Eagle, Nebraska

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Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sports and Leisure
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Eagle is located at 40°48′58″N, 96°25′52″W (40.816129, -96.431195)^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 1,105 people, 401 households, and 305 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,333.3/km² (3,427.1/mi²). There were 413 housing units at an average density of 498.3/km² (1,280.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.37% White, 0.45% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.

There were 401 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,750, and the median income for a family was $48,947. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $22,788 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,154. About 2.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Sports and Leisure

Eagle Raceway, known by some as the "World's Fastest Third Mile" dirt track is located two miles east of Eagle on U.S. Highway 34. The track consistently features winged sprints and modifieds in their weekly shows from April to September.