Brule, Nebraska
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Brule is a village in Keith County
Keith County, Nebraska
-History:Keith County was formed in 1873. It was named after Morrill C. Keith, the grandfather of Governor Keith Neville.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,875 people, 3,707 households, and 2,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile...

, Nebraska
Nebraska
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, United States
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. The population was 372 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the Brule Sioux
Brulé
The Brulé are one of the seven branches or bands of the Teton Lakota Sioux American Indian nation. They are known as Sičháŋǧu Oyáte , or "Burnt Thighs Nation," and so, were called Brulé by the French...

, who camped at that location.

History

The village was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a quarter acre of land. The arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
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 helped the village grow.

Geography

Brule is located at 41°5′45"N 101°53′20"W (41.095882, -101.888889).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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.

The village is located on U.S. Highway 30 and is one mile north of Interstate 80
Interstate 80
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.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 372 people, 169 households, and 111 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,253.9 people per square mile (478.8/km²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 640.4 per square mile (244.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.55% White, 1.08% Native American, 3.76% from other races
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, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.26% of the population.

There were 169 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,036, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $17,404 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $14,530. About 7.9% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

Tourism

The village celebrates Brule Day every year on August 1. The festivities attract tourists from far away, who come to Brule to experience the small town atmosphere it provides.
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