Map of Friend city

Friend is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 954.

Friend city overview:
Name:	Friend city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Saline County
Elevation:	1,558 ft (475 m)
Total Area:	0.83 sq mi (2.14 km²)
Land Area:	0.83 sq mi (2.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	954
Population Density:	1,153.57/sq mi (445.38/km²)
ZIP code:	68359
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3117775
GNISfeature ID:	2394827
Website:	http://www.ci.friend.ne.us/

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History

The city is named for Charles E. Friend who homesteaded the land and initially named the community Friendville. He operated a dry goods store and post office. In 1873 the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad named its new train station there “Friend.”

The National Greyhound Association was founded in the community in 1906 (called at the time National Coursing Association).

The Friend Police Department, which was initially housed in a tool shed during construction of U.S. Route 6, was reported to be the smallest police station in the world according to Ripley’s Believe It or Not. In the 1960s, the shed doubled in size so the Nebraska State Patrol could also be stationed there to issue traffic citations and make arrests. Friend still claims to have the smallest combined police station. It was torn down in 2015 & replaced with a neon Friend sign