Scotia, Nebraska
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Scotia is a village in Greeley County
Greeley County, Nebraska
-History:Greeley County was formed in 1871. It was named after Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century.-Demographics:...

, 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
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. The population was 308 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Scotia is located at 41°28′1"N 98°42′8"W (41.466928, -98.702196).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.

Scotia is located on Nebraska Highway 22
Nebraska Highway 22
Nebraska Highway 22 is a highway in central Nebraska. It runs east–west for . Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 70 south of Ord. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 81 northwest of Columbus.-Route description:...

 (Scotia Avenue).

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 308 people, 140 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 889.0 people per square mile (339.8/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 482.0 per square mile (184.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.16% White, 3.90% African American, 0.32% from other races
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, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 140 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $11,871. About 5.8% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.0% of those sixty five or over.
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