Alda, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 640. Population change since 2000: -1.8%

Males: 328	(51.4%)
Females: 312	(48.6%)

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68810.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,455 (it was $34,583 in 2000)

Alda:	$39,455
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,436

Alda:	$21,436
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,774 (it was $53,000 in 2000)

Alda:	$72,774
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $76,400; Detached houses: $92,156; Mobile homes: $34,467
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Races in Alda:

White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
Hispanic (7.1%)
Other race (2.9%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alda: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (14.4%), Polish (6.6%), United States (5.1%), English (4.1%), Czech (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1916 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 1825 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alda

High school or higher: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alda village

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 14.8%

24 residents are foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This village:	3.7%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alda, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alda to the number of sex offenders is 640 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alda:	1.9% ($989)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (93.9 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (563.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Grand Island, NE (2.6 miles ), Wood River, NE (2.8 miles ), Doniphan, NE (2.9 miles ), Cairo, NE (3.4 miles ), Phillips, NE (3.7 miles ), Prosser, NE (3.7 miles) , Shelton, NE (3.9 miles ), Trumbull, NE (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.87 N, Longitude: 98.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 308

Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+22.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (11%)
Construction (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Food (10%)
Health care (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

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Average climate in Alda, Nebraska

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Alda-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 225% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the Alda village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Alda-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from Alda center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alda:

ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 20 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HASTINGS, NE)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alda:

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 32 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 93 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 97 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 120 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 124 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)

Public elementary/middle school in Alda:

Alda Public School (Students: 39; Location: 206 W 3rd Street P. O. Box 146; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Church in Alda: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Alda and their reported violations in the past:

ALDA, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 650, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-26-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005)

5 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.6%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alda, NE

Alda 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alda mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hall County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (8%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Alda

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	53.3%	11.1%	10.2%	7.2%	2.7%
Congregations	10.0%	13.3%	11.7%	5.0%	3.3%

Name	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Free Church of America	Salvation Army	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.3%	1.2%	1.0%	8.4%
Congregations	6.7%	5.0%	1.7%	1.7%	41.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,628
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$628
Streets and Highways	1	$2,576	$30,912	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,576	$30,912	8	$2,256

Alda government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $102,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $61,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000

Financial Administration: $26,000

Police Protection: $13,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $25,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
General - Other: $65,000

Central Staff: $11,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Police Protection: $3,000

General Public Building: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $725,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $52,000
All Other: $9,000

General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $64,000
NEC: $59,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lancaster County, NE	0.48% ($29,563 average AGI)
from Adams County, NE	0.43% ($59,116)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.41% ($42,072)

7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lancaster County, NE	0.93% ($28,771 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.43% ($49,420)
to Howard County, NE	0.37% ($31,707)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alda:

KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
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)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KICS (1550 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alda:

KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
K209CX (89.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
K214CQ (90.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
K202CL (88.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KFKX (90.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: HASTINGS COLLEGE)
K295AF (106.9 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
K219BW (91.7 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
K220FS (91.9 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alda:

KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
K56FC (Channel 56; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HALL COUNTY)
KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

3.0 Mi N. Of Us-30, 4.7mi N. Of Sr-11 2.8 Mi Nw Of Alda, Structure height: 3.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN365
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: James W Strand
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, 106 Apollo Avenue(Alda), Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.1 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

W Hwy 30 1 Mi W, Call Sign: WZE914, Licensee ID: L00059787
Assigned Frequencies : 152.945 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2004, Expiration Date: 05/19/2014
Registrant: Greg Gewecke, 8100 W Wildwood Dr, Alda, NE 68810, Phone: (308) 384-0271
Lat: 40.893889 Lon: -98.473889, Call Sign: WPWL407
Assigned Frequencies : 456.787 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2002, Expiration Date: 12/12/2012, Certifier: Michael Schneider
Registrant: Lindsay Manufacturing Co, 214 E Second St, Lindsay, NE 68644, Phone: (402) 428-7231, Fax: (402) 428-7341
Lat: 40.871083 Lon: -98.465583, Call Sign: WQHQ624
Assigned Frequencies : 462.400 MHz
Grant Date: 10/09/2007, Expiration Date: 10/09/2017, Certifier: Mark Snow
Registrant: Platte Valley Communications, Inc., Grand Island, NE 68803, Phone: (308) 382-6212, Fax: (308) 384-1557, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N0QKB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/31/1991, Expiration Date: 12/31/2001, Cancelation Date: 01/01/2004
Registrant: Jeffrey E Nuhfer, Alda, NE 68810
Call Sign: WB0USW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00629781
Grant Date: 11/10/2006, Expiration Date: 02/07/2017, Certifier: Merlin C Feikert
Registrant: Merlin C Feikert, 107 Asteroid Ct, Alda, NE 68810

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 189JB , Serial Number: 28-7990190, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 03/03/1993
Registrant (Individual): Mike W Dick, 6463 W Wood River Rd, Alda, NE 68810

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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