McGrew, Nebraska

About McGrew

McGrew is a tiny community in northwestern Nebraska with an estimated population of 69.

Officially, McGrew is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 493 residents per square mile.

📰 McGrew News Today

• KNEB-AM 960 AM – 100.3 FM - Angela “Angie” Jean Buskirk, 63, McGrew Rural Radio Network · Dec 24
• Mary Fleming Obituary - Lincoln, NE Dignity Memorial · Feb 28
• Kim Lee Olbricht Obituary Mar 11, 2025 Reverence Funeral Parlor · Mar 11
• Victims in Fatal Crash Near McGrew Identified Rural Radio Network · Nov 17
• Wildfire in Banner County burns 4,000 acres KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Aug 28

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What Makes McGrew Unique

• The only place in America named McGrew — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• With 69 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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