Demographics

Seward County

Population in July 2009: 427. Population change since 2000: -6.6%

 

Males: 197  (46.2%)
Females: 230  (53.8%)

 

Median resident age:   40.8 years
Nebraska median age:   35.3 years

Zip codes: 68313.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $48,595 (it was $30,455 in 2000)

Beaver Crossing: $48,595
Nebraska: $47,357

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,418

Beaver Crossing village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $78,904 (it was $56,400 in 2000)

Beaver Crossing: $78,904
Nebraska: $123,300

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $83,066; Detached houses: $86,149; Townhouses or other attached units: $45,856; Mobile homes: $57,400; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,746
Median gross rent in 2009: $438.

Beaver Crossing, NE residents, houses, and apartments details

Races in Beaver Crossing detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Beaver Crossing: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (52.3%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.5%), Czech (7.2%), Dutch (5.3%), French (4.2%).

Current Local Time: 1:03:18 PM CST time zone

Elevation: 1460 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 645 people per square mile 
 (low).
Beaver Crossing,NE real estate house value index trend

 

For population 25 years and over in Beaver Crossing:

    • High school or higher: 82.4%
    • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
    • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
    • Unemployed: 3.0%
    • Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver Crossing village:

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

 

0 residents are foreign born

This village:   0.0%
Nebraska:   4.4%

 

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,244 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $567 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (31.9 miles , pop. 225,581).

 

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (504.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

 

Nearest cities: Goehner, NE (2.2 miles) , Cordova, NE (2.4 miles) , Utica, NE (2.9 miles ), Friend, NE (3.0 miles ), Milford, NE (3.5 miles ), Waco, NE (3.5 miles ), Dorchester, NE (3.5 miles ), Exeter, NE (3.6 miles ).

 

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $99,500
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $51,700
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,200
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,100
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $130,000

 

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 97.28 W

 

Area code: 402

 

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here: 4.2%
Nebraska: 4.5%

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+1.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Construction (26%)

  • Manufacturing (20%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)
  • Retail trade (31%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
Most common occupations (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)

  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

 

Tornado activity:

Beaver Crossing-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 221% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/2001, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Beaver Crossing village center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 4/25/1957, a category F4 tornado 20.4 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Beaver Crossing-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II – III) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from Beaver Crossing center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Seward County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

 

Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Crossing:

  • WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government – Local, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; FRIEND, NE)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit – Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; SEWARD, NE)
  • YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit – Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; YORK, NE)

 

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver Crossing:

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln (about 31 miles; Lincoln, NE; Full-time enrollment: 20,702)
  • Southeast Community College Area (about 35 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 6,591)
  • Central Community College (about 58 miles; Grand Island, NE; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha (about 75 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 9,853)
  • Bellevue University (about 76 miles; Bellevue, NE; FT enrollment: 3,237)
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center (about 77 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 2,774)
  • Creighton University (about 78 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 6,479)

Library in Beaver Crossing:

  • BEAVER CROSSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY  (Operating income: $3,631; Location: 436 434TH ROAD; 7,740 books; 35 video materials; 4 local licensed databases; 20 state licensed databases; 1 print serial subscriptions)

Religion statistics for Beaver Crossing:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.98%

Here 67.0%
USA 50.2%
Other (11%)

 

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name Lutheran Church United Methodist Church Catholic Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mennonite Church USA
Adherents 48.8% 17.3% 11.2% 6.2% 5.6%
Congregations 26.5% 17.6% 8.8% 5.9% 8.8%
Name United Church of Christ Assemblies of God Evangelical Free Church of America LDS (Mormon) Church Other
Adherents 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 1.1% 5.0%
Congregations 5.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 17.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores:4

Seward County: 2.42 / 10,000 pop.
State: 2.60 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas):1

This county: 0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska: 0.44 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas):8

Seward County: 4.84 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska: 4.83 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants:10

Here: 6.05 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska: 7.76 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here: 7.9%
Nebraska: 7.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Seward County: 27.1%
State: 28.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Seward County: 13.1%
State: 12.9%

 

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0 $0 6 $1,242
Streets and Highways 1 $1,820 $21,840 0 $0
Totals for Government 1 $1,820 $21,840 6 $1,242

 

Beaver Crossing government finances in 2002:

  • Charges – All Other: $42,000 ($98.36)

    Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.03)

  • Current Operations – Regular Highways: $59,000 ($138.17)

    Central Staff Services: $37,000 ($86.65)

    Financial Administration: $28,000 ($65.57)

    General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($14.05)

    Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.34)

  • Local Intergovernmental – General Support: $4,000 ($9.37)
  • Miscellaneous – General Revenue, NEC: $30,000 ($70.26)

    Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($9.37)

  • Other Capital Outlay – Regular Highways: $36,000 ($84.31)

    Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($30.44)

  • Other Funds – Cash & Deposits: $188,000 ($440.28)
  • State Intergovernmental – Highways: $38,000 ($88.99)

    All Other: $11,000 ($25.76)

    General Support: $11,000 ($25.76)

  • Tax – Property: $40,000 ($93.68)

    Public Utilities: $29,000 ($67.92)

    NEC: $15,000 ($35.13)

  • Total Salaries & Wages: $87,000 ($203.75)

7.53% of this county’s 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,391 average adjusted gross income)

Here: 7.53%
Nebraska average: 7.03%

 

10 or fewer of this county’s residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lancaster County, NE  2.66% ($40,682 average AGI)
from Saline County, NE  0.37% ($38,545)
from York County, NE  0.25% ($38,800)

7.85% of this county’s 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here: 7.85%
Nebraska average: 7.41%

 

10 or fewer of this county’s residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lancaster County, NE  3.13% ($30,656 average AGI)
to York County, NE  0.34% ($31,750)
to Douglas County, NE  0.27% ($34,250)

 

Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver Crossing:

  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAWL (1370 AM; 1 kW; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver Crossing:

  • KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
  • KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
  • KLIR (101.1 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
  • KIBZ (106.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSLI-FM (104.1 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZKX (96.9 FM; SEWARD, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Beaver Crossing:

  • KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
  • KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
  • KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
  • K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
  • KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
  • KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
  • KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Beaver Crossing fatal accident list:

Apr 6, 1980 04:17 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Beaver Crossing)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

6

  • Koln Tv 6 Mi E (Lat: 40.802222 Lon: -97.179750), Structure height: 457 m, Call Sign: KAP241

Assigned Frequencies: 47.0400 MHz, 47.0800 MHz, 47.1400 MHz, 47.1600 MHz, 47.2000 MHz, 47.2200 MHz, 47.2400 MHz, 47.2600 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2002, Expiration Date: 10/15/2012

Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:bob.malmquist@nebraska.gov

  • Township K 6 Mi E (Lat: 40.801944 Lon: -97.179750), Call Sign: KAO848, Licensee ID:L00003457Assigned Frequencies: 159.330 MHz, 159.330 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/25/2001, Expiration Date: 02/06/2011

 

Registrant: State Of Nebraska, 2200 North 33rd, Lincoln, NE 68503, Phone:(402) 471-5532

  • 6 Mi E (Lat: 40.802222 Lon: -97.179750), Call Sign: KNHU534, Licensee ID: L00003457
    Assigned Frequencies: 151.205 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/18/2003, Expiration Date:12/08/2013Registrant: State Of Nebraska, 2200 N 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68503, Phone: (402) 464-0641
  • K Township 6 Mi E (Lat: 40.802222 Lon: -97.179750), Call Sign: KAI695
    Assigned Frequencies: 461.425 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date:08/19/2012Registrant: Sears Roebuck, 3333 Beverly Road Ec312a, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179, Phone: (847) 286-4560
  • 6 Mi E 1/2 Mi S Of (Lat: 40.777222 Lon: -97.177806), Call Sign: WXM247, Licensee ID: L00104842
    Assigned Frequencies: 452.075 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/10/2004, Expiration Date:01/30/2014Registrant: Leonard Schweitzer, 644 336th Rd, Milford, NE 68405, Phone: (402) 761-2635
  • 701 Elk Street (Lat: 40.776389 Lon: -97.282778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 31.4 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WPUJ969
    Assigned Frequencies: 460.600 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/19/2002, Expiration Date: 03/19/2012, Certifier:Barb LiskaRegistrant: Racom Corp., Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (888) 752-1016, Fax: (888) 751-1090, Email:carrie.loney@racom.net

 

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

2

  • KOLN Transmitter, 6 Miles East Of Beaver Crossing (Lat: 40.803056 Lon: -97.181389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 435.5 m, Overall height: 457.2 m, Call Sign: KNU21

Assigned Frequencies: 6950.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/28/1995, Expiration Date: 06/01/2006

Registrant: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Pllc, 1401 Eye Street N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 857-4490, Fax: (202) 261-0090, Email:jstewart@wcsr.com

  • KOLN Transmitter, 6 Mi E Of Beaver Crossing (Lat: 40.803056 Lon: -97.181389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 435.5 m, Overall height: 457.2 m, Call Sign: KYR74
    Assigned Frequencies: 6950.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/05/1977, Expiration Date:06/01/2006Registrant: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Pllc, 1401 Eye Street N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 857-4490, Fax: (202) 261-0090, Email:jstewart@wcsr.com