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Beaver City, Nebraska
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Furnas County courthouse
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Location of Beaver City, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Furnas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,185 ft (666 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 537 |
| • Density | 542.97/sq mi (209.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68926
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| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-03495 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394100 |
Beaver City is a city in Furnas County, on the southern border of Nebraska, United States. The population was 609 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Furnas County.
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History
Beaver City was platted in 1872. It was named after Beaver Creek, which was named for the abundance of North American beaver.
United States Senator George W. Norris (R-Nebraska) began his law career in Beaver City, moving here after law school at Valparaiso University in Indiana. He later moved to McCook, a larger city.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Beaver City, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
85 (29) |
97 (36) |
101 (38) |
109 (43) |
116 (47) |
117 (47) |
113 (45) |
109 (43) |
101 (38) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
117 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) |
45.7 (7.6) |
57.6 (14.2) |
66.3 (19.1) |
75.8 (24.3) |
87.0 (30.6) |
92.3 (33.5) |
90.2 (32.3) |
83.1 (28.4) |
70.1 (21.2) |
55.3 (12.9) |
43.2 (6.2) |
67.4 (19.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.9 (−2.8) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
40.9 (4.9) |
50.5 (10.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
72.4 (22.4) |
77.7 (25.4) |
75.2 (24.0) |
66.7 (19.3) |
52.8 (11.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
51.8 (11.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.1 (−11.1) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
34.6 (1.4) |
46.8 (8.2) |
57.7 (14.3) |
63.0 (17.2) |
60.2 (15.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
35.4 (1.9) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
36.3 (2.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−35 (−37) |
−20 (−29) |
1 (−17) |
21 (−6) |
34 (1) |
39 (4) |
37 (3) |
16 (−9) |
1 (−17) |
−13 (−25) |
−34 (−37) |
−35 (−37) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.51 (13) |
0.81 (21) |
1.36 (35) |
2.42 (61) |
3.64 (92) |
3.47 (88) |
3.54 (90) |
3.06 (78) |
2.01 (51) |
1.97 (50) |
0.99 (25) |
0.80 (20) |
24.58 (624) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.2 (11) |
6.0 (15) |
2.6 (6.6) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.2 (5.6) |
4.6 (12) |
21.3 (54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 69.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 153 | — | |
| 1890 | 763 | 398.7% | |
| 1900 | 911 | 19.4% | |
| 1910 | 975 | 7.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,103 | 13.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,024 | −7.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,015 | −0.9% | |
| 1950 | 913 | −10.0% | |
| 1960 | 818 | −10.4% | |
| 1970 | 802 | −2.0% | |
| 1980 | 775 | −3.4% | |
| 1990 | 707 | −8.8% | |
| 2000 | 641 | −9.3% | |
| 2010 | 609 | −5.0% | |
| 2020 | 537 | −11.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 609 people, 278 households, and 154 families residing in the city. The population density was 615.2 inhabitants per square mile (237.5/km2). There were 357 housing units at an average density of 360.6 per square mile (139.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
There were 278 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.
The median age in the city was 47.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
See also
In Spanish: Beaver City (Nebraska) para niños
