Ruskin, Nebraska

Ruskin, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Downtown Ruskin: north side of Main Street
Location of Ruskin, Nebraska
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Nuckolls
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Land 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,680 ft (512 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 195
 • Density 466.6/sq mi (180.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 68974
Area code(s) 402
FIPS code 31-42810[1]
GNIS feature ID 0832789[2]

Ruskin is a village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Ruskin is located at (40.144368, -97.868767)[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.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 195 people, 78 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density was 466.6 people per square mile (179.3/km²). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 205.8 per square mile (79.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.90% White, 3.59% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.15% of the population.

There were 78 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $22,361 versus $17,344 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,130. About 3.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.