Burwell, Nebraska
Encyclopedia
Burwell is a city in Garfield County
, Nebraska
, United States
. The population was 1,130 at the 2000 census
. It is the county seat
of Garfield County
.
,' an annual event usually held the last weekend of July. This has been an important event for the town's economy and has been a staple for over 80 years.
, Burwell has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 1,130 people, 507 households, and 277 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,091.0 people per square mile (419.5/km²). There were 622 housing units at an average density of 600.5 per square mile (230.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.53% from other races
, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 507 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples
living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 42.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,569, and the median income for a family was $33,558. Males had a median income of $24,875 versus $17,222 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,949. About 10.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.
Garfield County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,902 people, 813 households, and 529 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,130 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. It is the county seat
County seat
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of Garfield County
Garfield County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,902 people, 813 households, and 529 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
.
History
Burwell is host to 'Nebraska's Big RodeoRodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
,' an annual event usually held the last weekend of July. This has been an important event for the town's economy and has been a staple for over 80 years.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Burwell has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,130 people, 507 households, and 277 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,091.0 people per square mile (419.5/km²). There were 622 housing units at an average density of 600.5 per square mile (230.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.53% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 507 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 42.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,569, and the median income for a family was $33,558. Males had a median income of $24,875 versus $17,222 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,949. About 10.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.