Bennington, Nebraska

About Bennington

Set in the eastern part of Nebraska, Bennington is a small town with an estimated population of 1,982.

Bennington holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.9 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,202 residents per square mile.

📰 Bennington News Today

• Thursday night house fire displaces Bennington family KETV · Aug 7
• Bennington elementary student dies days after scooter crash wowt.com · Jul 23
• Nebraska Medicine primary care clinic opens in Bennington Nebraska Medicine · Mar 6
• 11-year-old Bennington boy Logan Rahn dies after being hit by truck while riding scooter KMTV 3 News Now Omaha · Jul 23
• Two Bennington students win National History Day award, get project in Library of Congress Nebraska Public Media · Jul 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bennington Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Bennington — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bennington

• Hay Jay Cafe & Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• WAREHOUSE GRILLE & DRINKERY

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bennington

• Glacier Creek Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bennington High School Softball field reviews ★
• Bennington Legion Baseball field reviews ★
• Boettger Farm Historical Marker reviews ★
• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Deer Creek Park North reviews ★
• Deer Creek Park South reviews ★
• Deerwood Park reviews ★
• Flanagan Lake Park reviews ★
• Glenn Cunningham Lake Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hanover Falls Park reviews ★
• Johns-Bohn Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bennington

• ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY
• BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
• BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
• HERITAGE ELEMENTARY
• PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY
• STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
• WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bennington

🏘️ Nearby Communities