Greeley Center, Nebraska facts for kids
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Greeley Center
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Village
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Greeley County Courthouse in Greeley
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Location within the state of Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Greeley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,021 ft (616 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 402 |
| • Density | 639.11/sq mi (246.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP Code |
68842
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| FIPS code | 31-20050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398200 |
| Website | greeleyne.com |
Greeley Center, often shortened to simply Greeley, is a village in and the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 466 at the 2010 census.
History
Greeley Center was established as a town in the late 1880s when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from its position near the geographical center of Greeley county.
In 1890, the seat of Greeley County was transferred to Greeley Center from Scotia.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 492 | — | |
| 1900 | 552 | 12.2% | |
| 1910 | 845 | 53.1% | |
| 1920 | 919 | 8.8% | |
| 1930 | 857 | −6.7% | |
| 1940 | 891 | 4.0% | |
| 1950 | 787 | −11.7% | |
| 1960 | 656 | −16.6% | |
| 1970 | 580 | −11.6% | |
| 1980 | 597 | 2.9% | |
| 1990 | 562 | −5.9% | |
| 2000 | 531 | −5.5% | |
| 2010 | 466 | −12.2% | |
| 2020 | 402 | −13.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 466 people, 204 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was 739.7 inhabitants per square mile (285.6/km2). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 400.0 per square mile (154.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.9% White and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 204 households, of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.1% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.92.
The median age in the village was 49.8 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all of it land.
Climate
| Climate data for Greeley, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) |
81 (27) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
107 (42) |
114 (46) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
97 (36) |
84 (29) |
77 (25) |
114 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.6 (14.8) |
62.9 (17.2) |
76.0 (24.4) |
83.8 (28.8) |
90.0 (32.2) |
94.8 (34.9) |
97.4 (36.3) |
95.7 (35.4) |
91.7 (33.2) |
85.9 (29.9) |
73.2 (22.9) |
60.0 (15.6) |
98.8 (37.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.0 (1.1) |
38.1 (3.4) |
49.9 (9.9) |
60.6 (15.9) |
70.7 (21.5) |
81.4 (27.4) |
86.5 (30.3) |
84.4 (29.1) |
77.3 (25.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
49.0 (9.4) |
37.1 (2.8) |
61.1 (16.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.3 (−5.4) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
36.5 (2.5) |
46.9 (8.3) |
57.9 (14.4) |
68.8 (20.4) |
73.8 (23.2) |
71.4 (21.9) |
62.7 (17.1) |
49.5 (9.7) |
35.8 (2.1) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.6 (−11.9) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
45.1 (7.3) |
56.2 (13.4) |
61.1 (16.2) |
58.4 (14.7) |
48.1 (8.9) |
35.1 (1.7) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
35.1 (1.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −10.4 (−23.6) |
−5.9 (−21.1) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
43.1 (6.2) |
49.4 (9.7) |
46.1 (7.8) |
32.7 (0.4) |
18.2 (−7.7) |
4.9 (−15.1) |
−5.3 (−20.7) |
−14.7 (−25.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−34 (−37) |
−17 (−27) |
3 (−16) |
20 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
36 (2) |
35 (2) |
19 (−7) |
4 (−16) |
−16 (−27) |
−26 (−32) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) |
0.63 (16) |
1.41 (36) |
2.61 (66) |
4.18 (106) |
4.09 (104) |
3.19 (81) |
3.26 (83) |
2.28 (58) |
1.99 (51) |
0.95 (24) |
0.70 (18) |
25.81 (656) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.5 (17) |
7.3 (19) |
4.9 (12) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (1.8) |
3.0 (7.6) |
5.0 (13) |
29.8 (76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 81.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 13.9 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Notable native
- Maurice Lukefahr - Pioneering researcher in the fields of host plant resistance and environmental control of cotton insect pests.
See also
In Spanish: Greeley Center (Nebraska) para niños
