Daykin, Nebraska

About Daykin

Daykin, NE is a tiny community located in southern Nebraska counting 154 people who proudly call it home.

Daykin holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.16 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 963 residents per square mile.

📰 Daykin News Today

• Central Valley Ag to expand, upgrade feed mill World Grain · May 18
• Kearney, Elm Creek fire departments respond to small grass fire on Daykin Road Central Nebraska Today · Mar 21
• Arlene Mae Ebke Obituary (2026) - Fairbury, NE - Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home - Fairbury Legacy | Obituary · Sep 12
• Nebraska Lutheran Girls Varsity Basketball @ Meridian MaxPreps · Jul 20
• Daykin, Nebraska Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 20

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What Makes Daykin Unique

• The only place in America named Daykin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.16 sq mi.
• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Daykin

• MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL

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

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