Champion, Nebraska

Champion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Chase County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 103.^[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 69023.^[4]

Champion, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Champion Mill and dam
Champion Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°28′14″N 101°44′49″W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Chase
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
• Land	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,265 ft (995 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	115
• Density	481.17/sq mi (185.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	69023
FIPS code	31-08745
GNIS feature ID	2583878[2]

History

Champion was named for Champion S. Chase, a Nebraska politician.^[5]

Geography

Champion lies in the valley of Frenchman Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, near the Champion Mill Park, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Imperial, the county seat of Chase County.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	115		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champion, Nebraska
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Champion CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American actfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 8.
6. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.