The
City of Lincoln (
UmóⁿhoⁿOmaha-Ponca is a Siouan language spoken by the Ponca and Omaha people of Nebraska and the Ponca people of Oklahoma. There are today only 60 speakers of Omaha, and 25 fluent speakers, all over 60, and a handful of semi-fluent speakers of Ponca....
:
Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ , meaning "Salt Village", for Salt Creek, which was the historical center of the city) is the capital and the second most populous city of the
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
NebraskaNebraska is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha....
. Lincoln is also the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Lancaster CountyLancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 250,291. The 2005 population estimate puts Lancaster County at 264,814. Its county seat is Lincoln, which is also the capital of Nebraska. The county was created in 1859, and the county seat was...
and the home of the
University of NebraskaThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often called UNL, but also known as Nebraska or NU, is referred to as the flagship institution of the University of Nebraska system. UNL was founded in 1869 as a land-grant university under the provisions of the Morrill Act. Its main campus is located in Lincoln...
. The population was 225,581 at the 2000 census, however the 2008 estimate puts it at 251,624.
Lincoln started out as the village of Lancaster, which was founded in 1856, and became the county seat of the newly created
Lancaster CountyLancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 250,291. The 2005 population estimate puts Lancaster County at 264,814. Its county seat is Lincoln, which is also the capital of Nebraska. The county was created in 1859, and the county seat was...
in 1859. The capital of
Nebraska TerritoryThe Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854...
had been
OmahaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
since the creation of the territory in 1854; however, most of the territory's population lived south of the
Platte RiverThe Platte River is a river in the Western United States, approximately long. It is a tributary of the Missouri River, which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Platte is one of the most significant river systems in the watershed of the Missouri, draining a large portion of the...
. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to
KansasKansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was...
, the legislature voted to move the capital south of the river and as far west as possible. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt
flatsA playa is a dry or ephemeral lakebed, generally extending to the shore, or a remnant of an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine-grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Playas are also known as alkali flats, sabkhas, dry lakes or mud flats...
and
marshIn geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland which is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants. Woody plants will be low-growing shrubs. A marsh is different from a swamp,...
es.
However, Omaha interests attempted to derail the move by having Lancaster renamed after the recently assassinated
PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery...
. At the time, many of the people south of the river had been sympathetic towards the
ConfederateThe Confederate States of America was a separatist political entity existing between 1861 to 1865, established by eleven southern slave states of the United States of America, each of which had previously declared their secession from the United States...
cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. The ploy did not work, as Lancaster was renamed Lincoln and became the state capital upon Nebraska's admission to the Union on March 1, 1867.
The city was recently named one of the healthiest cities in the United States as of 2008.
Law and government
Lincoln has a mayor-council government. The mayor and a seven-member
city councilA city council is the legislative body that governs a city, municipality or local government area.-Australia:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council may vary slightly...
are selected in
nonpartisanIn political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event or organization in which the participants do not declare or do not formally have a political party affiliation....
elections. Four members are elected from city council districts; the remaining three members are elected at-large. Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are located in the County/City Building.
Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state agencies and offices are located in Lincoln, as are several United States Government agencies and offices. The city lies within the
Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln Public Schools is the only public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is the second largest of Nebraska's 596 school districts, surpassed only by Omaha Public Schools. LPS educates more than 32,100 students in 54 schools....
school district; the primary law enforcement agency for the city is the
Lincoln Police DepartmentThe Lincoln Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. With just over 300 police officers serving a population of 239,000 people and an area of 79 square miles, it has a considerably low police per capita rate with just 1.34 officers per 1,000 people...
. The
Lincoln Fire and Rescue DepartmentThe Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded on February 9, 1872 consisting of one steam engine, two horse drawn carts, 40 to 50 men, and paraphanelia to outfit a bucket brigade...
shoulders the cities fire fighting and ambulatory services while outlying areas of the city are supported by volunteer fire fighting units.
The city's
public libraryA public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and may be operated by civil servants...
system is
Lincoln City LibrariesLincoln City Libraries is the official public library system in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. There are eight total branches.The main location is Bennett Martin Public Library in Lincoln's downtown area, which includes three floors and a basement...
, which has eight branches. Lincoln City Libraries circulates more than three million items per year to the residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County. Lincoln City Libraries is also home to Polley Music Library and the
Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska authors.
Geography
Lincoln is located at (40.809868, -96.675345). According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 195.2 km² (75.4 sq mi). 193.3 km² (74.6 sq mi) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 sq mi) of it (0.98%) is water.
Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not located along either the
Platte RiverThe Platte River is a river in the Western United States, approximately long. It is a tributary of the Missouri River, which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Platte is one of the most significant river systems in the watershed of the Missouri, draining a large portion of the...
or the
Missouri RiverThe Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and is the longest river in the United States of America. The Missouri likely originates at Brower's Spring at the upper reaches of the Jefferson, before joining the confluence of the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin rivers in Montana....
. The city was originally laid out near Salt Creek and among the nearly flat
salineSalinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. It is a general term used to describe the levels of different salts such as sodium chloride, magnesium and calcium sulfates, and bicarbonates...
wetlandA wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater,...
s of northern Lancaster County. The city's growth over the years has led to development of the surrounding land, much of which is composed of gently rolling hills. In recent years, Lincoln's northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered
Salt Creek tiger beetleThe Salt Creek tiger beetle, Cicindela nevadica lincolniana, is a critically endangered subspecies of tiger beetle endemic to the saline wetlands of northern Lancaster County, Nebraska, adjacent to and immediately to the north of the city of Lincoln. It is a predatory insect, using its mandibles...
.
