Greeley, Nebraska
Encyclopedia
Greeley Center, often shortened to simply Greeley, is a village in and the county seat
of Greeley County
, Nebraska
, United States
. The population was 531 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 527 people, 213 households, and 128 families residing in the village. The population density
was 844.5 people per square mile (325.4/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 378.5 per square mile (145.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.06% White, 0.19% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% from other races
, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 213 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples
living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $43,036. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $15,791. About 6.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
County seat
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of Greeley County
Greeley County, Nebraska
-History:Greeley County was formed in 1871. It was named after Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century.-Demographics:...
, 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
United States
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. The population was 531 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...
.
Geography
Greeley Center is located at 41°32′53"N 98°31′51"W (41.548099, -98.530862).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 527 people, 213 households, and 128 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 844.5 people per square mile (325.4/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 378.5 per square mile (145.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.06% White, 0.19% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 213 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $43,036. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,875 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 $15,791. About 6.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable native
- Maurice LukefahrMaurice LukefahrMaurice James Lukefahr, a pioneer researcher in the fields of host plant resistance and environmental control of cotton insect pests, died in Elsa, Texas in 2002.-Early career:...
- Pioneering researcher in the fields of host plant resistance and environmental control of cotton insect pests.