Chadron, Nebraska

Coordinates: 42°49′34″N 103°00′09″W / 42.82611°N 103.00250°W / 42.82611; -103.00250
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Chadron, Nebraska
FIPS code
31-08605
GNIS feature ID2393793[2]
Websitechadron-nebraska.com

Chadron (

2020 census.[4]

Description

Chadron also is the

National Grasslands. The Museum of the Fur Trade is located near Chadron, at the site of the American Fur Company's former Bordeaux Trading Post
.

History

Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples lived in the area for thousands of years. In historic times, tribes such as the

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux Tribe), Cheyenne
and others lived in the area. The Sioux used this territory as a hunting ground after pushing other tribes to the west.

Chadron is named for Louis Chartran, a French-Indian (Métis) fur trapper who ran a trading post on Chadron Creek in 1841. He was married to a Native American woman.[5]

In 1884 the town was formally established when the

White River and Chadron Creek. This is where the railroad was expected to branch. When it was built six miles away on Bordeaux Creek, the townspeople packed up the entire town—buildings included—and moved it to the new location.[5]

Among the founders of the town were the businessman

Omaha, the business center of the state. In 1912 Leslie married, and in July 1913 became the father of the future president, Gerald Ford
. King and his wife divorced soon after that.

During the

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Among the riders was the former outlaw Doc Middleton. John Berry won the race in 13 days and 16 hours.[7]

In the Lakota language, Chadron is known as čhápa wakpá otȟúŋwahe, meaning "beaver river city".[8]

Geography and climate

Chadron is located at 3,400 feet in elevation. It is surrounded by prairie grassland, broken by a ridge of lightly forested hills to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.85 square miles (9.97 km2), all of it land.[9]

The

hillside letter C can be seen in the south. (42°48′55″N 103°00′10″W / 42.8152°N 103.0028°W / 42.8152; -103.0028 (Chadron C)
)

Chadron has a highly variable four season

daily temperature ranges. Wintertime is relatively cold, with lows usually in the teens. Precipitation is light year round but peaks in May and June.[10]

According to the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), the highest temperature recorded in Chadron since 1987 was 109 °F (43 °C) as recently as July 2006; the lowest was −40 °F (−40 °C) in December 1989.[11]

Climate data for Chadron, Nebraska, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 70
(21) 		80
(27) 		96
(36) 		93
(34) 		98
(37) 		107
(42) 		110
(43) 		114
(46) 		110
(43) 		94
(34) 		86
(30) 		78
(26) 		114
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.4
(14.7) 		62.6
(17.0) 		75.8
(24.3) 		81.7
(27.6) 		89.5
(31.9) 		96.5
(35.8) 		101.7
(38.7) 		100.9
(38.3) 		96.8
(36.0) 		86.4
(30.2) 		72.9
(22.7) 		61.2
(16.2) 		102.2
(39.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 38.2
(3.4) 		40.9
(4.9) 		51.5
(10.8) 		59.4
(15.2) 		69.1
(20.6) 		81.1
(27.3) 		89.3
(31.8) 		88.4
(31.3) 		79.0
(26.1) 		63.6
(17.6) 		50.1
(10.1) 		39.3
(4.1) 		62.5
(16.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 25.3
(−3.7) 		27.7
(−2.4) 		37.2
(2.9) 		45.1
(7.3) 		55.5
(13.1) 		66.4
(19.1) 		74.0
(23.3) 		72.3
(22.4) 		62.3
(16.8) 		48.2
(9.0) 		35.8
(2.1) 		26.2
(−3.2) 		48.0
(8.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 12.5
(−10.8) 		14.5
(−9.7) 		23.0
(−5.0) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		41.9
(5.5) 		51.7
(10.9) 		58.6
(14.8) 		56.1
(13.4) 		45.7
(7.6) 		32.8
(0.4) 		21.5
(−5.8) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		33.5
(0.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −10.1
(−23.4) 		−8.1
(−22.3) 		3.6
(−15.8) 		15.4
(−9.2) 		27.1
(−2.7) 		39.2
(4.0) 		47.4
(8.6) 		44.3
(6.8) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		14.7
(−9.6) 		1.9
(−16.7) 		−6.7
(−21.5) 		−18.0
(−27.8)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33) 		−44
(−42) 		−26
(−32) 		−8
(−22) 		17
(−8) 		31
(−1) 		37
(3) 		31
(−1) 		15
(−9) 		−13
(−25) 		−16
(−27) 		−40
(−40) 		−44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.55
(14) 		0.64
(16) 		1.34
(34) 		2.16
(55) 		2.99
(76) 		3.22
(82) 		1.93
(49) 		1.70
(43) 		1.50
(38) 		1.39
(35) 		0.69
(18) 		0.64
(16) 		18.75
(476)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.8
(15) 		8.6
(22) 		7.9
(20) 		5.6
(14) 		1.4
(3.6) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		4.7
(12) 		6.3
(16) 		10.0
(25) 		50.3
(128)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.1 5.5 5.6 8.7 11.0 9.0 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.1 78.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.0 5.2 3.6 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.5 5.1 26.4
Source:
NOAA[12][13]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,867—
19001,665−10.8%
19102,68761.4%
19204,41264.2%
19304,6064.4%
19404,262−7.5%
19504,68710.0%
19605,0798.4%
19705,92116.6%
19805,9330.2%
19905,588−5.8%
20005,6340.8%
20105,8513.9%
20205,206−11.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]
2012 Estimate[15]

2020 census

The

Latino
of any race was 3.0% (192) of the population.

Of the 2,247 households, 24.4% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 32.3% had a female householder with no husband present. 35.7% of households consisted of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.8.

19.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 28.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 93.9 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year

poverty line
, including 2.2% of those under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those ages 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 2,306 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 26.8 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 27.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 18.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.72% of the population.

There were 2,187 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.4% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% 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 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 32.0% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $27,400, and the median income for a family was $44,420. Males had a median income of $30,353 versus $17,183 for females. The

poverty line
, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Festivals and customs

Every July, Chadron hosts an annual community celebration called "Fur Trade Days," in honor of its origins as a fur and hide trading post for French and other settlers in the Great Plains during the 19th century. Chadron's

Museum of the Fur Trade is the largest of its kind in the United States and attracts thousands of visitors every year.[19]

Transportation

Chadron is served by

dial-a-ride
transit service within the city.

Roadways

Education

Media

AM radio

FM radio

Newspaper

  • The Chadron Record[21]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chadron, Nebraska
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Chadron history" Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Chadron Chamber of Commerce, retrieved December 24, 2007
  6. ^ "Chadron, Dawes County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  7. ISBN 0-8032-6851-3
  8. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. Archived from the original
    on October 18, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  10. ^ Team, National Weather Service Corporate Image Web. "National Weather Service Climate". w2.weather.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "CHADRON 3 SW, NEBRASKA - Climate Summary". wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Station: Chadron 3SW, NE". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  14. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  15. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  19. ^ "Fur Trade Says". Fur Trade Days. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "Home — KCSR / KBPY". chadronradio.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  21. ^ Group, Rapid City Journal Media. "The Chadron Record". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

External links

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