Midwest

Beatrice

Gage County, NE

Population

12,237

Walk Score

76 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$686

Median home value

$141,900

Founded

1859

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.

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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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