Broken Bow, Nebraska

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Population (year 2000): 3,491, Est. population in July 2002: 3,387 (-3.0% change)
Males: 1,598 (45.8%), Females: 1,893 (54.2%)

Elevation: 2475 feet

County: Custer

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Zip code: 68822

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $29,355 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,200 (year 2000)

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Races in Broken Bow:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (33.4%), Irish (16.5%), English (12.0%), United States (8.1%), Swedish (3.8%), Dutch (3.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Broken Bow

High school or higher: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Broken Bow city

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 12.5%
Divorced: 8.3%

0.6% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (207.9 miles, pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (626.6 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Merna, NE (10.0 miles), Ansley, NE (19.5 miles), Callaway, NE (20.9 miles), Sargent, NE (24.7 miles), Taylor, NE (30.9 miles), Sumner, NE (32.8 miles), Arcadia, NE (35.5 miles), Litchfield, NE (37.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,700
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,500
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $121,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $125,700
2001: 1 building, average cost: $140,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $195,000
2003: 1 building, average cost: $90,000

Area code: 308

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (13.2%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Average weather in Broken Bow, Nebraska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	20.9	26.3	35.1	45.5	56.7	66.9	72.6	70.3	60.7	48.8	33.1	23.8
High temperature (°F)	33.6	39.2	48.6	59.4	69.3	79.8	85.6	83.5	75.4	64.1	46.3	36.3
Low temperature (°F)	8.2	13.3	21.5	31.6	44.0	53.9	59.6	57.0	46.0	33.4	19.9	11.3
Precipitation (in)	0.4	0.5	1.5	2.3	3.5	4.0	3.6	2.4	2.0	1.4	1.0	0.4

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Normal climate around Broken Bow, Nebraska

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	5	5	7	8	11	10	10	8	7	5	5	4
Wind speed (mph)	9.8	10.3	11.9	12.9	11.7	10.7	9.7	9.5	10.0	10.0	10.1	9.7
Morning humidity (%)	79	79	80	80	83	83	83	85	83	80	81	80
Afternoon humidity (%)	66	63	59	53	57	57	57	58	55	52	60	65
Sunshine (%)	63	62	62	64	65	71	77	75	72	70	60	61
Days clear of clouds	9	7	7	7	7	10	12	12	13	12	9	10
Partly cloudy days	9	7	8	9	10	11	12	11	8	8	8	8
Cloudy days	14	14	16	14	14	9	7	8	9	10	13	13
Snowfall (in)	5.5	5.4	6.4	2.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.4	3.6	4.7

Hospital/medical center in Broken Bow:

JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MED CENTER (PO BOX 250, 145 MEMORIAL DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Broken Bow:

CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CALLAWAY, NE)
TRI-COUNTY AREA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, NE)
COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; COZAD, NE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Broken Bow:

KEARNEY MUNI (about 65 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 75 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 98 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Broken Bow:

BROKEN BOW MUNI (about 3 miles; BROKEN BOW, NE; ID: BBW)
SARGENT MUNI (about 27 miles; SARGENT, NE; ID: 09K)
CRAM FIELD (about 44 miles; BURWELL, NE; ID: BUB)

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Local government website: www.boonton.org/

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Broken Bow:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 55 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 175 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 189 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 207 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 208 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)

Public high school in Broken Bow:

BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 291; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Broken Bow:

BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 214; Grades: 04 - 08)
CUSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Grades: KG - 06)
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Grades: KG - 06)
GATES PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 20; Grades: KG - 08)
TAPPAN VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 13; Grades: KG - 08)
ROUND HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 8; Grades: KG - 08)
SANDHILLS EDUC SERVICES COOP (Students: 6; Grades: PK - 12)
NEW HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 4; Grades: KG - 08)
COUNTY LINE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 4; Grades: KG - 08)

Library in Broken Bow:

BROKEN BOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $109,026; Location: 626 SOUTH D STREET; 24,935 books; 428 audio materials; 399 video materials; 127 serial subscriptions)

Broken Bow compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Broken Bow:

KCNI (1280 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: CUSTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOOQ (1410 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Broken Bow:

KBBN-FM (98.3 FM; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: CUSTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
K210CB (89.9 FM; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE BROADCASTING ASSOC., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Broken Bow:

K09GW (Channel 9; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: BROKEN BOW JR. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
K04CV (Channel 4; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: BROKEN BOW JR. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
K06EY (Channel 6; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: BROKEN BOW JR. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
K18DH (Channel 18; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: NORTH PLATTE TELEVISION, INC.)

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