.1
|Dec avg record low F = 1.9
|year avg record low F = -8.0
|Jan record low F = -2
|Feb record low F = -24
|Mar record low F = -21
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = -1
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = -25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.33
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.61
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.92
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.08
|May precipitation inch = 3.35
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.24
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.84
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.99
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.58
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.35
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.51
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.41
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.2
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 5.5
|Apr precipitation days = 7.5
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 10.3
|Jul precipitation days = 8.4
|Aug precipitation days = 7.8
|Sep precipitation days = 6.1
|Oct precipitation days = 6.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.6
|Dec precipitation days = 3.4
|Jan snow inch = 4.0
|Feb snow inch = 5.2
|Mar snow inch = 3.2
|Apr snow inch = 2.3
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 2.1
|Dec snow inch = 3.5
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.8
|Feb snow days = 4.3
|Mar snow days = 2.3
|Apr snow days = 1.4
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 2.1
|Dec snow days = 3.0
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00254455&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Kingsley Dam, NE
|access-date = December 5, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lbf
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS North Platte
|access-date = December 5, 2023
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{{Keith County, Nebraska}}
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