Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

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Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Location of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Location of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°46′44″N 97°16′56″W / 40.77889, -97.28222
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Seward
Area
 - Total 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Land 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,467 ft (447 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 457
 - Density 690.7/sq mi (266.7/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 68313
Area code(s) 402
FIPS code 31-03530[1]
GNIS feature ID 0827258[2]

Beaver Crossing is a village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Beaver Crossing is located at 40°46′44″N, 97°16′56″W (40.778776, -97.282219)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 457 people, 184 households, and 126 families residing in the village. The population density was 690.7 people per square mile (267.3/km²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 306.8/sq mi (118.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.19% White, 1.53% African American, 1.97% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 184 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,455, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $18,906 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,967. About 3.4% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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