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Algernon

A township of 304 people in Custer County, Nebraska
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Township in Nebraska, United States
92.4 sq miArea
2,280 ftElevation

Algernon Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 320. The Village of Mason City lies within the Township.

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Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Heartland Health Center - Ravenna ClinicRavenna · 24.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
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DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 68855, 68814, 68852 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Algernon →
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