Brainard, Nebraska
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Brainard is a village in Butler County
Butler County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,767 people, 3,426 households, and 2,350 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 3,901 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...

, Nebraska
Nebraska
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, United States
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. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Brainard is located at 41°11′1"N 97°0′10"W (41.183725, -97.002832).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 351 people, 148 households, and 100 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,252.1 people per square mile (484.0/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 577.9 per square mile (223.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.43% White, and 0.57% from two or more races.

There were 148 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $17,713. About 2.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

  • Jerome Hanus
    Jerome Hanus
    -References:...

     - Current Archbishop of Dubuque
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...

    .
  • Joel Makovicka
    Joel Makovicka
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    - American football player.

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