Thayer, Nebraska Explained

Official Name:Thayer, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:York
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.71
Area Land Km2:0.71
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.27
Area Land Sq Mi:0.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:44
Population Density Km2:62.12
Population Density Sq Mi:161.17
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1581
Coordinates:40.97°N -97.4967°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:68460
Area Code:402
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:31-48690[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2399965

Thayer is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census.

History

Thayer was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] It was named for John Milton Thayer, a general in the Union Army during the Civil War and a Reconstruction era United States Senator from Nebraska.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.29sqmi, all land.[5]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 62 people, 28 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density was 213.8PD/sqmi. There were 30 housing units at an average density of 103.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.

There were 28 households, of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.55.

The median age in the village was 50.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 to 44; 51.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 71 people, 26 households, and 19 families residing in the village. The population density was 235.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 30 housing units at an average density of 99.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 26 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $50,313, and the median income for a family was $48,438. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,164. There were 10.5% of families and 22.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 42.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Book: Sedgwick, Theron E.. York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. 1921. S.J. Clarke. 467–468.
  4. Web site: Thayer, York County . University of Nebraska . Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies . August 24, 2014.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. June 24, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. January 25, 2012.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. June 24, 2012.