Metropolitan area
The
Lincoln metropolitan areaThe Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of Lincoln...
consists of Lancaster County and
Seward CountySeward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population was 16,496. Its county seat is Seward.Seward County is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, which was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln has very little development outside its city limits and has no contiguous
suburbSuburbs are defined in various different ways around the world. They can be the residential areas of a large city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city...
s (the largest town that can be considered a suburb of Lincoln is
Waverly, NebraskaWaverly is a city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,448 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waverly is located at ....
.) This is due primarily to the fact that most land that would otherwise be developed as a suburban town has already been annexed by the city of Lincoln itself.
Neighborhoods
- Arnold Heights: Located in far northwest Lincoln, this neighborhood, also known as Airpark, began as base housing for the adjacent Lincoln Air Force Base
Lincoln Air National Guard Base, formerly Lincoln Air Force Base, is home to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing , an Air Mobility Command -gained unit flying the KC-135R Stratotanker...
during the Cold War. The area originally consisted of 1,000 housing units and was annexed by Lincoln in 1966, after the base closed. All 1,000 units were originally managed by the Lincoln Housing Authority, but about half of the homes in the neighborhood have been sold to private owners. The area was also formerly known as both "Capehart Housing" when completed in 1960 (north housing) and the "Military Construction Area" when built during 1956 (south housing). Additional housing subdivisions were built in the area in the 1980s and 1990s. More recent additions include a mix of duplexes and single family homes of various sizes, an IGA grocery store, and a strip mall. As of May 2009, the area is continually being developed.
- Belmont: The Belmont neighborhood lies just north of Cornhusker Highway and south of Superior Street between Interstate 180 and 27th Street.
- Bethany
Bethany is a neighborhood and former village in the northeast region of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska.-References:...
: Bethany is located along Cotner Blvd. and Holdrege St. Originally laid out as a separate village by the Disciples of Christ, it was annexed by Lincoln in the late 1920s.
- Clinton: Located north of 27th and O Streets, Clinton is the target of ongoing revitalization efforts by the City.
- College View: College View is located along 48th St. and near Calvert St., adjacent to and surrounding the Union College
For other institutions of this name, see the Union College disambiguation page.Union College is a four-year coeducational college in Lincoln, Nebraska, offering programs leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees in arts and sciences, professional fields and a Master of Physician Assistant...
campus. Originally College View was a separate village. The area is anchored by Union College but has many buildings resembling those of a small town. This business area serves the college and surrounding neighborhood. It has an eclectic mix of mostly local businesses.
- Downtown: Lincoln's business district has a mix of offices, bars, restaurants and some retail. Events, housing, and other information about Downtown Lincoln can be found on the Downtown Lincoln Association's website at www.downtownlincoln.org.
- Fox Hollow: Located in southeast Lincoln, from 70th to 84th Streets, between Van Dorn and Pioneers. Middle to upper class neighborhoods near Holmes Lake. Fox Hollow is a planned subdivision and was constructed during the 1970s to present.
- Havelock: Havelock is located along Havelock Ave. east of 56th St. in northeast Lincoln; originally a separate village.
- Hartley: One of Lincoln's earliest suburbs, Hartley is located east of the downtown proper, east of 27th St and north of O St. It is a mainly residential neighborhood of houses built 1890-1940.
- Hawley: Located directly east of UNL's downtown campus, the Hawley Historic District is home to a diverse population living in houses built in the early 20th century.
- Haymarket: One of Lincoln's oldest neighborhoods, the Haymarket is a historic warehouse and industrial district. In recent decades, it has become a dining, specialty shopping, and urban living district, with a variety of visual and performing arts and nightlife. The Haymarket has a weekly, Saturday morning, farmer's market from May to October. With the growth of both local and national shops increasing, the area has gained importance and seen various recent redevelopments. The area's website can be found at www.historichaymarket.info.
- Highlands: The Highlands is a newer residential neighborhood in northwest Lincoln, located north of I-80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. I-80 is the interstate that most closely approximates the route of the Lincoln Highway, the first auto trail to cross the...
and near Lincoln Airport.
- Historic Bungalow District
- Huskerville: A now non-existent neighborhood built north of Arnold Heights. Constructed during World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Huskerville was once the Lincoln Army Air Field hospital area from 1942 until 1945. After the war the area was converted into college housing and was most noted for a polio outbreak in 1952. The area was either removed or demolished in the late 1960s. The chapel, now protected by the National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, is all that remains of Huskerville. A new development is underway here however including the construction of a new elementary school as of 2009.
- Indian Village: The Indian Village neighborhood is located from Van Dorn St. on the north to Highway 2 on the south, from 9th St on the west to 20th St on the east. Many of the Streets in the area are named in honor of Native American Tribes. The Indian Village Shopping Center is a centrally located commercial block.
- Irvingdale: The Irvingdale neighborhood is located from South St. on the North, and Van Dorn on the South, from 9th St from the west to 22nd St on the east. The neighborhood has a mix of homes built in the early 1900s to more modern homes built in the 1950s, and is home to Irving Middle School, and the Stransky Park concert series.
- Near South The Near South neighborhood is located from G Street on the north to South Street on the south, and from 13th Street from the west to 27th on the east. The neighborhood is home to many of Lincoln's grand historic homes and is currently experiencing a strong revitalization effort by the neighborhood association and city officials. Many home-owners are reconverting properties that were once divided into apartments back into single-family homes. The areas is also popular among college students and artists. The area is spotted with various homes of significant historical and architectural value. The area is widespread and architecturally diverse with a variety of sizes and values of homes. The area has many places of worship including historic First Plymouth, whose bell tower can be seen and heard from miles away. The Near South features coffee shops, restaurants, banks, and many other businesses. It is also home to a communal garden called Sunken Gardens.
