Paddock Township
Location in Holt County
Location in Holt County
Coordinates: 42°42′16″N 098°35′19″W / 42.70444°N 98.58861°W / 42.70444; -98.58861
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyHolt
Area
  Total74.77 sq mi (193.65 km2)
  Land74.21 sq mi (192.2 km2)
  Water0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)  0.75%
Elevation
1,772 ft (540 m)
Population
  Total68
  Density0.91/sq mi (0.35/km2)
GNIS feature ID0838182

Paddock Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census.[1] A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 68.[1]

Paddock Township was named for Algernon Paddock, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska.[2]

Paddock Township is the site of a small settlement on the Niobrara River called Paddock. From 1876 to 1879 this settlement was the county seat of Holt County.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. A. T. Andreas, "History of the state of Nebraska", The Western Historical Company, 1882 (transcribed by Susan Martin-Rott). Retrieved 2010-03-03.


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