North Loup, Nebraska

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North Loup is a village in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

North Loup is located at 41°29′41″N, 98°46′17″W (41.494856, -98.771253)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

It has been nicknamed the "Popcorn Capital of the World".

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 339 people, 159 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 319.2/km² (823.8/mi²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 180.8/km² (466.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.35% White, 1.77% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 159 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. 42.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 31.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $20,288, and the median income for a family was $25,750. Males had a median income of $21,750 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,672. About 22.1% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.