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Population in 2014: 138 (0% urban, 100% rural). Population change since 2000: +8.7%

Males: 72	(52.4%)
Females: 66	(47.6%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Nebraska median age:	36.3 years

Zip code: 68359

Estimated median household income in 2016: $52,011 (it was $31,667 in 2000)

Cordova:	$52,011
NE:	$56,927

Estimated per capita income in 2016: $23,388 (it was $16,712 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $72,810 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Cordova:	$72,810
NE:	$148,100

Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $73,595; Detached houses: $79,216; Mobile homes: $23,820

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Races in Cordova, NE (2010)
- 13598.5%White alone
- 21.5%Hispanic

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Cordova: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.9%), Irish (9.3%), Scottish (9.3%), American (7.0%), Czech (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 1572 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 541 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Cordova:

High school or higher: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cordova village:

Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 8.3%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 0.0%

1 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.8%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $578 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $905 (1.1%)

Cordova satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (36.1 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (508.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Friend, NE (2.4 miles ), Beaver Crossing, NE (2.4 miles ), Exeter, NE (2.6 miles ), Goehner, NE (3.3 miles) , Utica, NE (3.5 miles ), McCool Junction, NE (3.6 miles ), Dorchester, NE (3.6 miles ), Fairmont, NE (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 1 building, cost: $135,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $105,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.72 N, Longitude: 97.35 W

Area code: 402

Unemployment in September 2015:

Here:	2.4%
Nebraska:	2.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-13.6%).

Most common industries in 2016 (%)

Males Females

Retail trade (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Information (13%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Health care and social assistance (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Manufacturing (10%)

Retail trade (26%)
Health care and social assistance (26%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2016 (%)

Males Females

Computer and mathematical occupations (29%)
Sales and related occupations (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
Management occupations (10%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Production occupations (6%)

Production occupations (26%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Personal care and service occupations (16%)
Management occupations (11%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Average climate in Cordova, Nebraska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tornado activity:

Cordova-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Cordova village center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/2001, a category F4 tornado 17.1 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cordova-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 162.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 263.7 miles away from Cordova center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 726.3 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
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 86.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 440.6 miles away from Cordova center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Seward County (13) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Cordova:

UTICA COMMUNITY CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; UTICA, NE)
FAIRVIEW MANOR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; FAIRMONT, NE)
YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; YORK, NE)
CRESTVIEW CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; MILFORD, NE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cordova:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (about 35 miles; Lincoln, NE; Full-time enrollment: 20,817)
Nebraska Wesleyan University (about 38 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 2,072)
Southeast Community College Area (about 39 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 8,838)
Central Community College (about 55 miles; Grand Island, NE; FT enrollment: 4,159)
University of Nebraska at Omaha (about 80 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 12,073)
Bellevue University (about 81 miles; Bellevue, NE; FT enrollment: 7,139)
University of Nebraska Medical Center (about 81 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 2,815)

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Notable locations in Cordova: Dorchester Farmers Co-op Elevator (A), Cordova Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Cordova: Saint Johns Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Seward County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 3.8%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.7%
Whole state:	64.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.6% of all households

Banks with branches in Cordova (2011 data):

First Bank of Utica: Cordova Branch at 390 Hector P.O. Box 77, branch established on 2004/08/03. Info updated 2009/06/26: Bank assets: $44.5 mil, Deposits: $37.3 mil, headquarters in Utica, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First National Utica Company

Educational Attainment (%) in 2016

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2016

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	5.8
Nebraska average:	11.3

Cordova mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Cordova village (based on Seward County data)

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Evangelical Protestant	6,815	24
Mainline Protestant	2,664	12
Catholic	1,993	4
Other	3	1
None	5,275	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4

Seward County:	2.42 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:	2.60 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Seward County:	0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:	0.44 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8

Seward County:	4.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.83 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 10

Here:	6.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.76 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.9%
Nebraska:	7.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Seward County:	27.1%
Nebraska:	28.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	13.1%
State:	12.9%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$325
Other Government Administration	0	$0	7	$595
Water Supply	0	$0	1	$500
Totals for Government	0	$0	9	$1,420

