Alliance, Nebraska

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Alliance, Nebraska
settlement_type = City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Box Butte
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area_total_km2 = 12.4
area_land_km2 = 12.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8959
population_density_km2 = 725.5
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timezone = Mountain (MST)
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elevation_m = 1209
elevation_ft = 3967
latd = 42 |latm = 6 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
longd = 102 |longm = 52 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 69301
area_code = 308
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Alliance is a city in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 8,959 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Box Butte County.GR|6

The town was originally named Grand Lake. When the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad came to Grand Lake in 1888, the railroad superintendent, G.W. Holdrege, wanted to change it to a simple one-word name closer to the beginning of the alphabet, which he thought would be better for business. The U.S. Post Office gave Holdrege permission, and he picked "Alliance" for the new name of the town.

Alliance is the home to Carhenge (a replica of Stonehenge constructed with automobiles), which is located just north of the town.

Geography

Alliance is located at coor dms|42|6|5|N|102|52|13|W|city (42.101382, -102.870272).GR|1

It is located in Nebraska's Sand Hills.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²), of which, 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,959 people, 3,565 households, and 2,392 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,879.1 people per square mile (725.2/km²). There were 4,062 housing units at an average density of 852.0/sq mi (328.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.09% White, 0.49% African American, 3.40% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.31% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.94% of the population.

There were 3,565 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,408, and the median income for a family was $47,766. Males had a median income of $39,122 versus $22,561 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,584. About 10.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Train line

The railway line from the northern exit of the Powder River Basin, one of the largest coal-mining areas of the world, to Alliance and the eastern USA sees a rather large number of freight trains every day [http://www.trainpics.de/gallery/usa/usa-crawfordhill/e-crawfordhill.html] , to power plants in the Midwest and South [http://www.pentrex.com/plains.html] .

In Fiction

The second half of Ann Patchett's 1997 novel "The Magician's Assistant" is set entirely in Alliance. [cite news | first = Suzanne | last = Berne | title = Sleight of Hand | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E7D81739F935A25752C1A961958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | work = The New York Times | date = 1997-11-16 | accessdate = 2007-07-18]

ee also

* Carhenge

References

External links

* [http://www.alliancechamber.com Alliance Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.doubleqcountry.com Double Q Country Radio]
* [http://www.cityofalliance.net City of Alliance]
* [http://www.alliancetimes.com Alliance Times-Herald newspaper]
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