Battle Creek, Nebraska

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Battle Creek, Nebraska
Location of Battle Creek, Nebraska
Location of Battle Creek, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°59′57″N 97°35′56″W / 41.99917, -97.59889
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Madison
Area
 - Total 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Land 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,588 ft (484 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,158
 - Density 1,784.6/sq mi (689.1/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 68715
Area code(s) 402
FIPS code 31-03250[1]
GNIS feature ID 0827218[2]

Battle Creek is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Battle Creek is located at 41°59′57″N, 97°35′56″W (41.999047, -97.599005)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,158 people, 434 households, and 325 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,784.6 people per square mile (687.9/km²). There were 447 housing units at an average density of 688.9/sq mi (265.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.41% White, 0.09% African American, 1.38% Native American, 0.43% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 434 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,906, and the median income for a family was $50,179. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,996. About 4.3% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% 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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