Beaver City, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Beaver City precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68926. The Survey maps it on the Beaver City quadrangle. 537 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,178 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBeaver City fell from 609 to 537 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 609 | |
| 2020 | 537 | -72 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Beaver City quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Holdrege quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Beaver City between 2006 and 2017, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 November 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver City in 69 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 42 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 4 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Beaver City | $1,000,000 | Extensive home and vehicle damage was reported from hail up to baseball size, driven by wind gusts near 70 MPH. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Beaver City | $300,000 | A tornado traveled a 3 mile path in southeast Furnas county and was witnessed by many people. One farmstead sustained damage to several outbuildings but the house did not have significant damage. A little farther down the road a tractor and six row planter were overturned on top of a car. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Beaver City | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $150,000 | An estimated 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust occurred. Part of a tree fell on a house. Also, dime size hail and torrential rain occurred. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $125,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 75 MPH resulted in damage along this path. At least four metal outbuildings suffered damage, and one old wooden barn was destroyed. Tree damage was reported, and several power poles were also damaged. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Beaver City | $50,000 | This tornado crossed into Nebraska southeast of Beaver City and traveled north-northeast across rural areas of Furnas County south of Hollinger. Damage along the path was primarily to trees, power poles, some signs, outbuildings and small farm machinery. The tornado damaged mainly power poles and trees south of Highway 89. After it crossed Highway 89, the tornado clipped a barn and farm storage area northeast of Hollinger. The western side roof covering was ripped from the barn and several grain carts were moved on the property causing other damage. The maximum width was estimated from damage located approximately 4 miles north of the Kansas state line. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 95 MPH. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Beaver City | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Beaver City | $40,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $25,000 | Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. Tree branches up to 5 inches in diameter were blown down and the roof of a small metal building sustained damage. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Beaver City | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Beaver City | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $10,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Beaver City | $10,000 | A brief tornado was reported south of Beaver City. About a dozen power poles were blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Beaver City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Beaver City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Beaver City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | $3,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in isolated tree damage in Beaver City. |
| August 1996 | Lightning | Beaver City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Beaver City | - | This tornado was a brief touchdown reported by storm chasers. No rating nor wind speed was assigned due to the lack of quality damage indicators in the area. The location was estimated based off of video and photos. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Beaver City | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Beaver City. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles south-southeast of Beaver City. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Beaver City | - | Hail ranging anywhere in size from peas to tennis balls was reported along and near this path, including in the towns of Beaver City and Hollinger. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Beaver City | - | NeRAIN observer reported quarter size hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Beaver City | - | Heavy rain and hail up to the size of quarters occurred. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.24 inches was reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | Sustained winds were near 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Heavy rainfall was also occurring. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Beaver City | - | Pea to quarter size hail fell for 5 to 10 minutes. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Beaver City | - | Hail covered the ground along Highway 283 northwest of Beaver City. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | Hail the size of golf balls fell along with estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.20 inches reported over last 24 hours by a NeRAIN observer. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 4.72 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network observer. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 4.37 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network observer. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Beaver City | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 4.57 inches was reported. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Beaver City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Corner | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hollinger | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Precept | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hendley | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Edison | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Arapahoe | 12.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oxford | 12.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wilsonville | 14.8 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Beaver City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q963096 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 827246. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






