Blair, Nebraska

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Blair is a city in Washington County, Nebraska, USA. It is the county seat of Washington County^GR6. The 2005 population estimate set the city of Blair at 7,781.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Points of interest
4 Notable Residents
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Blair is located at 41°32′44″N, 96°8′4″W (41.545562, -96.134383)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 km² (4.7 mi²). 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,512 people, 2,871 households, and 1,891 families residing in the city. The population density was 625.1/km² (1,617.3/mi²). There were 3,033 housing units at an average density of 252.4/km² (653.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.43% White, 0.44% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 2,871 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,214, and the median income for a family was $52,114. Males had a median income of $36,839 versus $25,452 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,240. About 6.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Points of interest

Part of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum collection
Blair is home to Dana College
From 1896-1954, Blair was home to Trinity Seminary, a school of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church

[edit] Notable Residents

Bill Dannenhauser (aka Dave Sullivan, The Equalizer) - Professional wrestler in the NWA and the WCW (coached football at Dana College starting in 2003).
Mick Mines - Nebraska state senator and Vice President of External Relations for HunTel Systems Inc.
Tom Seaton - Early baseball star (born in Blair).
Paul Simon - Democratic Congressman, Senator, and presidential candidate (attended Dana College).
Rod Whitaker (aka Trevanian, Nicholas Seare) - Novelist (Drama professor at Dana College from 1963-1966
James Tinus Christensen (1890-1921) one of the first the U.S. Postal Service’s Airmail Delivery Pilot heroes.

[edit] Trivia

This is one of two cities that have been the contact point for many consumer products contests. The other being Young America, Minnesota.
Blair served as the headquarters of 2 Lutheran denominations - the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America from 1884-1896; and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1896-1960. Both denominations were informally known as "The Blair Church."