Bennington, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jefferson precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68007. It stands on Hanover Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn quadrangle. 2,026 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,106 feet above sea level.
On record in Bennington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
Ackerhurst-Eipperhurst Dairy Barnlisted 2002
Bennington State Banklisted 2006
Oft-Gordon Houselisted 2010
Carl Penke Farmlisted 2007
Population over time
2 figuresBennington grew from 1,458 to 2,026 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 | 1,458 | |
| 2020 | 2,026 | +568 (+39%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Elkhorn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Bennington between 2007 and 2020, burning about 526 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
49 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bennington in 49 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 28 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | $10,000 | Pole barn leveled |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Mesonet measured wind gust of 63 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Personal weather station measured wind gust of 64 mph. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 2 in diameter. Report received via mPING. Delayed report with the time estimated from radar. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter from an mPING report. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public report of hail measured up to 2.75 in diameter. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bennington | - | Numerous hail reports were received to the office between Elkhorn and Bennington, Nebraska, extending northeast towards the Douglas-Washington County Line a few miles east of Bennington. Hail sizes were predominantly quarters, with golf ball sized hail reported 3 miles southwest of Bennington at 5:30 AM. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | The office received a public report of trees down 5 miles east of Bennington. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bennington | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported half-dollar sized hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public reported 1-inch hail via mPING. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bennington | - | NWS Employee reported 1- to 1.25-inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bennington | - | Public reported 1-inch hail via social media. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Public reported minor damage to limbs and roofing due to a thunderstorm wind gust enhanced by a gustnado. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Public reported a 10-12 inch diameter limb snapped off a tree. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Bennington | - | Several videos posted to social media showing flowing water across several roads across the Omaha metro. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Spotters estimated wind gusts to 70 mph in the area. This resulted in some large limbs being blown down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Bleachers were blown over by damaging thunderstorm winds at Bennington High School. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Bennington | - | A tornado touched down in a retention pond in the Waterford Subdivision. The tornado was observed by several storm chasers in the area. The damage survey team found little damage in the area. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Large tree limbs, 4 to 6 inch in diameter, blown down along Highway 36. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | The observer noted wind gusts to near 60 mph. Some small tree branches were noted down in the area. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bennington | - | Trained spotters reported hail of around 1 inch in diameter, but posted on Twitter was a picture of hail up to 2.50 inches in diameter. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Bennington | - | Near 156th and Military. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Bennington | - | Hail that was near tennis ball-size was reported near Bennington. The hail was from the same supercell that produced the damaging hail in the Valley area a few minutes earlier. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated by a spotter at over 60 mph near Bennington. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Bennington | - | Heavy rain caused the Big Papillion Creek to rise to bank-full during the morning hours of June 5th. Six hour rainfall on automated gauges on the creek were as much as 4.25 inches in southern Washington county to around 2.5 inches at gauges in north central Douglas county near and east of Bennington. Omaha Eppley measured a little under 1.5 inches with the storms. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Bennington | - | The hail was accompanied by winds at least 40 to 50 mph. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Bennington | - | Reported near the Washington county line in the northwest part of Douglas county. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph knocked numerous large limbs and several trees down in the Bennington area. The fallen trees caused damage to a few homes and also closed a few roads temporarily. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew patio chairs into a window causing it to break and also blew a pontoon boat two houses down near Bennington. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured on a home weather station anemometer. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Bennington | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Bennington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Estates | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Elk City | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Green Meadows | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Irvington | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Omaha Regency | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Boys Town | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rellers Park | 7.7 miles | 15 |
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 Bennington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q965343 | 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 827327. 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.






