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Central Community College has a branch campus in Kearney. [41] University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is located in the city. The campus is a 235-acre (0.95 km 2) residential campus with more than 37 buildings. It was founded in 1905 as Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney and became Nebraska State Teachers College in 1921.
The Nebraska–Kearney (UNK) athletic teams are called the Lopers. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2012–13 academic year.
Public colleges and universities in Nebraska Name Founded Location Enrollment (Fall 2022) [2] System Chadron State College: 1911 Chadron: 2,260 NSCS: Peru State College: 1867 Peru: 1,799 NSCS: Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture: 1965 Curtis: 303 NU: University of Nebraska at Kearney: 1905 Kearney: 6,041 NU: University of Nebraska ...
The George W. Frank House is a historic mansion located in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. The house was built in 1889 by George W. Frank. Since 1971 the property has been owned by Kearney State College, now the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The university now operates the home as The G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture. [2]
The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska. The town of Kearney took its name from the fort. The "e" was added to Kearny by postmen who consistently misspelled the town name. [2] A portion of the original site is preserved as Fort Kearny State Historical Park by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. [3]
The Tri-Cities is an area of Nebraska consisting of the cities of Grand Island, Hastings, and Kearney.It has a population of 174,530 as of 2020. [1] [2] [3] The Tri-Cities region is not an official Metropolitan Statistical Area or Combined Statistical Area, however the region would be Nebraska's third largest if it was, behind Lincoln but ahead of Sioux City.
As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 50,084, [1] making it Nebraska's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Kearney. [2] The county was created in 1855 [3] and was organized in 1870. [4] [5] It was named after the once-prevalent bison herds of the Great Plains. [6] Buffalo County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan ...
Kearney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,688. [1] Its county seat is Minden. [2] The county was formed in 1860. It was named for Fort Kearny, which in turn was named for Brigade General Stephen W. Kearny. Kearney County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan ...