Map of Battle Creek city, Nebraska

Battle Creek is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,207 at the 2010 census.

Battle Creek city overview:
Name:	Battle Creek city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Madison County
Elevation:	1,588 ft (484 m)
Total Area:	0.71 sq mi (1.83 km²)
Land Area:	0.71 sq mi (1.83 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,194
Population Density:	1,691.22/sq mi (653.40/km²)
ZIP code:	68715
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3103250
GNISfeature ID:	0827218

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History

In 1859, following complaints of Pawnee depredations against settlers in the Elkhorn River valley, a combined force of Nebraska Territorial Militia under the command of General John Milton Thayer and 2nd U.S. Army Dragoons under Lieutenant Beverly Holcombe Robertson prepared to attack a Pawnee village. Rather than fighting, the Pawnees surrendered before the attack could be launched. Chief Petalesharu draped an American flag over his shoulders and held a peace pipe while confronting the soldiers to stop the fight from taking place, ending the Pawnee War of 1859. Although no battle occurred, the nearby stream was dubbed Battle Creek. The town founded in the area in 1867 took the creek’s name for itself.