Paddock Township, Holt County, Nebraska

Paddock Township
Township

Location in Holt County
Coordinates: 42°42′16″N 098°35′19″W / 42.70444°N 98.58861°WCoordinates: 42°42′16″N 098°35′19″W / 42.70444°N 98.58861°W
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Holt
Area
  Total 74.77 sq mi (193.65 km2)
  Land 74.21 sq mi (192.2 km2)
  Water 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)  0.75%
Elevation 1,772 ft (540 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 107
  Density 1.4/sq mi (0.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0838182

Paddock Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 98.[1]

Paddock Township was named for Algernon Paddock, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska.[2]

Paddock Township is the site of a small settlement on the Niobrara River called Paddock. From 1876 to 1879 this settlement was the county seat of Holt County.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Subcounty population estimates: Nebraska 2000-2006" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. A. T. Andreas, "History of the state of Nebraska", The Western Historical Company, 1882 (transcribed by Susan Martin-Rott). Retrieved 2010-03-03.

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