Why visit St. Paul
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Howard County Courthouse and Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89°F; January lows average 14°F, and about 22 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in St. Paul
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About St. Paul
St. Paul or Saint Paul is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Paul had a population of 2,416.
From the Wikipedia article St. Paul, Nebraska (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Howard County Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Courthouse in Nebraska, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship7
History
St. Paul was founded by two young surveyors, James N. and Nicholas J. Paul, who had been surveying in Nebraska and the surrounding areas as the land opened to settlers. Struck by the beauty and the prospects of the Loup valley, they took out homesteads, successfully petitioned the state legislature to form a new county to be known as Howard County, and laid out the townsite. They brought the first settlers to the county in March 1871 and established the seat of government in St. Paul. Stillman Hazeltine put up the first building for a general store and town hall in the summer of 1871. That first building burned a few years later and the brick building which replaced it is still in use with his name and date 1871 on the front.
When the town was to be named, a committee collected the suggested names in a hat and the name Athens was drawn. Since an Athens already existed in the state, Nebraska Senator Phineas W. Hitchcock suggested the name St. Paul in honor of the Paul brothers who founded it. It officially became the county seat by vote in 1874 and was incorporated in 1881. The first mayor was E.F. Clapp.
From the History section of St. Paul, Nebraska on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of St. Paul
19 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 0.6 in | 4.7 in |
| Feb | 41°F | 18°F | 0.7 in | 6.2 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 28°F | 1.6 in | 3.0 in |
| Apr | 65°F | 38°F | 2.7 in | 1.8 in |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 89°F | 65°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 2.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 66°F | 40°F | 2.2 in | 0.4 in |
| Nov | 50°F | 28°F | 1.2 in | 2.2 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 18°F | 0.9 in | 4.1 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Saint Paul Hcn (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Howard County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-08-03: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2024-09-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2024-08-20: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2024-05-03: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Tornado)
- 2020-04-04: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Palmer 10 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Grand Island 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Central City 25 mi east, about 40 min by car
- Aurora 34 mi southeast, about 54 min by car
- Ord 36 mi northwest, about 58 min by car
- Gibbon 38 mi southwest, about 1 h by car
- Albion 41 mi northeast, about 1 h by car
- Hastings 43 mi south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Henderson 45 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kearney 48 mi southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Saint Paul, Nebraska water tower 2, Ammodramus, Public domain
- Howard County, Nebraska courthouse from SE 2, Ammodramus, Public domain
- Nebraska License Plate State Trooper 2012 to present, Ryansmith64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nebraska License Plate State Government 2019, Ryansmith64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nebraska license plate City Police, Ryansmith64, CC BY-SA 4.0
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