Map of Superior city, Nebraska

Superior is a city in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,957.

Superior bills itself as the “Victorian Capital of Nebraska”, and holds an annual Victorian Festival. The downtown area is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; along with many of the older houses in the city, it has been maintained or restored to its Victorian appearance.

Superior city overview:
Name:	Superior city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Nuckolls County
Incorporated:	1879
Elevation:	1,598 ft (487 m)
Total Area:	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km²)
Land Area:	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,825
Population Density:	817.29/sq mi (315.62/km²)
ZIP code:	68978
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3147815
GNISfeature ID:	0833952

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History

19th century

Superior was platted in 1875. It was named from the quality of their land.

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior. At some point, the line from Neva to Lost Springs was pulled but the right of way has not been abandoned. This branch line was originally called “Strong City and Superior line” but later the name was shortened to the “Strong City line”. In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with Burlington Northern Railroad and renamed to the current BNSF Railway. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the “Santa Fe”.

20th century

Superior was one of the smallest cities in America that supported a professional minor league baseball team, the Superior Senators (1956–58) of the Nebraska State League. Superior was the first professional stop in the career of pitcher Jim Kaat, who went on to win 283 games in a 24-year Major League career.

21st century

In October 2021, a local grain elevator was the site of a workplace shooting, in which two employees were killed and another person injured. The shooter, identified as an employee of the grain elevator who was fired earlier that day, was then killed by another employee who retrieved a shotgun from an office and shot him.

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Geography

Superior is located at 40°1′21″N 98°4′1″W / 40.02250°N 98.06694°W / 40.02250; -98.06694 (40.022415, -98.067010). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.89 square miles (4.90 km), all land.