Chapman, NE

Chapman is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 260 residents. Chapman is part of the Grand Island metropolitan area. Chapman got its start in the 1860s, following construction of the railroad through the territory. Chapman's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Nebraska setting. The local scoop is how Chapman's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Chapman is in southwestern Merrick County along U.S. Route 30, which runs along the southeast edge of town. Central City, the county seat, is 10 miles to the northeast, and Grand Island is 12 miles to the southwest. Chapman includes the Platte River.