Emmet, Nebraska
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Emmet is a village in Holt County
, Nebraska
, United States
. The population was 77 at the 2000 census
.
. It was named after Irish nationalist Robert Emmet
.
Like much of Holt County, the Emmet area is well suited for production of wild hay.
Early settlers cut it as a cash crop; in the 1920s, the Emmet-Elkhorn Valley Hay Company was founded; its name was later abbreviated to the Emmet Hay Company.
The community describes itself as the "Biggest Little Haytown in the World".
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 77 people, 26 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density
was 296.7 people per square mile (114.3/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.10% White, 1.30% African American, 2.60% from other races
.
There were 26 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the village the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $11,074. There were 23.8% of families and 27.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 40.0% of under eighteens and 44.4% of those over 64.
Holt County, Nebraska
-History:The county was created by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1862. It is named for Joseph Holt of Kentucky, who was Postmaster General and Secretary of War under President James Buchanan...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
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. The population was 77 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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History
Emmet was founded in 1882 on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley RailroadFremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad , sometimes called "the Elkhorn," was an American railroad established in 1869 in Nebraska.-About:...
. It was named after Irish nationalist Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland...
.
Like much of Holt County, the Emmet area is well suited for production of wild hay.
Early settlers cut it as a cash crop; in the 1920s, the Emmet-Elkhorn Valley Hay Company was founded; its name was later abbreviated to the Emmet Hay Company.
The community describes itself as the "Biggest Little Haytown in the World".
Geography
Emmet is located at 42°28′34"N 98°48′21"W (42.475996, -98.805830).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 77 people, 26 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 296.7 people per square mile (114.3/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.10% White, 1.30% African American, 2.60% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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There were 26 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the village the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $11,074. There were 23.8% of families and 27.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 40.0% of under eighteens and 44.4% of those over 64.