Neligh is a city in
Antelope CountyAntelope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, and was formed in 1871. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 6,931. Its county seat is Neligh...
,
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....
,
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. The population was 1,651 at the 2000 census. It is the
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of
Antelope CountyAntelope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, and was formed in 1871. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 6,931. Its county seat is Neligh...
.
History
In 1872, while misunderstanding the ideal location he was selling, Omaha banker
Herman KountzeHerman Kountze was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska in the late 19th century. After organizing the Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857 as the second bank in Omaha, Herman and his brothers Augustus, Charles and Luther changed the charter in 1863, opening the First National...
sold the land required to develop Neligh. He was not aware it would make the ideal county seat, which Neligh eventually became.
Geography
Neligh is located at (42.130011, -98.029103).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 1.04% is water.
Until 1992, Neligh was served by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. The line, known as the "Cowboy Line", ran from Norfolk to Chadron, NE. The line was removed and "railbanked". It is now part of the longest bike trail in Nebraska.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,651 people, 697 households, and 443 families residing in the city. The
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was 1,731.7 people per square mile (671.0/km²). There were 771 housing units at an average density of 808.7/sq mi (313.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.97% White, 0.55% from
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, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 697 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were
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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 34.1% 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 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,580, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $29,261 versus $16,667 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 $17,888. About 10.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives
- John DeCamp
John W. DeCamp , a Republican, is a former member of the Nebraska Legislature and author of the book The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska.-Biography:...
- Politician and author of The Franklin Cover-up.
- Frank Hughes (sport shooter)
Frank H. Hughes was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition and the bronze medal in the individual trap.He was born in Neligh, Nebraska and died in Rochester,...
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