Ceresco, Nebraska

Ceresco, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Downtown Ceresco
Location of Ceresco, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°3′28″N 96°38′44″W / 41.05778°N 96.64556°W / 41.05778; -96.64556Coordinates: 41°3′28″N 96°38′44″W / 41.05778°N 96.64556°W / 41.05778; -96.64556
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Saunders
Area
– Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
– Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	920
– Density	2,170.8/sq mi (838.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68017
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-08570[1]
GNIS feature ID	0828072[2]

Ceresco is a farming village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 920 at the 2000 census. It is located near U.S. Highway 77, just north of Lincoln, just south of Wahoo, and a short distance southwest of Omaha.

Overview

Ceresco has a public library, public park, and three Protestant churches. Ceresco also has an elementary school that feeds into the Raymond Central School District. Its roads are 95% paved, and it includes a small police and fire department featuring three part-time policemen and four fire trucks. The village's government is a village board, which hires a city engineer. It has no medical facilities or manufacturing plants.

Geography

Ceresco is located at 41°3′28″N 96°38′44″W / 41.05778°N 96.64556°W / 41.05778; -96.64556 (41.057730, -96.645623)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 920 people, 333 households, and 259 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,170.8 people per square mile (845.7/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 799.9 per square mile (311.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.15% White, 0.22% Native American, 1.41% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 333 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,574, and the median income for a family was $51,053. Males had a median income of $33,188 versus $23,029 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,467. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% 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. 

External links

• Raymond Central: Ceresco information page