Firth, Nebraska

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Firth, Nebraska
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lancaster
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area_total_km2 = 0.8
area_land_km2 = 0.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 564
population_density_km2 = 715.3
population_density_sq_mi = 1852.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 404
elevation_ft = 1325
latd = 40 |latm = 32 |lats = 4 |latNS = N
longd = 96 |longm = 36 |longs = 20 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 68358
area_code = 402
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blank_info = 31-16935GR|2
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blank1_info = 0829302GR|3
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Firth is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 564 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Firth is located at coor dms|40|32|4|N|96|36|20|W|city (40.534344, -96.605691)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it is land and 3.23% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 564 people, 192 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,852.5 people per square mile (725.9/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 656.9/sq mi (257.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.76% White, 0.18% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 192 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 11.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,944, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $24,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,471. About 5.6% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

chools

Located about 5 miles north and west of Firth is a medium sized School system, Norris school district. Norris is made up of an elementary school, middle school, and a high school, all of which are in separate buildings but on the same campus. Norris provides K-12 education for students from the small surrounding "farm towns" such as Hickman, Holland, Firth, Cortland, Princeton, Panama, and parts of southern Lincoln. Norris School was named after a United States senator from Nebraska, George William Norris.

History

According to family history, the town in named for the writer's great-uncle Frank who worked as a civil engineer for the railroad for which the site was a watering stop. A recently constructed bridge was being tested under load, it collapsed and killed the inspecting engineer for whom the town site was then named. "The name was given in honor of Superintendent Firth of the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad. Firth was organized as a village in February, 1879" [http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/lancaster/lancaster-p29.html] [http://www.lancaster.ne.gov/towns/firth/history.htm]

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