Chapman, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 306. Population change since 2000: -10.3%

Males: 155	(50.7%)
Females: 151	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68827.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,364 (it was $29,375 in 2000)

Chapman:	$39,364
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,376

Chapman:	$17,376
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,193 (it was $46,300 in 2000)

Chapman:	$69,193
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $71,921; Detached houses: $81,912; Mobile homes: $24,405

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Races in Chapman:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Chapman: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.8%), English (13.8%), Irish (13.8%), Swedish (10.3%), Polish (9.4%), Danish (8.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1764 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 682 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chapman

High school or higher: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chapman village

Never married: 13.7%
Now married: 70.6%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 9.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.6%
Nebraska:	4.4%

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

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

Chapman:	1.6% ($738)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (79.0 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (546.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Marquette, NE (2.8 miles ), Phillips, NE (3.0 miles ), Central City, NE (3.2 miles ), Grand Island, NE (3.5 miles ), Aurora, NE (3.7 miles ), Hordville, NE (3.8 miles) , Palmer, NE (3.8 miles ), Giltner, NE (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.02 N, Longitude: 98.16 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+16.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Chapman, Nebraska

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Chapman-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 224% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Chapman village center killed 3 people and injured 110 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Chapman-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 96% 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 41.4 miles away from Chapman center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 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 53.2 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 Chapman:

LITZENBERG MEMORIAL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CENTRAL CITY, NE)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; AURORA, NE)
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Chapman, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chapman:

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 50 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 82 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 106 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)

Public elementary/middle school in Chapman:

Chapman Center (Students: 102; Location: 1003 Cady Street P. O. Box 206; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Chapman: Chapman (A), Aurora Co-op Elevator Company Elevator - Chapman Branch (B), Chapman Fire Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Chapman: Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

CHAPMAN, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 292, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-21-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002)

Notification, Public - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2001)

One routine major monitoring violation

THE PASTURE COURSE (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chapman, NE

Chapman compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value below state average.
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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly 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

Chapman mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Merrick County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Chapman

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	28.8%	22.8%	17.3%	5.9%	4.9%
Congregations	30.8%	11.5%	11.5%	7.7%	3.8%

Name	Evangelical Free Church of America	Friends (Quakers)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Wesleyan Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	4.2%	3.3%	2.2%	5.7%
Congregations	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	19.2%

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	$319
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$213
Water Supply	1	$2,073	$24,876	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,073	$24,876	6	$532

Chapman government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $11,000
All Other: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000

Regular Highways: $16,000

Financial Administration: $14,000

Sewerage: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $395,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $394,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $173,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
All Other: $6,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $19,000
NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

7.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
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 Hall County, NE	1.84% ($25,731 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, NE	0.57% ($26,125)
from Howard County, NE	0.57% ($22,938)

9.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.02%
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 Hall County, NE	2.15% ($25,677 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	1.04% ($21,600)
to Hamilton County, NE	0.62% ($33,833)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chapman:

KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
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.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chapman:

KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KKOT (93.5 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC)
KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
K209CX (89.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
K202CL (88.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Chapman:

KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
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)
K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
K56FC (Channel 56; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HALL COUNTY)

Chapman fatal accident list:
Apr 16, 1987 04:15 AM, 9th, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA0TEF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/29/1988, Expiration Date: 03/29/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/30/2000
Registrant: Gary D Janky, Route 1 Box 65, Chapman, NE 68827
Call Sign: KB0SKC, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/03/1995, Expiration Date: 05/03/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/04/2007
Registrant: Brenda L Grupe, Rt 1 Box 65a, Chapman, NE 68827

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Chapman, NE

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