Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska
Encyclopedia
Cedar Bluffs is a village in Saunders County
, Nebraska
, United States
. The population was 615 at the 2000 census. Cedar Bluffs was a point on the Mormon
, Oregon
, and California Trail
s.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 615 people, 247 households, and 171 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,545.7 people per square mile (593.6/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 653.5 per square mile (251.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% White, 0.16% African American, 0.49% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 247 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples
living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,526, and the median income for a family was $39,271. Males had a median income of $30,455 versus $20,227 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $14,738. About 4.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Saunders County, Nebraska
-History:Saunders County was established by an 1856 act of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature; its boundaries were redefined in 1858. The county was originally named after John C...
, 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 615 at the 2000 census. Cedar Bluffs was a point on the Mormon
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from 1846 to 1868...
, Oregon
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
, and California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
s.
Geography
Cedar Bluffs is located at 41°23′47"N 96°36′42"W (41.396335, -96.611569).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 615 people, 247 households, and 171 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,545.7 people per square mile (593.6/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 653.5 per square mile (251.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% White, 0.16% African American, 0.49% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 247 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% 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, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,526, and the median income for a family was $39,271. Males had a median income of $30,455 versus $20,227 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 village was $14,738. About 4.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.