Martell, Nebraska

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Nebraska, United States

40°38′20″N 96°45′32″W / 40.63889°N 96.75889°W / 40.63889; -96.75889CountryUnited StatesStateNebraskaCountyLancasterArea

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• Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Land0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,352 ft (412 m)Population

(2020)

• Total125 • Density654.45/sq mi (253.34/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

68404

FIPS code31-30835GNIS feature ID2806914^[2]

Martell (also Martel) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Lincoln, the county seat of Lancaster County and Nebraska's state capital.^[3] Although Martell is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68404.^[4]

History

Martell was named after Charles Martel, the 8th-century Duke of the Franks.^[5] The community's name was also spelled Martel until the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Martell" in 1896.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	125		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martell, Nebraska
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martell, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.