Dalton, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 310. Population change since 2000: -6.6%

Males: 143	(46.4%)
Females: 167	(53.6%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 69131.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,817 (it was $28,967 in 2000)

Dalton:	$38,817
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,816

Dalton:	$25,816
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,433 (it was $39,100 in 2000)

Dalton:	$58,433
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,848; Detached houses: $81,332; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,029; Mobile homes: $24,318

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Races in Dalton:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Dalton: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (54.5%), English (14.2%), Irish (12.3%), Swedish (10.5%), Danish (6.6%), United States (6.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4270 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 902 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dalton

High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dalton village

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 52.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.1%
Divorced: 14.6%

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:

Dalton:	1.7% ($668)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (96.8 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (149.9 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (685.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gurley, NE (2.4 miles ), Broadwater, NE (3.8 miles) , Sidney, NE (4.3 miles ), Bridgeport, NE (4.4 miles ), Cisco, NE (4.4 miles) , Potter, NE (4.7 miles ), Lodgepole, NE (5.0 miles ), Dix, NE (5.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $87,200
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,700
1999: 1 building, cost: $103,100
2000: 1 building, cost: $48,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 41.41 N, Longitude: 102.97 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+5.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (18%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
Construction (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (16%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Secondary school teachers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Average climate in Dalton, Nebraska

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Dalton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Dalton village center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dalton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Dalton center
On 9/30/1990 at 00:06:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.9 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 Dalton:

MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles; SIDNEY, NE)
MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BRIDGEPORT, NE)
GARDEN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME (about 31 miles; OSHKOSH, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Dalton, NE

Airports located in Dalton:

Miller Airstrip Airport (Runways: 2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dalton:

CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 95 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 115 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 138 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 138 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 138 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 7,592)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 138 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)

Public high school in Dalton:

Leyton High School (Students: 96; Location: Main Street Box 297; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

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Library in Dalton:

DALTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,983; Location: PO BOX 206; 7,513 books; 68 audio materials; 196 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The closest and strongest radio stations coming in to Dalton Nebraska would be 98.7 KSID FM and 1340 KSID AM. These are the closest and strongest signals to Dalton Nebraska. added by bob
The closest and strongest radio stations coming in to Dalton Nebraska would be 98.7 KSID FM and 1340 KSID AM. These are the closest and strongest signals to Dalton Nebraska. added by bob

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Notable locations in Dalton: Crossroads Cooperative Association Elevator (A), Dalton (B), Prairie Schooner Museum (C), Dalton Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dalton include: Presbyterian Church (A), Trinity Lutheran Church (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Saint Marys Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Dalton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

DALTON, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 282, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-02-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2002)

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

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-28-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-23-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-09-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2000)

Notification, Public - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-14-1999)

Average household size:

This village:	2.1 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	53.8%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	10.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dalton, NE

Dalton compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting 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.

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Banks with branches in Dalton (2009 data):

First National Bank of Sidney: Dalton Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1908-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $290.7 mil, Deposits: $236.4 mil, headquarters in Sidney, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Nebraska Bancs, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Dalton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cheyenne County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Dalton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	25.1%	22.9%	16.9%	12.3%	4.8%
Congregations	10.0%	20.0%	10.0%	13.3%	6.7%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Free Church of America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	3.2%	2.6%	2.1%	7.0%
Congregations	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%	26.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,145
Streets and Highways	1	$1,795	$21,540	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$188
Totals for Government	1	$1,795	$21,540	2	$1,333

Dalton government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $34,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $81,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000

Regular Highways: $28,000

Central Staff Services: $22,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $230,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $75,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
All Other: $7,000

General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $43,000
NEC: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $72,000

7.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,610 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.31%
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 Logan County, CO	0.36% ($22,143 average AGI)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.36% ($21,500)
from Morrill County, NE	0.31% ($27,833)

9.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.08%
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 Logan County, CO	0.69% ($29,000 average AGI)
to Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.58% ($21,652)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.53% ($32,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dalton:

KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KNEB (960 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: PANHANDLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KSID (1340 AM; 1 kW; SIDNEY, NE; Owner: KSID RADIO, INC.)
KOLT (1320 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: TRACY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dalton:

