Niobrara, Nebraska

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Niobrara is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Miscellaneous Facts
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Niobrara is located at 42°45′0″N, 98°1′55″W (42.750000, -98.031989)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 379 people, 184 households, and 107 families residing in the village. The population density was 203.2/km² (525.2/mi²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 123.3/km² (318.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.54% White, 10.29% Native American, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 184 households out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,042 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,299. About 9.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Miscellaneous Facts

Due to the installation of several dams along the Missouri River, the riverside town of Niobrara was moved in the 1960s to a site several hundred yards away at the top of bluffs flanking the riverbed. The town used to sit in the floodplain of the river.

The mascot of the high school is the Niobrara Lions.

The Niobrara river, which is right next to the town, actually courses through the Mormon Canal rather than its original riverbed.