Map of McCook city, Nebraska

McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census.

McCook city overview:
Name:	McCook city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Red Willow County
Elevation:	2,576 ft (785 m)
Total Area:	5.46 sq mi (14.14 km²)
Land Area:	5.46 sq mi (14.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	7,446
Population Density:	1,363.99/sq mi (526.64/km²)
ZIP code:	69001
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3129925
GNISfeature ID:	0831117
Website:	cityofmccook.com

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History

McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. It was named in honor of Alexander McDowell McCook, a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

McCook is known as the capital of the Buffalo Commons. In the 1980’s when times were hard, academics proposed that they should depopulate the high plains and give it back to the buffalo, except people of the town did not agree and wanted to stay on the land that they loved. The people were resourceful and able to overcome the hardship/stay in their community.

Nowadays, the Buffalo Commons is used as a metaphor for looking for a solution. A solution McCook has been trying to utilize is tourism and community growth.

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Geography

McCook is located at 40°12′19″N 100°37′34″W / 40.20528°N 100.62611°W / 40.20528; -100.62611 (40.205228, −100.626174). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.39 square miles (13.96 km), all land.