KTNE-FM (91.1 FM; ALLIANCE, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KAAQ (105.9 FM; ALLIANCE, NE; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KSID-FM (98.7 FM; SIDNEY, NE; Owner: KSID RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dalton:

KTNE-TV (Channel 13; ALLIANCE, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K23EU (Channel 31; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BROADAHL)
K33EM (Channel 33; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
K65GE (Channel 65; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KDUH-TV (Channel 4; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)

Dalton fatal accident list:
Dec 8, 2007 12:30 AM, Euclid St, Lat: 41.409019, Lon: -102.970242, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 24, 2001 02:26 AM, Us-385, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

4.0 Km West Of Dalton, Type: Tower, Structure height: 2.4 m, Overall height: 48.1 m, Call Sign: WQCP839
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 04/26/2005, Expiration Date: 04/26/2015, Cancelation Date: 02/22/2006, Certifier: Craig Jalassini
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez And Sachs, 1111 19th Street, Nw, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 828-9458, Fax: (202) 828-8403, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Alec Geist, 5.0 Miles West-Southwest Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 51.8 m
Registrant: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer And Feld, LLP, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 887-4011, Email:
Lottie L Thompson, From Dalton 2.5m West & 2.5 Miles On Road 58 (Dalton# 88982), Type: Mast, Structure height: 38.7 m, Overall height: 48.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Suite# 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
David J Fenton, 6095 Highway 385, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m
Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, County Road 58, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7

Fire Station, Call Sign: KYG532, Licensee ID: L00069373
Assigned Frequencies : 39.8200 MHz, 39.9800 MHz
Grant Date: 01/14/2000, Expiration Date: 02/12/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/16/2005
Registrant: Dalton, Village Of, Fire Station, Dalton, NE 69131, Phone: (308) 377-2453
School Bldg, Call Sign: KJS844, Licensee ID: L00116167
Assigned Frequencies : 155.160 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/2002, Expiration Date: 10/19/2012
Registrant: Leyton Public School, Dalton, NE 69131-0297, Phone: (308) 377-2301
6095 Highway 385, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m, Call Sign: WRA417, Licensee ID: L00058854
Assigned Frequencies : 155.520 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/2005, Expiration Date: 06/16/2015, Certifier: Ronald Dean
Registrant: County Of Morrill, Bridgeport, NE 69336, Phone: (308) 262-0408, Fax: (308) 262-0408
9 Mi W & 1 Mi S, Call Sign: KNFZ329, Licensee ID: L00052861
Assigned Frequencies : 151.865 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2002, Expiration Date: 08/11/2012
Registrant: Winkelman, Lloyd:winkelman, Don Dba Winkelman Brothers, Dalton, NE 69131, Phone: (308) 377-2453
1 Mi S 1 Mi E 1/2 S, Call Sign: KNES735, Licensee ID: L00661215
Assigned Frequencies : 153.365 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2003, Expiration Date: 03/18/2013
Registrant: R J Rushman, 5447 Rd 115, Dalton, NE 69131-7205
7 Mi N, Call Sign: WRN443, Licensee ID: L00056714
Assigned Frequencies : 154.490 MHz
Grant Date: 10/08/2004, Expiration Date: 12/15/2014
Registrant: Lamond Lessman, Rr, Broadwater, NE 69125, Phone: (308) 377-2375
Dalton Sub 1 Mi Sw, Call Sign: WNFL288, Licensee ID: L00097088
Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/1996, Expiration Date: 02/19/2001, Cancelation Date: 01/04/2001
Registrant: Tri State Generation And Transmission Association Inc, Denver, CO 80233, Phone: (303) 452-6111

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB9DHM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00873445
Grant Date: 06/11/2004, Expiration Date: 06/11/2014
Registrant: Mina J Tank Mrs, 508 Elm Street, Dalton, NE 69131
Call Sign: N0RLV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00433859
Grant Date: 12/14/2001, Expiration Date: 03/10/2012, Certifier: James L Schmitt
Registrant: James L Schmitt, Dalton, NE 69131
Call Sign: WD0BOX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01324317
Grant Date: 09/17/2007, Expiration Date: 12/09/2017, Certifier: Lyle D Kurth
Registrant: Lyle D Kurth, 306 Broad St, Dalton, NE 69131

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