Rising City, Nebraska
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| Rising City, Nebraska | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²) |
| - Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,588 ft (484 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 386 |
| - Density | 1,043.9/sq mi (403.1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68658 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-41480[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0832565[2] |
Rising City is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Rising City is located at (41.198628, -97.295829)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 386 people, 158 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,043.9 people per square mile (402.8/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 470.6/sq mi (181.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.48% White, 0.52% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 158 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,264. About 3.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Trivia
- The Rising City K-12 Public school's mascot name is the Rising City Terriers.
- Cliff Hillegas, founder of CliffsNotes, is originally from Rising City.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Rising City, Nebraska is at coordinates Coordinates:
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