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Kearney is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 27,431 at the 2000 census and increased to 28,958 by 2005. It is the county seat of Buffalo County. Home of University of Nebraska-Kearney. Kearney is located at 40.700731, -99.081150. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²). 28.4 km² (11.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.96%) is water.

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The campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in the city, and has an annual student population of nearly 7,000. Also located here is the Museum of Nebraska Art, the state's official art collection. Just 2 miles east of town, The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, spanning Interstate 80, is a museum paying tribute to the area's pioneer history. It was featured in the movie About Schmidt. Just west of town is a housing subdivision know as The 1,733 Estates. This point marks the halfway point between Boston and San Francisco.

Beer aficionados will also find a few great places to have a nice, cold drink in Kearney. Usually towns of Kearney's size do not offer microbreweries, but Kearney has two. Thunderhead Brewing and The Platte Valley Brewery are both housed downtown and offer premier homemade beers and exceptional prices. Recently, Thunderhead Brewing won the World Beer Cup for its Espresso Stout, beating out numerous other major-market competitors.

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