Cortland, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 493. Population change since 2000: +1.0%

Males: 253	(51.4%)
Females: 240	(48.6%)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68331.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,532 (it was $40,694 in 2000)

Cortland:	$54,532
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,669

Cortland:	$23,669
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,787 (it was $83,500 in 2000)

Cortland:	$124,787
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $127,789; Detached houses: $133,221; Townhouses or other attached units: $263,585; Mobile homes: $25,192

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Races in Cortland:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Cortland: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.9%), English (11.3%), Irish (10.2%), Czech (8.0%), French (6.1%), United States (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1446 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1931 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cortland

High school or higher: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cortland village

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 71.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 4.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
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:

Cortland:	1.4% ($1,176)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (21.0 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (478.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hallam, NE (2.2 miles ), Firth, NE (2.4 miles ), Clatonia, NE (2.8 miles ), Sprague, NE (2.9 miles) , Hickman, NE (3.0 miles ), Pickrell, NE (3.0 miles) , Roca, NE (3.3 miles ), Adams, NE (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,300
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $165,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $97,500
2002: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,300
2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 40.51 N, Longitude: 96.71 W

Area code: 402

Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+22.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Private households (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Cortland-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Cortland village center killed one person and injured 38 people and caused $160 million in damages.

On 4/28/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Cortland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from Cortland center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cortland:

CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CRETE, NE)
BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 17 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (about 17 miles; BEATRICE, NE)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cortland:

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 22 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 62 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 62 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)

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

CORTLAND, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 488, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-2000), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-26-2000 to JAN-04-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-17-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-20-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	75.3%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cortland, NE

Cortland compared to Nebraska state average:

Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Cortland (2009 data):

First State Bank: Loan Production Branch - Cortland at 221 West 4th Street, branch established on 2000-07-15; Cortland Branch at 221 W 4th St, branch established on 2002-09-01. Info updated 2007-09-24: Bank assets: $246.8 mil, Deposits: $184.2 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Wilber Co.
Security First Bank: Cortland Branch at 525 Highway 77, branch established on 1996-11-04. Info updated 2009-02-27: Bank assets: $686.8 mil, Deposits: $505.3 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Stockmens Limited Partnership

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Cortland

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	36.0%	14.4%	12.2%	11.5%	4.4%
Congregations	19.3%	8.8%	17.5%	7.0%	1.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Mennonite Church USA	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	3.3%	2.9%	2.0%	9.7%
Congregations	3.5%	7.0%	3.5%	3.5%	28.1%

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		5	$346
Other Government Administration	0	$0		21	$1,105
Firefighters	0	$0		5	$56
Streets and Highways	0	$0		5	$587
Sewerage	0	$0		5	$1,554
Water Supply	0	$0		5	$1,554
Totals for Government	0	$0		46	$5,202

Cortland government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $38,000
Sewerage: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $49,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,000

Regular Highways: $32,000

Welfare - Other: $25,000

Central Staff Services: $21,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Police Protection: $13,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

General - Other: $7,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Sewerage: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $25,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $25,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $44,000
Water Utilities: $39,000

General - Other: $23,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $178,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $103,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
All Other: $10,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $48,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $73,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

6.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
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	1.82% ($30,969 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, NE	0.48% ($23,500)
from Saline County, NE	0.43% ($39,842)

6.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.25%
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	2.07% ($26,978 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, NE	0.36% ($29,563)
to Saline County, NE	0.28% ($24,800)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cortland:

KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
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.)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFOR (1240 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KLMS (1480 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KLIN (1400 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cortland:

KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KSLI-FM (104.1 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFLV (89.9 FM; WILBER, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KIBZ (106.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KBBK (107.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
K220GT (91.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KUTT (99.5 FM; FAIRBURY, NE; Owner: SIEBERT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KKUL (105.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cortland:

KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
K58GD (Channel 58; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KWAZ-LP (Channel 22; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K18CD (Channel 18; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K27GX (Channel 27; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K17CI (Channel 17; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K67CV (Channel 67; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)

Cortland fatal accident list:
Jul 19, 1988 07:22 AM, E First St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 27, 1979 01:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

PETER M CONNOLLY, Se 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 20, Township 6 N, Range 6 E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 115.8 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, St. 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1 S & 1/4 E S Side, Call Sign: KNGB626, Licensee ID: L00071147
Assigned Frequencies : 151.715 MHz
Grant Date: 03/04/2003, Expiration Date: 03/18/2013
Registrant: Jim Price, Rt 1 Box 56, Firth, NE 68358

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

CORTLAND, Se 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 20, Township 6 N, Range 6 E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 115.8 m, Call Sign: WQGS860
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/09/2007, Expiration Date: 04/09/2017, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
CORTLAND, 5 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: KTM71
Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2000, Expiration Date: 12/20/2010
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC5BII, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281676
Grant Date: 03/19/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013, Certifier: Faye T Crawford
Registrant: Faye T Crawford, 1944 E Apple Rd, Cortland, NE 68331
Call Sign: KC5BLX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281671
Grant Date: 03/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/22/2013, Certifier: John D Crawford
Registrant: John D Crawford, 1944 E Apple Rd, Cortland, NE 68331
Call Sign: N0VMU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00624987
Grant Date: 01/23/2003, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013
Registrant: Rick L Harrison, 145 West 1st Street, Cortland, NE 68331
Call Sign: KC0NLE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00527584
Grant Date: 06/05/2002, Expiration Date: 06/05/2012, Certifier: Jeremy E Axtell
Registrant: Jeremy E Axtell, 5001 Sw 29 Rd, Cortland, NE 68331

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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