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Wakefield
Dixon County, Nebraska
ZipCodes
68784
Motto
Baseball Capital of Nebraska
Page Contents for Wakefield, Nebraska
History & History-related items
Statistics & Facts
The Nebraska state capital is Lincoln.
The population of Wakefield is approximately 1,411 (2000), 1451 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 485 (1990), 534 (2010).
The amount of land area in Wakefield is 1.505 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Wakefield to Washington DC is 1114 miles.
The distance to the Nebraska state capital is 100 miles. (as the crow flies)
Wakefield is positioned 42.26 degrees north of the equator and 96.86 degrees west of the prime meridian.
The Wakefield median home price is $ 80,000.
Location
in northeastern Nebraska on Highway 35 about 35 miles southwest of Sioux City, Iowa. Omaha is about 132 miles and Lincoln is about the same distance from Wakefield.Return to Index
History & History Related Items
Wakefield was named for L.W. Wakefild, a surveyor who platted the townsite for the railroad. The area thrived because of the abundance of water and good soil. The Waldbaum Company, a global producer of eggs and frozen foods, began here in 1950. Wakefield was incorporated in 1881
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Attractions
Why is Wakefield called the Baseball Capital of Nebraska. Find out on this page
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Economy & Industry
cattle and hog feeding; poultry; egg production; and wholesale greenhouse flowers, organic vegetables, and landscape plant production
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Wakefield City Government
City of WakefieldP.O. Box 178
Wakefield, NE 68784
Phone: (402) 287-2080
Wakefield has a City Manager-City Council form of government.
Wakefield Libraries
Graves Public Library
PO Box 150
Wakefield, NE 68784
Phone: (402) 287-2693
Email
Wakefield Schools
Wakefield Community Schools
802 Highland
PO Box 330
Wakefield, NE 68784
Wakefield Miscellany
The population of Wakefield was:
1990 - 1,082
2000 - 1,411
2002 - 1,370
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