- North Bottoms: Directly north of UNL's downtown campus, the North Bottoms is an area in the floodplain of Salt Creek that holds many low income houses now rented by a large number of UNL students.
- South Bottoms: South of the Haymarket district, the South Bottoms, like the North Bottoms, was a neighborhood founded by Germans from Russia. Today, the neighborhood is noted for its architecture.
- University Place: University Place is located along 48th St. between Leighton Ave. and Adams St., near Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University , is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....
and UNL's East Campus. It was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1926.
- West Lincoln: Located along West Cornhusker Hwy., the area was founded in 1887 and was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1966.
Parks
Lincoln has an extensive park system, with over 100 individual parks. The largest parks in Lincoln's park system are: Antelope Park
(which contains the
Lincoln Children's Zoo and the
Sunken Gardens), Woods Park, Holmes Park, Oak Lake Park, Pioneers Park, Tierra Park, and Wilderness Park. The parks are connected by a 159 km (99 mi.) system of recreational trails. The
MoPac TrailThe MoPac Trail is a rail trail in Nebraska. It is a bicycling, equestrian and walking trail built on an abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor which runs for 26 miles from Lincoln, Nebraska to Wabash, Nebraska.-History:...
extends through Lincoln.
Climate
| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Rec High °F (°C) |
73 (22.7) |
84 (28.8) |
89 (31.6) |
97 (36.1) |
99 (37.2) |
107 (41.6) |
108 (42.2) |
107 (41.6) |
106 (41.1) |
94 (34.4) |
85 (29.4) |
70 (21.1) |
| Norm High °F (°C) |
33.2 (0.6) |
39.3 (4.0) |
51.2 (10.6) |
63.5 (17.5) |
73.8 (23.2) |
84.9 (29.4) |
89.6 (32) |
87.1 (30.6) |
78.8 (26) |
66.5 (19.2) |
49.1 (9.5) |
36.8 (2.6) |
| Norm Avg °F (°C) |
22.4 (-5.3) |
28.3 (-2.0) |
39.4 (4.1) |
51.2 (10.6) |
62.0 (16.6) |
72.7 (22.6) |
77.8 (25.4) |
75.4 (24.1) |
66.0 (18.8) |
53.5 (11.9) |
38.1 (3.4) |
26.5 (-3.0) |
| Norm Low °F (°C) |
11.5 (-11.4) |
17.2 (-8.2) |
27.5 (-2.5) |
38.8 (3.7) |
50.1 (10.0) |
60.4 (15.7) |
65.9 (18.8) |
63.7 (17.6) |
53.2 (11.7) |
40.4 (4.6) |
27 (-2.7) |
16.2 (-8.7) |
| Rec Low °F (°C) |
-33 (-36.1) |
-24 (-31.1) |
-19 (-28.3) |
3 (-16.1) |
24 (-4.4) |
39 (3.8) |
42 (5.5) |
41 (5) |
26 (-3.3) |
8 (-13.3) |
-5 (-20.5) |
-27 (-32.7) |
| Precip in. (mm) |
0.67 (17.0) |
0.66 (16.8) |
2.21 (56.1) |
2.9 (73.6) |
4.23 (107.4) |
3.51 (89.1) |
3.54 (89.9) |
3.35 (85.1) |
2.92 (74.2) |
1.94 (49.3) |
1.58 (40.1) |
0.86 (21.8) |
| Source: USTravelWeather.com http://www.ustravelweather.com/weather-nebraska/lincoln-weather.asp |
Economy
Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from service industries. The state government and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include medical, banking, information technology, education, call centers, insurance, and rail and truck transport. One of the largest employers is the BryanLGH Medical Center which consists of two major hospitals and several large outpatient facilities located across the city.
Four regional restaurant chains began in Lincoln:
Amigos/Kings ClassicAmigos/Kings Classic is a small Nebraska-based fast-food chain that serves Mexican and American foods. The restaurant was founded as Amigo's in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1980. The chain was solely a Mexican fast-food restaurant until around 2000, when many locations were co-branded with A&W...
,
Runza RestaurantsRunza is the name of a regional restaurant chain specializing in ethnic cuisine once served by the Volga German immigrants to the United States...
, DaVinci's and
Valentino'sValentino's is a regional Italian restaurant chain based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Valentino's was founded by Val and Zena Weiler in 1957. The restaurant was purchased by two Lincoln families in 1971 and began franchising additional locations...
.
Transportation
Rail
AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a blend of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union Station...
, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lincoln, operating its
California ZephyrThe California Zephyr is a 2,438-mile long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United States....
daily in each direction between
ChicagoUnion Station is a Chicago train station that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. Union Station was built on the west side of the Chicago River and stands between Adams Street and Jackson Street...
and
Emeryville, CaliforniaEmeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California, in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. Its proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and...
, across the bay from San Francisco. The
Lincoln StationThe Lincoln Amtrak station is a train station in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served daily by the California Zephyr. In Amtrak's 2008 fiscal year, on average, 33 passengers boarded or detrained daily at Lincoln, making it the...
may close due to little service and the plan of tearing down the small train yard by the station.
Bus
A public bus transit system,
StarTranStarTran is the public transit bus system in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. They operate 19 regular bus routes and a downtown circulator service on weekdays from 5:15 a.m. to 7:10 p.m. and Saturdays from 5:55 a.m. to 7:10 p.m. There is no service on Sundays...
, operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 60 full-sized buses and 9 Handi-Vans
http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/pworks/startran/factsht.htm.
