Map of Broken Bow city, Nebraska

Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,559 at the 1975 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.

Broken Bow city overview:
Name:	Broken Bow city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Custer County
Elevation:	2,477 ft (755 m)
Total Area:	2.02 sq mi (5.23 km²)
Land Area:	2.02 sq mi (5.23 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,506
Population Density:	1,737.36/sq mi (670.86/km²)
ZIP code:	68822
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3106610
GNISfeature ID:	0827664
Website:	cityofbrokenbow.org

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History

Broken Bow was platted in 1882. Its name, likely suggested by a settler who found a broken bow in a field at the site of a former Native American camping ground, was submitted by homesteader Wilson Hewitt to the U.S. Post Office Department. The railroad was built through Broken Bow in 1886, and the town was incorporated as a village that same year. Broken Bow was incorporated as a city of the second class in 1911.