Elk Creek, Nebraska
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Elk Creek is a village in Johnson County
Johnson County, Nebraska
-History:Johnson County was formed in 1855. It was named after Vice President Richard M. Johnson.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,488 people, 1,887 households, and 1,254 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 2,116...

, Nebraska
Nebraska
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, United States
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. The population was 112 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Elk Creek is located at 40°17′15"N 96°7′42"W (40.287494, -96.128272).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 112 people, 48 households, and 32 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 859.3 people per square mile (332.6/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 460.3 per square mile (178.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.54% White, 0.89% African American, 1.79% Native American, 0.89% from other races
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, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 48 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $6,667 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $12,606. There were 12.5% of families and 13.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.9% of under eighteens and 7.7% of those over 64.

Rare earth minerals

In 2011, large deposits of rare earth minerals and niobium
Niobium
Niobium or columbium , is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It's a soft, grey, ductile transition metal, which is often found in the pyrochlore mineral, the main commercial source for niobium, and columbite...

were discovered in the area. This deposit has the potential to reduce the dependence of the United States on rare earth minerals produced in China.
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