Expenditure Revenue

Cordova government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $20,000 ($144.93)
Central Staff Services: $14,000 ($101.45)

Financial Administration: $11,000 ($79.71)

General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($14.49)

Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($7.25)
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000 ($7.25)
Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000 ($166.67)

Cordova government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):

Charges - All Other: $13,000 ($94.20)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($101.45)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($14.49)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000 ($115.94)
All Other: $3,000 ($21.74)
Tax - Property: $8,000 ($57.97)
NEC: $8,000 ($57.97)

Cordova government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):

Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $85,000 ($615.94)

6.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Nebraska average:	6.38%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:

from Lancaster County, NE	2.24% ($42,933 average AGI)
from York County, NE	0.38% ($35,609)
from Butler County, NE	0.28% ($53,941)

7.55% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.55%
Nebraska average:	6.57%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:

to Lancaster County, NE	3.08% ($36,963 average AGI)
to Saline County, NE	0.44% ($34,593)
to York County, NE	0.39% ($35,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cordova:

KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAWL (1370 AM; 1 kW; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, 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 Cordova:

KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KSLI-FM (104.1 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Cordova:

KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Tommy L Gleason, 9.4 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.752500 Lon: -97.446944), Type: 304.8, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 4023624433, , RT 4 BOX 121A
Tommy L Gleason, 9.8 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.751944 Lon: -97.451417), Type: 304.8, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 2025086000, Jrwilner@bryancavellp.Com, 700 THIRTEENTH ST NW
Mark Jensen, 9.8 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.751944 Lon: -97.451417), Type: 304.8, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 4023624433, Mwbbroadcasting@hotmail.Com, 1309 ROAD 11
Mark G Jensen, 9.8 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.751944 Lon: -97.451417), Type: 304.8, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 4023624433, Mwbbroadcasting@hotmail.Com, 1309 ROAD 11
Mark G Jensen, 9.8 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.751944 Lon: -97.451417), Type: 304.8, Structure height: 31185 m, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 4023624433, Mwbbroadcasting@hotmail.Com, 1309 ROAD 11
9.4 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.752500 Lon: -97.446944), Type: 304.8, Overall height: 303.6 m, Registrant: 4023624433, , RT 4 BOX 121A

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1/2 Mi S On W Side (Lat: 40.718889 Lon: -97.357833), Call Sign: KNEF343
Assigned Frequencies: 451.925 MHzGrant Date: 12/05/2012, Expiration Date: 12/08/2022Registrant: Cordova, NE 68330, Phone: (402) 576-3051

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

9.4 Km Wsw (Lat: 40.752500 Lon: -97.447000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 305 m, Call Sign: WPPB666
Assigned Frequencies: 450.020 MHzGrant Date: 10/07/1999, Expiration Date: 06/01/2021, Certifier: Thomas D RobsonRegistrant: Bryan Cave LLP, 700 Thirteenth St Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3960, Fax: (202) 508-6200

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

KSNB-TV Tower York, 9.8 Km Wnw (Lat: 40.751944 Lon: -97.451417), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 303.6 m, Overall height: 304.8 m, Call Sign: WQRL289
Assigned Frequencies: 6655.00 MHzGrant Date: 06/10/2013, Expiration Date: 06/10/2023, Certifier: Kevin P LatekRegistrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7438, Fax: (202) 719-7049

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: KB2TLJ, Licensee ID: L00966219, Grant Date: 03/14/2015, Expiration Date: 03/14/2025, Registrant: Timothy S Mc Ilvaine, 350 Helen Street, Cordova, NE 68330-0062

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

CORDOVA, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 125, Purch groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-2009), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-21-2009), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2010)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2009), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-21-2009), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2010)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2008), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2009), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-21-2009)

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2008 and DEC-2008, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2008)

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2008)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2008)

7 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2011, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2011), St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2011)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2009, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-06-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-06-2009), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2009), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-21-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2010)

2 routine major monitoring violations

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
Other fuel (20%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (7%)

Cordova 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

There are no pilots and 1 other airmen in this city.

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