Tag: Kearney

Kearney ( /ˈkɑrni/) is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
Kearney is the principal city of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Buffalo and Kearney counties.
Kearney is located at 40°42′3″N 99°4′52″W / 40.70083°N 99.08111°W / 40.70083; -99.08111 (40.700731, -99.081150). Strategically located on I-80 with convenient access to major markets like Omaha-Lincoln, Denver, Kansas City, Des Moines, Wichita and Cheyenne, Kearney is at the center of a 7-state region and 20 million people. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34 km), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 30,787 people, 10,549 households, and 6,160 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,498.5 people per…