Valley, Nebraska

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


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Douglas
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area_total_km2 = 4.0
area_land_km2 = 3.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.5
area_land_sq_mi = 1.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1788
population_density_km2 = 455.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1180.2

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 348
elevation_ft = 1142
latd = 41 |latm = 18 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 96 |longm = 20 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 68064
area_code = 402
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blank_info = 31-50020GR|2
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Valley is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,788 at the 2000 census. Valley is the hometown of Gail Rock, who used it as the basis for the small town Clear Rock in her Addie Mills books, of which "The House Without a Christmas Tree" is best known.

The Town of Valley recently [http://www.dcpostgazette.com consolidated] its public school system with neighboring town, Waterloo. The merged schools are called Douglas County West Community Schools.

Valley is also home to the area's [http://www.weather.gov/omaha National Weather Service] office, serving portions of eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa.

Geography

Valley is located at coor dms|41|18|51|N|96|20|54|W|city (41.314199, -96.348250)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.94%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 696 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,180.2 people per square mile (454.2/km²). There were 760 housing units at an average density of 501.6/sq mi (193.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.81% White, 0.56% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 696 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,949, and the median income for a family was $47,596. Males had a median income of $35,847 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,508. About 7.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

Rock, Gail. The House Without a Christmas Tree, Scholastic, 1998. ISBN 0-590-63895-5

External links

* [http://www.valleyne.org City of Valley]
* [http://www.dcwest.org Douglas County West Community Schools]