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Bancroft

A township of 636 people in Cuming County, Nebraska
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About Bancroft

Village in Nebraska, United States
496Population
0.4 sq miArea
1,339 ftElevation

Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 496 as of the 2020 census. John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in the village.

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ZIP code68004
Living in Bancroft

Housing in Bancroft

$168K▲ 14% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bancroft home is worth about $168,000, up 14% in a year, 40% below the Nebraska typical home.

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Most working residents leave Bancroft for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are West Point (9%), Bancroft (8%) and Pender (8%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

West Point
9%
Bancroft
8%
Pender
8%
Beemer
8%
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Health in Bancroft

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1better than NE·6worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

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Pender Community HospitalPender · 6.9 mi · ER · rural critical access
Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 68004, 68047 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bancroft →

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Bancroft has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33° / 14°Winter
60° / 37°Spring
83° / 61°Summer
62° / 39°Fall
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C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Bancroft’s kids attend trail 79% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictBANCROFT-ROSALIE COMM SCHOOLSSchools2

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