Air
The Lincoln Airport provides passengers with daily non-stop service to
United AirlinesUnited Air Lines, Inc., trading as United Airlines , is a major airline of the United States. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago at 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. United's largest hub is O'Hare International Airport, where it has more than 550 daily...
hubs
O'Hare International AirportO'Hare International Airport , also known simply as O'Hare Airport or O'Hare Field or O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop. It serves as the primary and largest hub for United Airlines and as a hub for...
and
Denver International AirportDenver International Airport , often called DIA, is, by land size at , the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montreal-Mirabel International Airport...
as well as
Northwest AirlinesNorthwest Airlines, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
hub
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwestern region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin....
and Delta Air Lines service to Salt Lake City and Atlanta (as of June 4), via regional jet aircraft, respectively. In the past
Allegiant AirAllegiant Air is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. headquartered in Enterprise, unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airline operates scheduled and charter flights from focus cities at Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport, Orlando Sanford...
departed Wednesdays and Saturdays to
McCarran International AirportMcCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and...
in Las Vegas aboard their fleet of MD-80s. However, this service has ended in Lincoln and has been transferred to Grand Island Municipal Airport. The Lincoln Airport is also among the
emergency landing sites for the NASA Space Shuttle, and the top location located within the non-coastal United States.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 225,581 people, 90,485 households, and 53,567 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,166.9/km² (3,022.2/sq mi). There were 95,199 housing units at an average density of 492.5/km² (1,275.4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 89.25% White, 3.12% Asian, 3.09% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61% of the population.
There were 90,485 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,605, and the median income for a family was $52,558. Males had a median income of $33,899 versus $25,402 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $20,984. About 5.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Sites of interest
- Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the capitol and seat of the Nebraska Legislature and houses other offices of the government of the U.S. state of Nebraska. One of the most distinctive statehouses in the United States, its height is surpassed only by the Louisiana State...
: designed by Bertram Grosvenor GoodhueBertram Grosvenor Goodhue was a renowned American architect celebrated for his work in neo-gothic design. He also designed notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for the Merrymount Press....
and constructed between 1922 and 1932. The capitol building is a skyscraper topped by a golden dome. The tower is crowned by a 6-meter (20 ft) statue of a farmer sowing grain on a pedestal of wheat and corn (sculptor: Lee LawrieLee Oscar Lawrie was one of the United States' foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II...
), to represent the state's agricultural heritage. City zoning rules prevent any other building from rivaling it in height, making it a landmark not only within the city but for the surrounding area. Inside, there are many paintings and iridescent murals depicting the Native AmericanNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
heritage and the history and culture of the early pioneers who settled Nebraska. It is the second tallest U.S. State Capitol building behind the Louisiana State CapitolThe Louisiana State Capitol building is the capitol building of the state of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge. The capitol houses the Louisiana State Legislature, the governor's office, and parts of the executive branch...
building in Baton Rouge http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=126253.
- Alice Abel Arboretum
The Alice Abel Arboretum is a 25 acres arboretum located at 5000 St. Paul Street on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.The Arboretum includes over 100 species of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants...
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
- Lincoln Children's Museum
- Lincoln Children's Zoo
- Fairview Home
The William Jennings Bryan House, also known as Fairview, is a house built in 1902 in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was a home of William Jennings Bryan .It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963....
, home of William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan was the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1896, 1900 and 1908, a lawyer, and the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for a deep, commanding voice...
- Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum
The Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum is located at 2047 "M" Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its goal is to educate the general public about the history of the telephone industry. The museum was featured in the 2008 Film Yes Man starring Jim Carrey...
- Haymarket Park
Haymarket Park is a baseball and softball complex in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is half a mile west of the campus of the University of Nebraska in downtown Lincoln. It is named because of its location in Lincoln's historic Haymarket District.- Hawks Field :...
- Historic Haymarket
- Hyde Observatory
- Ice Box
- Iron Horse Park in the Haymarket
- Joshua C. Turner Arboretum
The Joshua C. Turner Arboretum 30 acres is an arboretum located at 3800 South 48th Street on the campus of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.-External links:*, includes photos of tree species and maps...
- Maxwell Arboretum
The Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska....
- Museum of American Speed
- National Museum of Roller Skating and the offices of USA Roller Sports
USA Roller Sports , formerly the United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating, is the national governing body of competitive roller sports in the United States...
- Museum of Nebraska History
- Thomas P. Kennard House
- Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden composed of 44 arboretums, parks, and other public landscapes in 33 communities across Nebraska, and supported by the arboretum office at the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA...
- Pioneer's Park Nature Center
- Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum
- State Fair Park Arboretum
State Fair Park Arboretum is an arboretum and gardens located on the grounds of the State Fair Park, 17th and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska....
- Sunken Gardens (Nebraska)
The Sunken Gardens was constructed during the winter of 1930-31. It was a project for unemployed men during the depression. Parts of the land were donated to the city of Lincoln, NE by Mr. Henry H. and Mrs. Sarah H. Frey in 1906 and J.C. Seacrest in 1930. In the beginning it was called the "Rock...
- Downtown Lincoln (Nebraska)
- Wyuka Cemetery
Wyuka Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska....
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Bob Devaney Sports Center
The Bob Devaney Sports Center is a sports complex on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska that includes a 13,595-seat multi-purpose arena, a 1,000-seat covered 25-yard swimming and diving facility and a 5,000-seat covered track and field facility that features a 200-meter...
- Great Plains Art Museum
- International Quilt Study Center & Museum
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum http://www.quiltstudy.org at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska is the home of the largest known public collection of quilts in the world....
- The Kruger Collection in the College of Architecture
- Lentz Center for Asian Culture
The Lentz Center for Asian Culture is located at 1155 Q Street in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Lentz Center recognizes the rich and varied cultures of Asia. Its collection provides an opportunity for enhancing instructional programs on the campus and...
- Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum
The Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum is an historical facility located on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States...
- Lied Center for Performing Arts
The Lied Center for Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts facility located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA that opened in 1990. It is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is used for various events, including orchestra, theatre, and speakers.The Center consists of 5 separate...
- Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, aka The Ross
- Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is located on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, just north of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team....
: Home of the CornhuskersThe Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 21 varsity teams in 14 sports:Early nicknames for the university's athletic teams included the...
footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
team, the stadium was built in 1923.
- The Robert Hillestad Textiles gallery http://textilegallery.unl.edu/
- Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
The Sheldon Museum of Art is located at 12 & R Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska, on the city campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The Sheldon houses both the Sheldon Art Association collection , and the University of Nebraska collection, initiated in 1929. Together they comprise more than...
: built in the early 1960s; architect Philip JohnsonPhilip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades....
.
- University of Nebraska State Museum
The University of Nebraska State Museum, also known as Elephant Hall, is a natural history museum featuring Nebraska biodiversity, paleontology, and cultural diversity. It was founded in 1871...
: home to an extensive collection of Nebraska fossils
Primary and secondary education
Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln Public Schools is the only public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is the second largest of Nebraska's 596 school districts, surpassed only by Omaha Public Schools. LPS educates more than 32,100 students in 54 schools....
is the sole public school district in the city. There are six traditional high schools in the district: Lincoln High,
EastLincoln East High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district.- History :...
,
NortheastLincoln Northeast High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. Lincoln Northeast was founded on September 9, 1941 when three rival schools were combined into one...
,
North StarLincoln North Star High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Lincoln North Star opened its doors in 2003 to 1,150 students, it currently has over 1800 students, and remains the newest high school in Lincoln, and is modeled the same as Lincoln Southwest High School...
,
SoutheastLincoln Southeast High School is a public secondary-education school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. Opening September 25, 1955 under the direction of Principal Hazel G. Scott with an enrollment of 652 students in grades 7-12, Southeast...
, and
SouthwestLincoln Southwest High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA and rests on 74 acres adjacent to Wilderness Park. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. When the school opened its doors in August 2002, it had 1,150 students from grades 9-12, and 77...
. Additionally, Lincoln Public Schools is home to special interest high schools including the Arts and Humanities Focus Program, the Zoo School, the Information Technology Focus Program, and the Entrepreneurship Focus Program.
There are several private and parochial elementary and middle schools located throughout the community. These schools like Lincoln Public Schools are broken into districts and most will allow attendance outside of boundary lines if certain criteria are met.
Private high schools located in Lincoln are College View Academy, Lincoln Christian,
Lincoln LutheranLincoln Lutheran is a Lutheran middle school and high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education ....
, Parkview Christian and Pius X High School.
Colleges and universities
The
University of Nebraska–LincolnThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often called UNL, but also known as Nebraska or NU, is referred to as the flagship institution of the University of Nebraska system. UNL was founded in 1869 as a land-grant university under the provisions of the Morrill Act. Its main campus is located in Lincoln...
, the flagship campus of the
University of Nebraska systemThe University of Nebraska is the public university system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four universities and an agricultural college....
, is the largest university in Nebraska. Other colleges and universities based in Lincoln are: BryanLGH College of Health Sciences,
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityNebraska Wesleyan University , is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....
, and
Union CollegeFor other institutions of this name, see the Union College disambiguation page.Union College is a four-year coeducational college in Lincoln, Nebraska, offering programs leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees in arts and sciences, professional fields and a Master of Physician Assistant...
.
Colleges and universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are
Bellevue UniversityBellevue University, founded in 1966, is a not-for-profit educational institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska.-History:When Bill Brooks met with his fellow members of the Bellevue, Nebraska, Chamber of Commerce in June 1965, the No. 1 agenda item was discussion of creating a new college in Bellevue...
,
Doane CollegeDoane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:Doane was originally charted as the Nebraska University in Fontanelle, Nebraska in 1855...
,
Kaplan UniversityKaplan University is the doing business as name of the Iowa College Acquisition Corporation, a company that owns and operates independent, private, for-profit colleges...
,and
Southeast Community CollegeSoutheast Community College is a community college system located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Nebraska.- Locations :The college includes three campuses and more than 20 off-campus sites in 15 counties...
.
Sports teams
Lincoln is best known for the University's football team, the
Nebraska CornhuskersThe Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 21 varsity teams in 14 sports:Early nicknames for the university's athletic teams included the...
. In total, the University of Nebraska fields 21 men's and women's teams in 14
NCAAThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada...
Division IDivision I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States....
sports. Other sports teams are the
Lincoln SaltdogsThe Lincoln Saltdogs are a professional baseball team based in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the United States. The Saltdogs are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
, an American Association independent
minor league baseballMinor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in North America that compete at levels below that of Major League Baseball. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses, and many are members of Minor League Baseball, an umbrella organization for leagues...
team; the
Lincoln StarsThe Lincoln Stars are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .The Stars' home ice is the Ice Box, on the Nebraska State Fair grounds and adjacent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln....
, a
USHLThe United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 14 member teams located in Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
junior
ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
team. Lincoln is also home to the
No Coast Derby Girls, a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby AssociationFounded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition and renamed in November 2005, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business league...
.
Arts, entertainment and culture
Lincoln's primary venues for live music include:
Pershing AuditoriumThe Pershing Center is a 4,526-seat multi-purpose arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is home to the Lincoln Capitols NIFL indoor football team and the Lincoln Thunder ABA basketball team....
