The Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in 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....

, anchored by the city of Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....

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As of 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...

, the area had a population of 49,141 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 52,274).

Communities

• Places with 25,000 or more inhabitants
  • Kearney
    Kearney, Nebraska
    Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
    
     (Principal City)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Gibbon
    Gibbon, Nebraska
    Gibbon is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,759 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gibbon is located at ....
    
    
  • Minden
    Minden, Nebraska
    Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,964 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kearney County...
    
    
  • Ravenna
    Ravenna, Nebraska
    Ravenna is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,341 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ravenna is located at ....
    
    
  • Shelton
    Shelton, Nebraska
    Shelton is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,140 at the 2000 census. It is located west of Grand Island along both the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Amherst
    Amherst, Nebraska
    Amherst is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Amherst is located at ....
    
    
  • Axtell
    Axtell, Nebraska
    Axtell is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 696 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Elm Creek
    Elm Creek, Nebraska
    Elm Creek is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 894 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elm Creek is located at ....
    
    
  • Heartwell
    Heartwell, Nebraska
    Heartwell is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 80 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Heartwell is located at ....
    
    
  • Miller
    Miller, Nebraska
    Miller is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, in the United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 156.-Geography:Miller is located at ....
    
    
  • Norman
    Norman, Nebraska
    Norman is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 49 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norman is located at ....
    
    
  • Pleasanton
    Pleasanton, Nebraska
    Pleasanton is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. Pleasanton was once the terminus of the Omaha and Republican Valley Railway, a Union Pacific line that ended in the 1940s.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Riverdale
    Riverdale, Nebraska
    Riverdale is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at ....
    
    
  • Wilcox
    Wilcox, Nebraska
    Wilcox is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 360 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilcox is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Buda
    Buda, Nebraska
    Buda is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Its latitude is 40.71417ºN, its longitude: is 98.99361ºW, and its elevation is 2115 feet...
    
    

Townships

• Armada
  Armada Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Armada Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 256.The Village of Miller lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Beaver
  Beaver Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Beaver Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 166 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 164.-External links:*...
  
  
• Blaine
  Blaine Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Blaine Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 643 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 621.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cedar
  Cedar Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Cedar Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 192.-External links:*...
  
  
• Center
  Center Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Center Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 614.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cherry Creek
  Cherry Creek Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Cherry Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 110 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 108.-External links:*...
  
  
• Collins
  Collins Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Collins Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,578.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cosmo
  Cosmo Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Cosmo Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 76.-External links:*...
  
  
• Divide
  Divide Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Divide Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 347.A small portion of the Village of Riverdale lies within the Township....
  
  
• Eaton
  Eaton Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Eaton Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 216.The Village of Heartwell lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Elm Creek
  Elm Creek Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Elm Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,202.The Village of Elm Creek lies within the Township....
  
  
• Gardner
  Gardner Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Gardner Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 129 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 127.-External links:*...
  
  
• Garfield
  Garfield Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Garfield Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 270 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 266.-External links:*...
  
  
• Gibbon
  Gibbon Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Gibbon Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,083 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 2,093.The City of Gibbon lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Grant
  Grant Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Grant Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 519.The Village of Amherst lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
   (Buffalo County)
• Grant
  Grant Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Grant Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 71.-External links:*...
  
    (Kearney County)
• Harrison
  Harrison Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Harrison Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 86.-External links:*...
  
  
• Hayes
  Hayes Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Hayes Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,574 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,528.A portion of the City of Minden lies within the Township....
  
  
• Liberty
  Liberty Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Liberty Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 137.-External links:*...
  
  
• Lincoln
  Lincoln Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Lincoln Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,780 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,724.A portion of the City of Minden lies within the Township....
  
  

• Logan
  Logan Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Logan Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 112.-External links:*...
  
   (Buffalo County)
• Logan
  Logan Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Logan Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 161.-External links:*...
  
    (Kearney County)
• Loup
  Loup Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Loup Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 501.The Village of Pleasanton lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Lowell
  Lowell Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Lowell Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 199.-External links:*...
  
  
• May
  May Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  May Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 146 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 142.The Village of Norman lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Mirage
  Mirage Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Mirage Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,006 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,016.The Village of Axtell lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Newark
  Newark Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Newark Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 222.-External links:*...
  
  
• Odessa
• Oneida
  Oneida Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Oneida Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 495.The Village of Wilcox lies within the Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Platte
  Platte Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Platte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 286.-External links:*...
  
  
• Riverdale
  Riverdale Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Riverdale Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,939 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,908.Most of the Village of Riverdale lies within the Township....
  
  
• Rusco
  Rusco Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Rusco Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 230.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sartoria
  Sartoria Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Sartoria Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 101 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 99.-External links:*...
  
  
• Schneider
  Schneider Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Schneider Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 164.-External links:*...
  
  
• Scott
  Scott Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Scott Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 96.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sharon
  Sharon Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Sharon Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 147.-External links:*...
  
  
• Shelton
  Shelton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Shelton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,475.The Village of Shelton lies within the Township....
  
  
• Sherman
  Sherman Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Sherman Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 93.-External links:*...
  
  
• Thornton
  Thornton Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Thornton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 178. In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local...
  
  
• Valley
  Valley Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Valley Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 156.-External links:*...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 49,141 people, 18,573 households, and 12,129 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 95.55% White, 0.49% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.34% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $38,015, and the median income for a family was $45,562. Males had a median income of $30,085 versus $21,029 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 μSA was $17,814.