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Nebraska County Countdown 53: Stanton County

Tornadoes, rivers, and a fumblerooski, Oh My!

Welcome to Stanton County! The two towns in the county are Stanton (county seat) and Pilger. Woodland Park, which is essentially a suburb of Norfolk, is also located in Stanton County as a “census-designated area.” The total population in 2010 was 6,129 people.

Originally called Izard County (after the second territorial governor of Nebraska), it was renamed in 1862 for Edwin Stanton, Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War. The county was formally organized in 1867 and is one of the smallest counties in the state by land area.

In 2014, twin tornadoes decimated the town of Pilger and killed two people, one them a five year old girl. The town’s school, along with the business district and a large percentage of homes, was destroyed. While the town will likely never reach its pre-tornado population again, the rebuilding effort has been remarkable. Pilger dubbed itself “The town too tough to die.”

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