Sumner, Nebraska

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Sumner is a village in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Sumner is located at 40°56′59″N, 99°30′27″W (40.949770, -99.507584)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 237 people, 102 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 315.5/km² (817.0/mi²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 155.8/km² (403.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.94% White, 1.27% Native American, 3.38% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.70% of the population.

There were 102 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $25,385 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,469. About 8.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.