Battle Creek, Nebraska

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Madison County

Population in July 2007: 1,139. Population change since 2000: +1.3%

Males: 558	(49.1%)
Females: 581	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68715.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,836 (it was $43,906 in 2000)

Battle Creek:	$58,836
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,016 (it was $78,300 in 2000)

Battle Creek:	$117,016
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,675; Detached houses: $119,265; Mobile homes: $33,796

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Races in Battle Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Battle Creek: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (65.5%), Irish (12.5%), English (6.4%), Swedish (5.6%), Czech (4.3%), Norwegian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/21/1873

Elevation: 1590 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 1755 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Battle Creek

High school or higher: 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Battle Creek city

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 64.1%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 4.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Battle Creek:	1.7% ($1,294)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (89.6 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (103.9 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (638.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Meadow Grove, NE (9.6 miles ), Norfolk, NE (12.5 miles ), Hadar, NE (12.5 miles ), Pierce, NE (14.7 miles ), Madison, NE (15.4 miles ), Tilden, NE (16.4 miles ), Foster, NE (19.5 miles) , Newman Grove, NE (21.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,300
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $77,300
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $107,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $139,300
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,800
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,600
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $171,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 42.00 N, Longitude: 97.60 W

Area code: 402

Battle Creek household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +154 (+15.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Battle Creek-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Battle Creek city center .

On 5/30/1954, a category 4 tornado 20.7 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Battle Creek:

FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 13 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
NORFOLK REGIONAL CENTER (about 13 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
TILDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TILDEN, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Battle Creek:

KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; NORFOLK, NE; ID: OFK)
CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 65 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 86 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Battle Creek:

ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 31 miles; NELIGH, NE; ID: 4V9)
ALBION MUNI (about 37 miles; ALBION, NE; ID: BVN)
CREIGHTON MUNI (about 38 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; ID: 6K3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Battle Creek:

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 72 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 103 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 107 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public high school in Battle Creek:

Battle Creek High School (Students: 278; Location: 605 Martin Street P. O. Box 100; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Battle Creek:

Battle Creek Elementary School (Students: 177; Location: 305 South 4th P. O. Box 100; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Battle Creek:

ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 301 S SECOND BOX 67; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Battle Creek:

BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,989; Location: 103 EAST MAIN STREET; 14,928 books; 737 audio materials; 1,793 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Battle Creek: Battle Creek Farmers Co-op Elevator (A), Battle Creek Municipal Park Campground (B), Battle Creek Fire Department (C), Battle Creek Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Battle Creek include: Saint Patricks Catholic Church (A), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Battle Creek include: Battle Creek City Park (1), Battle Creek Historical Marker (2), Parks of Pride Arboretum (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Battle Creek Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BATTLE CREEK, CITY OF (Population served: 1159, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-22-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-30-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-11-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-26-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-26-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-27-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2000), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-16-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-16-1999), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2000)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.9%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Battle Creek, NE

Battle Creek compared to Nebraska state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Battle Creek (2007 data):

Battle Creek State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1943-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.2 mil, Deposits: $19.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Battle Creek State Company, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$3,290
Other Government Administration	1	$2,781	$33,372	5	$700
Streets and Highways	1	$2,967	$35,604	0	$0
Welfare	35	$74,908	$25,683	28	$23,991
Police Protection - Officers	3	$8,559	$34,236	0	$0
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,643
Water Supply	1	$3,175	$38,100	0	$0
Totals for Government	41	$92,390	$27,041	36	$29,623

Battle Creek government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $998,000
Parks & Recreation: $29,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $1,784,000
Electric Utilities: $574,000

Parks & Recreation: $113,000

Police Protection: $78,000

Regular Highways: $63,000

Fire Protection: $52,000

Water Utilities: $48,000

Sewerage: $33,000

Central Staff Services: $26,000

Financial Administration: $20,000

General Public Buildings: $4,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000
General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $210,000
Water Utilities: $81,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,947,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,828,000
Electric Utilities: $209,000

Water Utilities: $81,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $119,000
Electric Utilities: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $721,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000
Other Capital Outlay - Welfare - Other: $48,000
General - Other: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $17,000

Housing & Community Development: $16,000

Water Utilities: $5,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Electric Utilities: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,795,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $329,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $73,000
All Other: $36,000

General Support: $25,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $693,000
NEC: $360,000

Property: $159,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,496,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,042 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
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 Pierce County, NE	0.53% ($25,606 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.42% ($24,554)
from Stanton County, NE	0.39% ($9,462)

8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,729 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.70%
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 Douglas County, NE	1.10% ($37,333 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.75% ($26,835)
to Stanton County, NE	0.50% ($29,382)

Strongest AM radio stations in Battle Creek:

WJAG (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NORFOLK, NE)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTCH (1590 AM; 3 kW; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KJSK (900 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Battle Creek:

KNEN (94.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: CENTRAL RADIO, INC.)
KEXL (106.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WJAG, INC.)
KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
KUSO (92.7 FM; ALBION, NE; Owner: FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KXNE-FM (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KKOT (93.5 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC)
KPNO (90.9 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Battle Creek:

KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KLKE (Channel 24; ALBION, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
K35FM (Channel 35; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
K48CH (Channel 48; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)

Battle Creek fatal accident list:
Mar 7, 1987 03:05 AM, 121, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1

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