Nebraska · Census place 3132340
Minden, Nebraska
Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska with an estimated 3,116 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 49th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,116
- #49 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -0.4%
- -11 people
- Land area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Density
- 1,416 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Minden population, 2020 to 2024
Minden lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.4%. In the latest year it moved by -3.
Minden covers 2.20 square miles of land, for 1,416 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Minden is less dense than the typical town.
What county Minden is in
All of Minden's residents live in Kearney County, which had 6,749 residents in 2024. Minden holds 46.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Minden
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Minden by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68924, 68959. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Minden is
The Census internal point of Minden is at 40.498200, -98.967000. Lincoln, the capital, is 120.7 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kearney, NE (34,741 people), 15.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 122.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.498200, -98.967000
- DMS
- 40°29'53.52"N 98°58'1.20"W
- UTM
- 14N 502796.3E 4483055.5N
- Geohash
- 9z1w7uqrj
- Plus code
- 86G3F2XM+76
Daylight in Minden
At 40.50° N, Minden gets about 15 h 04 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 48 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Minden
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Kearney, 15.3 miles away, with 34,741 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Minden, NE?
3,116 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.4%) from 3,127 in July 2020.
What county is Minden in?
Kearney County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Minden?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 68924, 68959.
How far is Minden from Lincoln?
120.7 miles (194.3 km) in a straight line, heading E from Minden.
What is the nearest larger city to Minden?
Kearney, NE, with 34,741 residents, 15.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.