Bancroft, Nebraska
Bancroft, Nebraska | |
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John G. Neihardt study in Bancroft | |
| Motto: "Where Quality Of Life Is Still Cherished" | |
Location of Bancroft, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°00′38″N 96°34′24″W / 42.01056°N 96.57333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Cuming |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 496 |
| • Density | 1,355.19/sq mi (523.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 68004 |
| Area code | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-03005 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398027 |
Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 496 as of the 2020 census.
John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in the village.