Merriman, Nebraska
Encyclopedia
Merriman is a village in Cherry County
, Nebraska
, United States
. The population was 118 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 118 people, 51 households, and 31 families residing in the village. The population density
was 115.0 people per square mile (44.2/km²). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 67.3 per square mile (25.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.22% White, 3.39% Native American, and 3.39% from two or more races.
There were 51 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples
living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $19,250, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $10,736. There were 26.7% of families and 30.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 31.4% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
Cherry County, Nebraska
Cherry County is unusual in being split between two time zones, Mountain Time and Central Time. The lines between the two runs roughly north to south along the eastern third of the county. Cherry County is also the location of the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, the Fort Niobrara National...
, 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
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. The population was 118 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Merriman is located at 42.919127°N 101.699972°W (42.919127, -101.699972).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village 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 118 people, 51 households, and 31 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 115.0 people per square mile (44.2/km²). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 67.3 per square mile (25.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.22% White, 3.39% Native American, and 3.39% from two or more races.
There were 51 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% 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, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $19,250, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $13,750 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 $10,736. There were 26.7% of families and 30.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 31.4% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
Notable natives
- Eva BowringEva BowringEva Kelly Bowring was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebraska....
- Appointed to the United States SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
by Governor Robert B. CrosbyRobert B. CrosbyRobert Berkey Crosby was an American Republican politician who served as the 27th Governor of Nebraska from 1953 to 1955.-Biography:...
. - Val Logsdon FitchVal Logsdon FitchVal Logsdon Fitch is an American nuclear physicist. A native of Merriman, Nebraska, he graduated from Gordon High School and attended Chadron State College for three years before being drafted into the U.S. army in 1943...
, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.