Edgar, Nebraska

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Edgar, Nebraska
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Edgar, Nebraska


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clay
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area_total_km2 = 2.0
area_land_km2 = 2.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 539
population_density_km2 = 273.1
population_density_sq_mi = 707.2

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 525
elevation_ft = 1722
latd = 40 |latm = 22 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 58 |longs = 15 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 68935
area_code = 402
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blank_info = 31-14450GR|2
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blank1_info = 0829025GR|3
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Edgar is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 539 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Edgar is located at coor dms|40|22|11|N|97|58|15|W|city (40.369738, -97.970727).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 539 people, 240 households, and 150 families residing in the city. The population density was 707.2 people per square mile (273.8/km²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 373.9/sq mi (144.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% White, 0.56% African American, 1.11% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.37% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 240 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,191, and the median income for a family was $39,286. Males had a median income of $27,417 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,447. About 4.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

edan

Sedan is an unincorporated area about 4.5 miles southeast of Edgar on the intersection of Nebraska 65a Spur and County Road 348 in Nuckolls County, which runs next to the Union Pacific railroad. It is the site of the locally-important Aurora Cooperative grain elevator facility with a capacity of 2,668,000 bushels. The United States Postal Service does not recognize Sedan, and requires mail to be addressed to Edgar using its zip code.

References

* [http://dx01.my.uprr.com/pubdir/graindir.nsf/bb1e7bfb56de145d86256c1300777907/$FILE/Grain%20Directory.pdf UPRR Grain Directory]
* [http://www.city-data.com/zips/68935.html 68935 Zip Code Detailed Profile] on City-data.com
* [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp USPS Zip Code Lookup] on "RR 1 Box 144, Sedan NE"

External links

* [http://www.ci.edgar.ne.us/ City of Edgar]
* [http://fmphoto.blogspot.com/2006/07/kids-at-2006-edgar-tractor-pull_26.html Photo of the 2006 Edgar Tractor Pull]
* [http://fmphoto.blogspot.com/2007/04/bins-at-sedan.html Photo of Sedan's grain elevator]