Schuyler Nebraska 68661

Schuyler is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, sitting along the Union Pacific main line and US Highway 30 where it meets Nebraska Highway 15. The site was founded in 1866 as Shell Creek Station and renamed Schuyler in 1870, honoring Vice President Schuyler Colfax — the same figure the county itself is named for. The young town briefly served as one of Nebraska’s earliest “cow towns” in 1870, a stopover on cattle drives north from Texas. Schuyler’s modern economy has been shaped since 1968 by a large Cargill beef-processing plant, one of the region’s biggest employers, whose workforce has made Schuyler one of the most Hispanic/Latino cities in Nebraska — roughly three-quarters of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino as of recent estimates. The city’s downtown historic district and several other buildings, including the 1921–22 Colfax County Courthouse (a Renaissance Revival design by architect George A. Berlinghof), the Oak Ballroom, the Carnegie Library, City Hall, and the U.S. Post Office with its Depression-era mural, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Schuyler is the birthplace of NFL linebacker Kyle Emanuel and one-time Michigan governor Kim Sigler.

Schuyler, the Colfax County seat, was founded in 1866 as Shell Creek Station and renamed in 1870 for Vice President Schuyler Colfax. Home to a major Cargill beef plant since 1968, it has grown into one of Nebraska’s most Hispanic/Latino communities. Several downtown buildings and the 1921–22 Colfax County Courthouse are on the National Register of Historic Places.