Beatrice is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Nebraska. Beatrice is located approximately 42 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.
Midwest
Beatrice
Gage County, NE
Population
12,237
Walk Score
76 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$686
Median home value
$141,900
Founded
1859
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Beatrice Downtown Historic District · listed 2016
- Gage County Courthouse · listed 1990
- Homestead National Monument of America · listed 1966
- North Eleventh Street Historic District · listed 2010
- North Seventh Street Historic District · listed 2010
Notable landmarks
- Beatrice Chautauqua Pavilion and Gatehouse · listed 1979
- Beatrice City Library · listed 1976
- Beatrice Municipal Auditorium · listed 2005
- Burlington Northern Depot · listed 1975
- Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 2023
- Christ Church Episcopal · listed 1999
- Dole, Marion and Ruth Ann, House · listed 2010
- First Trinity Lutheran Church · listed 2016
- Hoyt Street Bridge · listed 1992
- Institution for Feeble Minded Youth Farm · listed 1997
- Kilpatrick, Samuel D., House · listed 1984
- Paddock Hotel · listed 1987
- Purdy, Rachel Kilpatrick, House · listed 2006
- Schmuck, J., Block · listed 2008
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