(large tours and national acts), Knickerbockers, Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, Red9 (opened in 2009), Duggan's Pub (local/regional acts; smaller venues), and the Zoo Bar (blues). The Pla-Mor Ballroom is a staple of Lincoln's music and dance scene, featuring its house band, the award-winning Sandy Creek Band.
The
Lied CenterThe Lied Center for Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts facility located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA that opened in 1990. It is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is used for various events, including orchestra, theatre, and speakers.The Center consists of 5 separate...
is a venue for national tours of
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
productions, concert music, and guest lectures. Lincoln has several
performing artsThe performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
venues. Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building; community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, the Loft at The Mill, and the Haymarket Theater.
For movie viewing, the local
Douglas Theatre CompanyDouglas Theatre Company was the largest movie theater chain in Nebraska, USA, operating in both Lincoln and Omaha. It was the 42nd largest cinema chain in North America.The company was formed in 1952, by Russell Brehm and then-Senator Roman Hruska...
(now owned by Marcus Theatres) owns 32 screens at four locations, and the University of Nebraska's
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts CenterThe Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center is a two-screen theatre located on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus that commonly shows a wide variety of documentaries, independent cinema, and international films in the United States of America...
shows independent and foreign films. Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the Joyo Theater and Rococo Theater. The Rococo Theater also also hosts benefits and other engagements.
The downtown section of O Street is Lincoln's primary bar and nightclub district.
Lincoln is the hometown of
Zager and EvansZager and Evans were a Lincoln, Nebraska rock-pop duo of the late 1960s and early 1970s named after its two members, Denny Zager and Rick Evans, who met at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Artists Dave Trupp and Mark Dalton backed up the duo....
, known for their international #1 hit record, "
In the Year 2525"In the Year 2525 " is a hit song from 1969 by the Lincoln, Nebraska duo Zager and Evans which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the six weeks commencing July 12. The song was written by Rick Evans in 1964 and originally released on a small local record label in 1967...
".
Annual events
- March: Nebraska high school state boys' and girls' basketball tournaments
- First Sunday in May: Lincoln Marathon
- Early June: Cornhusker Boys' State and Cornhusker Girls' State
- Tuesday evenings in June: Jazz in June, an outdoor summer concert series
- Third Friday in June, July, and August: Dock Stock http://www.historichaymarket.info/events/dock_stock.asp
- Late June: International Thespian Festival at the University of Nebraska
- Thursday evenings in July: Movies on the Green, movies shown on the green space near Kimball Hall
- Early August: Lancaster County Fair
- Second weekend in August: Capitol City Rib Fest
- Late August/early September: Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair is a state fair held annually in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is an approximately ten-day event; since the early 1990s, the fair ends on Labor Day. The fair is scheduled to be operated in Grand Island starting in 2010.-History:...
In 2010, the Nebraska State Fair is moving to Grand Island, NE. (about 100 miles west)
- Late August to late November: Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. The Cornhuskers are currently in their 119th season and hold an...
- Early November: Nebraska high school state football championships at Memorial Stadium
- Early to mid-November: Anime NebrasKon
Anime NebrasKon is an anime convention focusing on anime, manga, and East Asian culture. It is held in OMAHA, NEBRASKA, previously at the city campus Student Union and run by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's anime club Otaku Jinrui...
- First Saturday in December: Star City Parade
Television
Lincoln has four licensed broadcast television stations:
- KLKN
KLKN, channel 8, is the ABC affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications .-History:...
(Channel 8; 8.2 DTDigital television is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV.-Timeline:...
) – ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
; RTVThe Retro Television Network is a system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files, as well as the horror film showcase Midnight Monster Hop...
affliate 8.2
- KOLN
KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...
(Channel 10; 10.2 DT) – CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
affiliate MY TV affiliate 10.2
- KUON
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is a statewide public broadcasting network of radio and television stations in Nebraska and is based in Lincoln. The network is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, which owns the license for all but one station in the network...
(Channel 12) – PBSThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. However, its operations are largely funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
affiliate, NETNebraska Educational Telecommunications is a statewide public broadcasting network of radio and television stations in Nebraska and is based in Lincoln. The network is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, which owns the license for all but one station in the network...
Television flagship station
- KFXL (Channel 51) – Fox
The Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
via KTVG Grand IslandGrand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 42,940 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 44,802 in July, 2007....
The headquarters of
Nebraska Educational TelecommunicationsNebraska Educational Telecommunications is a statewide public broadcasting network of radio and television stations in Nebraska and is based in Lincoln. The network is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, which owns the license for all but one station in the network...
(NET), which is affiliated with the
Public Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. However, its operations are largely funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
,
National Public RadioNational Public Radio is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, signed into law...
and
Public Radio InternationalPublic Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
, are in Lincoln.
Lincoln is one of the few cities without its own
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
affiliate; Omaha's
WOWT-TVWOWT-TV, digital channel 22 and virtual channel 6 via PSIP, is the NBC affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. WOWT also serves the state capital, Lincoln, 52 miles away, with broadcast and cable coverage...
serves as the city's default NBC affiliate, while Hastings'
KHAS-TVKHAS-TV 5 is the NBC station in Hastings, Nebraska. It serves as the NBC affiliate for the western side of the Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney market. The station is owned by Hoak Media Corporation, which also owns and operates sister station KNOP-TV in North Platte...
is available in satellite locals packages. Most of Omaha's other television stations can also be picked up in Lincoln with an antenna, and all are available on cable.
Lincoln also has analog TV translators for KTVG on channels 18 and 35, 3ABN on channel 27, and
TBNThe Trinity Broadcasting Network is the United States' largest Christian television network. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it also has studio facilities located in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New York...
on channel 29.
Radio
There are 22 radio stations in Lincoln.
