Minden, Nebraska facts for kids
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Minden, Nebraska
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Location with Kearney County and Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Kearney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2) |
| • Land | 2.20 sq mi (5.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,172 ft (662 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,923 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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2,950 |
| • Density | 1,339.08/sq mi (516.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68959
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| Area code | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-32340 |
| GNIS ID | 0831340 |
Minden is a city in, and the county seat of, Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census. It is home of the Pioneer Village museum complex.
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History
Minden was established in 1876. The city was named after Minden, in Germany. Minden was originally built up chiefly by Germans.
Minden holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in Nebraska, at 118 °F (48 °C), set on July 24, 1936 during the 1936 North American heat wave.
Geography
Minden is located at 40°29′53″N 98°57′4″W / 40.49806°N 98.95111°W (40.498114, -98.951091). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), all of it land.
Climate
The highest temperature ever measured in Nebraska, at 118 °F (47.8 °C), was recorded in Minden on July 24, 1936, during the 1936 North American heat wave.
| Climate data for Minden, Nebraska | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
81 (27) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
118 (48) |
114 (46) |
107 (42) |
97 (36) |
82 (28) |
80 (27) |
118 (48) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) |
41.2 (5.1) |
51.9 (11.1) |
64.3 (17.9) |
73.8 (23.2) |
83.8 (28.8) |
90.1 (32.3) |
88.3 (31.3) |
79.8 (26.6) |
67.9 (19.9) |
51.6 (10.9) |
39.2 (4.0) |
64.0 (17.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 13.5 (−10.3) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
37.3 (2.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.0 (16.7) |
52.4 (11.3) |
40.2 (4.6) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
17.0 (−8.3) |
38.6 (3.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−33 (−36) |
−17 (−27) |
0 (−18) |
17 (−8) |
35 (2) |
42 (6) |
36 (2) |
20 (−7) |
1 (−17) |
−15 (−26) |
−31 (−35) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.49 (12) |
0.71 (18) |
1.40 (36) |
2.31 (59) |
3.99 (101) |
4.01 (102) |
3.28 (83) |
3.00 (76) |
2.36 (60) |
1.65 (42) |
0.88 (22) |
0.57 (14) |
24.65 (626) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.9 (12) |
6.1 (15) |
5.7 (14) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.6 (6.6) |
4.2 (11) |
26.0 (66) |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 98 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,380 | 1,308.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,238 | −10.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,559 | 25.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,527 | −2.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,716 | 12.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,848 | 7.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,120 | 14.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,383 | 12.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,669 | 12.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,939 | 10.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,749 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 2,964 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 2,923 | −1.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 2,950 | 0.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate |
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Minden is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,923 people, 1,256 households, and 791 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,359.5 inhabitants per square mile (524.9/km2). There were 1,339 housing units at an average density of 622.8 per square mile (240.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 1,256 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the city was 43.1 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.
Attractions
Minden is the home of Harold Warp's Pioneer Village.
Minden bills itself as "Nebraska's Christmas City", illuminating the courthouse square with a display of over 12,000 bulbs and staging an annual Christmas pageant titled "The Light Of The World". The lighting of the courthouse was begun in 1915, when lights were acquired with the intention of stringing them from the railroad station to the town square for the state G.A.R. convention. Weather precluded this use, and the lights were repurposed for a Christmas display.
Notable people
- Charles Binderup, U.S. Congressman
- Carl Curtis, U.S. Congressman and Senator
- Otto Miller, Nicknamed "Moonie", a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1910 through 1922 for Brooklyn.
- Norbert Tiemann, 32nd Governor of Nebraska
- Harold Warp, businessman in the plastics industry
Images for kids
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Christmas lights in Minden's courthouse square (2011)
See also
In Spanish: Minden (Nebraska) para niños
