Ord, Nebraska

Ord, Nebraska
—  City  —
Downtown Ord: L Street
Location of Ord, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°36′9″N 98°55′48″W / 41.6025°N 98.93°W / 41.6025; -98.93Coordinates: 41°36′9″N 98°55′48″W / 41.6025°N 98.93°W / 41.6025; -98.93
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Valley
Area
– Total	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
– Land	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,051 ft (625 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,269
– Density	1,366.3/sq mi (527.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68862
Area code(s)	308
FIPS code	31-37280[1]
GNIS feature ID	0831890[2]

Ord is a city in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Valley County^[3]. Ord was named in honor of Civil War general Edward O. C. Ord.

Geography

Ord is located at 41°36′9″N 98°55′48″W / 41.6025°N 98.93°W / 41.6025; -98.93 (41.602553, -98.929962)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,269 people, 1,006 households, and 611 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,366.3 people per square mile (527.8/km²). There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of 691.9 per square mile (267.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% White, 0.22% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 1,006 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,364, and the median income for a family was $36,383. Males had a median income of $26,412 versus $16,895 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,337. About 6.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Rod Dowhower - former coach of the Indianapolis Colts and the Stanford Cardinal football team.
• Clyde E. Elliott - motion picture producer and director
• Evelyn Sharp - American aviatrix
• Darrell Johnson - former Major League Baseball player and manager
• Mike McCready (music entrepreneur) - Co-founder Platinum Blue Music Intelligence, pioneer of Hit Song Science

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. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "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.