FM stations include:
- KLCV (88.5) – Religious talk
- KNBE (88.9) – Religious talk and gospel
- KZUM
KZUM is a radio station licensed in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The station serves the Lincoln area and is currently owned by Sunrise Communications, Inc.. It features a variety of programming, including jazz, blues, folk music, and bluegrass.-History:...
(89.3) – Independent Community Radio
- KFLV
K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of November 2008, K-Love's programming is carried on 412 FM stations and translators...
(89.9) – Contemporary Christian
- KRNU
KRNU is a radio station broadcasting a Indie Rock format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by University of Nebraska and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One....
(90.3) – Alternative / College radio UNL
- KUCV (91.1) – National Public Radio
- K220GT
K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of November 2008, K-Love's programming is carried on 412 FM stations and translators...
(91.9) – Contemporary Christian
- KTGL
KTGL is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Beatrice, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications....
(92.9) – Classic Rock
- KJFT-LP (93.7) – Chinese-language Religious
- K233AN
KRKR is a radio station licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The station serves the Lincoln and West Omaha areas. The station is currently owned by Chapin Enterprises, LLC and operated by Mission Nebraska through a LMA.-History:...
(94.5) – Contemporary Christian
- KRKR
KRKR is a radio station licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The station serves the Lincoln and West Omaha areas. The station is currently owned by Chapin Enterprises, LLC and operated by Mission Nebraska through a LMA.-History:...
(95.1) – Contemporary Christian
- KZKX
KZKX is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Seward, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles of Lincoln, Inc.....
(96.9) – Country
- KFGE
KFGE is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Milford, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media and features programing from Westwood One....
(98.1) – Country
- KLTQ (101.9) – Classic pop
- KBZR (102.7) – Catholic Radio
- KIBZ
KIBZ is a Lincoln, Nebraska active rock music radio station that first signed on the air at 106.3 FM on March 2, 1992. It moved to 104.1 in March 2004. It is one of the first stations in the state to stream its audio over the Internet. Clear Channel Communications sold KIBZ to Three Eagles...
(104.1) – Active Rock
- KLNC
KLNC is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media, which purchased the station from Triad Broadcasting in August 2007. It features programing from Westwood One and Fox...
(105.3) – Adult Hits
- KFRX
KFRX is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications....
(106.3) – Top-40
- KBBK
KBBK is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media, which it purchased in August 2007 from Triad Broadcasting....
(107.3) – Hot AC
AMAM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation.-History:AM was the dominant method of broadcasting during the first eighty years of the 20th century and remains widely used into the 21st....
stations include:
- KFOR
KFOR is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area...
(1240) – News/Talk
- KLIN
KLIN is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media and features programing from ABC Radio , Premiere Radio Networks and Fox News Radio.KLIN was founded in 1946...
(1400) – News/Talk
- KLMS
KLMS is a radio station broadcasting a Sports format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Coloff Broadcasting and features programing from ESPN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One....
(1480) – Sports
Most areas of Lincoln also receive radio signals from
OmahaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
and other surrounding communities.
Print
The
Lincoln Journal StarThe Lincoln Journal Star is Lincoln, Nebraska's major daily newspaper. Owned by Lee Enterprises, the Journal Star was created by the 1995 merger of Lincoln's morning newspaper and its evening newspaper The Lincoln Journal Star is Lincoln, Nebraska's major daily newspaper. Owned by Lee...
is the city's major daily newspaper. The
Daily NebraskanThe Daily Nebraskan, established in 1901, is the student newspaper of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although many journalism students work there, the Daily Nebraskan is independent of the University's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The newspaper is entirely student-produced...
is the official campus paper of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Clocktower is the official campus paper of Union College.
Notable people
- Nancy Coover Andreasen, prominent neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
and neuropsychiatrist, was born in Lincoln.
- Johnny Carson
John William “Johnny” Carson was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years . Carson received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987...
, television host and comedian, was raised in Norfolk, NebraskaNorfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 22,940 [as the 10th largest city in Nebraska at the 2000 census...
, but attended college at the University of Nebraska–LincolnThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often called UNL, but also known as Nebraska or NU, is referred to as the flagship institution of the University of Nebraska system. UNL was founded in 1869 as a land-grant university under the provisions of the Morrill Act. Its main campus is located in Lincoln...
.
- Joba Chamberlain
Joba Chamberlain is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.-Early life:...
, pitcher for the New York Yankees, was born in Lincoln.
- Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush....
, Vice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term...
under George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
, Secretary of Defense under George H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States . He was also Ronald Reagan's Vice President , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence....
, and former CEO of HalliburtonHalliburton is a US-based oilfield services corporation with international operations in more than 70 countries. It has close to 300 subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide....
, was born in Lincoln but raised in Casper, WyomingCasper is the only city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. With a population of 49,644, Casper is the second largest city in Wyoming, according to the 2000 census...
.
- Amasa Cobb
Amasa Cobb was a Republican Wisconsin politician and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, U.S. Representative from WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
.
- Amy Sue Cooper
Amy Sue Cooper was Playboy’s Cyber Girl of the month for August 2004 and was voted Cyber Girl of the Year for 2005 by Playboy Cyber Club members....
, U.S. Model, and PlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium. Playboy is one of the world's best...
Cyber Girl of the YearCyber Girl of the Year is a title given to the year's most popular model in Playboy's Cyber Club Cyber Girls feature.-Voting:The popularity of the models is determined by a two tiered internet voting system of Cyber Club members. Each week, the Cyber Club posts photos of a new Cyber Girls of the...
2005.
- Richard Cowan
Richard Cowan , former director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , is editor of .Cowan graduated from high school in Fort Worth, Texas and in 1962 earned a B.A. in Economics from Yale University, where he had served as president of the Yale Young Republicans...
