Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all land.

[9] The highest temperature ever measured in Nebraska, at 118 °F (47.8 °C), was recorded in Minden on July 24, 1936, during the 1936 North American heat wave which occurred during the Dust Bowl era.

[10] Minden is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Minden is the home of the Pioneer Village, a museum complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m2) with a total collection of over 50,000 items.

[16] Minden bills itself as "Nebraska's Christmas City", illuminating the courthouse square with a display of over 12,000 bulbs and staging an annual Christmas pageant titled "The Light Of The World".