Max, Nebraska
{{short description|Census-designated place in Dundy County, Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|map_caption = Location within Dundy county
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
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|subdivision_name2 = Dundy
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|area_total_km2 = 0.57
|area_land_km2 = 0.57
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 50
|population_density_km2 = 87.42
|timezone = Mountain (MST)
|utc_offset = -7
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = -6
|elevation_ft = 2907
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 69037
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|blank_info = 31-31150
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|blank1_info = 2583891{{GNIS|2583891}}
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.22
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Max is a census-designated place in Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. Max's population as of 2020 was 50.{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3131150| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Max CDP, Nebraska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| accessdate=April 30, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501032616/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3131150| archive-date=May 1, 2022| url-status=dead}}
Description
Max is located in eastern Dundy County, along U.S. Route 34 (US 34) in the valley of the Republican River. Via US 34 it is {{convert|9|mi|0}} southwest to Benkelman, the county seat, and {{convert|10|mi|0}} east to Stratton. Its elevation is {{Convert|2900|ft}} above sea level.{{gnis|831092}}
History
The first settlement at Max was made in 1880.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=58| isbn=0803250606 }} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.] The community named itself in honor of the postmaster, Max Monivisin.{{cite book|title=Exploring Nebraska Highways: Trip Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjRdGsXE_joC&pg=PA164|year=2007|publisher=Exploring America's Highway|isbn=978-0-9744358-7-9|pages=164}}
Demographics
{{US Census population|align=left
|2020= 50
|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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See also
{{stack|{{portal|Nebraska}}}}
References
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External links
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{{Dundy County, Nebraska}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Dundy County, Nebraska
Category:Census-designated places in Nebraska
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