, United States ArmyThe United States Army is the branch of the United States Military responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military and is one of seven uniformed services...
soldier during World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and posthumous recipient of the Medal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while...
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- Mary Doyle
Mary Doyle was an American theatre actress who appeared on TV between TV credits from 1956 to 1982.She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and was the sister of the late TV actor David Doyle....
, theatre actress who appeared on TV between TV credits from 1956 to 1982. She was born in Lincoln and was the sister of the late TV actor David DoyleDavid Fitzgerald Doyle was an American actor.-Early life:Doyle was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Ruth and Lewis Raymond Doyle, an attorney. His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska...
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- Mignon Eberhart, author of mystery novels.
- Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. During this period he received more than 36 honorary degrees and was a fellow of many distinguished professional societies...
, anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He published books of essays, biographyA biography is a description or account of someone's life and the times, which is usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography is a biography of a person's life written or told by that same person...
, and general scienceGeneral science is the name of a class usually taught in United States high schools and Junior High schools. It provides a brief overview of the scientific method, biology, physics, chemistry, and sometimes other subjects such as geology, astronomy, human physiology, or human health...
in the 1950s through the 1970s.
- Alex Gordon
Alex Jonathan Gordon is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Kansas City Royals.-High school:...
, MLB player, was born and raised in Lincoln.
- Verne Lewellen
Verne Lewellen was an American football player. He most of his nine year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970. He also was the Packers' General Manager from 1954 through 1957....
, NFL player for the Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
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- Gilbert N. Lewis
Gilbert Newton Lewis was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond , his purification of heavy water, his reformulation of chemical thermodynamics in a mathematically rigorous manner accessible to ordinary chemists, his theory of Lewis acids and...
, physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bondA covalent bond is a form of chemical bonding that is characterized by the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms, or between atoms and other covalent bonds...
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- Roscoe Pound
Nathan Roscoe Pound was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator.-Early life:Pound was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA to Stephen Bosworth Pound and Laura Pound....
, distinguished legal scholar and educator.
- Shawn Redhage
Shawn Redhage is an American-Australian basketball player currently playing for the Perth Wildcats in the Australian National Basketball League.-Playing career:...
, basketball player for the Perth WildcatsThe Perth Wildcats are an Australian basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
, grew up in Lincoln but represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- Barrett Ruud
Barrett James Ruud is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.-Early years:Ruud attended high school at Lincoln Southeast High...
, NFL linebackerA Linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are aprofessional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, joined the NFL in as expansion teams...
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- Bo Ruud
Bo Ruud is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska....
, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are an American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The original Cleveland Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
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- Lindsey Shaw
Lindsey Marie Shaw is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring roles as Jennifer Mosely on Nickelodeon's sitcom, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and Claire Tolchuck in Aliens in America. Lindsey also stars as Kat Stratford in ABC Family's 10 Things I Hate About...
, actress known for her starring roles as Jennifer Mosely on Nickelodeon's sitcom, Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideNed's Declassified School Survival Guide is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003 without many of the current version's main...
, and Claire Tolchuck in Aliens in America.
- Ted Sorensen
Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen is of counsel at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel and adviser, legendary speechwriter, and alter ego...
, President John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
’s special counsel and adviser, legendary speechwriter, and alter ego, whom Kennedy once called his “intellectual blood bank.”
- Alex Stivrins
Alex Frank Stivrins is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" 220 lb forward...
, NBA player for the Seattle SuperSonicsThe Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
, Phoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Their home arena is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix at Copper Square.The Suns have been generally...
, Los Angeles ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association and are members of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The club's home games are played at the Staples Center, which they share with the Los...
, Milwaukee BucksThe Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National Basketball Association . The current franchise owner is Herb Kohl.- Early years :...
, and Atlanta HawksThe Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Hawks are coached by Mike Woodson, who is in his fifth season at the helm.-The first years:The...
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- Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond Starkweather was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his teenaged girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate.-Background:...
, spree killerA spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a murderous assault on his or her victims in a short time in multiple locations. The U.S...
who murdered 11 victims in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his underage girlfriend Caril Ann FugateCaril Ann Fugate was the adolescent girlfriend of spree killer Charles Starkweather. She is the youngest female in United States history to be tried for first-degree murder....
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- Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , where she played Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of the sensei Mr. Miyagi...
, two-time Academy Award-winning actress, was born in Lincoln.
- Matthew Sweet
Sidney Matthew Sweet is an American alternative rock/power pop musician. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s...
, solo pop rock artist.
- James Valentine
James Valentine may refer to:*James Valentine , Australian; also musician*James Valentine , American*James Valentine , Scottish...
, guitarist for the band Maroon 5Maroon 5 is an American rock band. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. While they were in high school, the four original members of Maroon 5 played in a garage band called Kara's Flowers, which was active from 1994...
, was born and raised in Lincoln.
- Robert Van Pelt
Robert Van Pelt was a Nebraska attorney and served as U.S. District Judge in the District of Nebraska from 1957 until his death at age 90....
, U.S. District Judge in the District of Nebraska.
- Don Wilson, announcer and occasional actor in radio and television.
- Mary Zimmerman
Mary Zimmerman is an American theatre director and playwright, born in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Career:Zimmerman is a member of the "Lookingglass Theatre Company" and is an Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. She received her BS, MA and PhD from Northwestern University, where...
, award-winning theatre director and playwright.
- Janine Turner
Janine Turner is an American actress, most widely known for her starring role on the prime time television show Northern Exposure. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared on the Lifetime original series Strong Medicine...
, actress on Northern Exposure was born in Lincoln.
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