The City of Kearney View 181 listings HomeGuidesKearney, NE The City of Kearney Welcome to Kearney! Let’s start with the basics… Kearney pronounced/ˈkärnē/ (car + knee)CITY IN NEBRASKApronoun: Kearney; sometimes spelled: Kearny; (150-year-old typo)1. a colorful and exciting city situated smack in the middle of America. “Let’s go to Kearney this weekend!” Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 33,790 in the 2020 census, making it the 5th most populous city in Nebraska. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave new birth to the community. (source: Wikipedia) Check out Livability Kearney for a list of things that make Kearney a great place to live: https://livability.com/ne/kearney Guides Kearney, NEBroken Bow, NECozad, NEElm Creek, NEGibbon, NEHoldrege, NELexington, NEMinden, NERavenna, NE