Oak, Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°14′17″N 97°54′13″W / 40.23806°N 97.90361°W / 40.23806; -97.90361
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Oak, Nebraska
FIPS code
31-35245
GNIS feature ID2399532[2]

Oak (

2010 census
.

History

The first settlement was made in the Oak area in the 1860s. Oak was

Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point.[3] It was named from nearby Oak Creek.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), all land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910237
1920201−15.2%
19302188.5%
1940177−18.8%
1950131−26.0%
1960125−4.6%
1970100−20.0%
198079−21.0%
199068−13.9%
200060−11.8%
20106610.0%
202054−18.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2012 Estimate[7]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 30 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% 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 3.07.

The median age in the village was 33.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.5% male and 45.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

White
.

There were 31 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, and 48.4% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 31.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.2 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $12,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including 46.2% of under eighteens and 19.0% of those over 64.

Notable person

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: Oak, Nebraska
  3. ^ "Oak, Nuckolls County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 109.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  6. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2012.