Meadow Grove, Nebraska

Meadow Grove, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Downtown Meadow Grove: looking west along Main Avenue
Location of Meadow Grove, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°1′48″N 97°44′6″W / 42.03°N 97.735°W / 42.03; -97.735Coordinates: 42°1′48″N 97°44′6″W / 42.03°N 97.735°W / 42.03; -97.735
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Madison
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,631 ft (497 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	311
– Density	1,023.8/sq mi (395.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68752
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-31465[1]
GNIS feature ID	0831173[2]

Meadow Grove is a village in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 311 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Meadow Grove is located at 42°1′48″N 97°44′6″W / 42.03°N 97.735°W / 42.03; -97.735 (42.030136, -97.735043)^[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 311 people, 146 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,023.8 people per square mile (400.3/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 533.3 per square mile (208.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.18% White, 0.32% African American, 2.57% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 146 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,259. About 16.0% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.4% of those under age 18 and 15.1% 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.