Cortland, Nebraska

Cortland, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Location of Cortland, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°30′25″N 96°42′25″W / 40.50694°N 96.70694°W / 40.50694; -96.70694Coordinates: 40°30′25″N 96°42′25″W / 40.50694°N 96.70694°W / 40.50694; -96.70694
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Gage
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	488
– Density	1,911.2/sq mi (737.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68331
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-10635[1]
GNIS feature ID	0828355[2]

Cortland is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Cortland is located at 40°30′25″N 96°42′25″W / 40.50694°N 96.70694°W / 40.50694; -96.70694 (40.507005, -96.706841).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 488 people, 198 households, and 149 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,911.2 people per square mile (724.7/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 818.5 per square mile (310.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% White, 0.20% Asian, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 198 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% 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 2.89.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,694, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $31,583 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,053. About 2.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.