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Beaver Crossing's original town site was located approximately four miles north west of the present site, on Beaver Creek. A cutoff freight route of the California Trial was established in 1860. This route has a due course west from Nebraska City to the North Blue River, where the city of Milford was later located and where one of the West Blue River that formed the road-bed for one of the greatest wild country highways ever known, over which thousands of emigrants, gold hunters and adventures, home and fortune seekers were destined to pass. Some met with success but others had many disappointments. When this route reached Walnut Creek it was often times impassible especially during the rainy season. A crossing of Walnut Creek was found about three miles above its mouth. From this point the route continued west re-entering the West Blue Valley one mile east of Beaver Creek. For the prairie schooners and freight wagons as they traveled westward. This crossing place naturally adapted with gentle sloping banks a shallow stream and the creek bed solid and firm of coarse sand and gravel.
This fording place was known as "BEAVER CROSSING" the first name given to any point or locality in Seward County. Beaver Creek was undoubtedly named by Indians and trappers long before there was any settlement of people near its banks.
Population (year 2000): 457, Est. population in July 2002: 445 (-2.6% change)
Males: 211 (46.2%), Females: 246 (53.8%)
Elevation: 1460 feet
County: Seward
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Zip code: 68313
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $30,455 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,800 (year 2000)
Races in Beaver Crossing:
White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Black (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (52.3%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.5%), Czech (7.2%), Dutch (5.3%), French (4.2%)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.1%), Manufacturing (12.9%), Construction (10.7%), Wholesale trade (10.2%)
Main Street July 1906
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