Edison, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 137. Population change since 2000: -11.0%

Males: 63	(46.1%)
Females: 74	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip code: 68936

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,496 (it was $24,250 in 2000)

Edison:	$32,496
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,277

Edison:	$21,277
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $21,520 (it was $14,400 in 2000)

Edison:	$21,520
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $28,286; Detached houses: $30,014; Mobile homes: $10,000

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Races in Edison:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Edison: 67.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (33.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (8.4%), United States (4.5%), Dutch (3.2%), Danish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/3/1907

Elevation: 2116 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 529 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Edison

High school or higher: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Edison village

Never married: 11.0%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.8%
Divorced: 13.8%

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 May 2009.

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

Edison:	2.6% ($375)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (167.1 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (543.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Arapahoe, NE (2.6 miles ), Oxford, NE (2.8 miles ), Beaver City, NE (3.2 miles ), Holbrook, NE (3.5 miles ), Stamford, NE (3.7 miles ), Hendley, NE (3.8 miles) , Atlanta, NE (4.1 miles) , Bertrand, NE (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.28 N, Longitude: 99.78 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+4.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
Construction (24%)
Truck transportation (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Rail transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Miscellaneous manufacturing (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
U. S. Postal service (12%)
Construction (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Health care (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Cashiers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Postsecondary teachers (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Personal appearance workers (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)

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Average climate in Edison, Nebraska

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Edison-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the Edison village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/15/1990, a category 4 tornado 39.8 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Edison-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.0 miles away from Edison center
On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/16/2007 at 06:50:31, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Edison center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 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 95.3 miles away from Edison center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Edison:

TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE)
PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; HOLDREGE, NE)
HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 25 miles; ALMA, NE)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edison:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 55 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 167 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 170 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

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Church in Edison: Edison Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Edison: Small Schoolhouse Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

EDISON, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 148, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-06-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-15-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-1996), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-1996)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	71.2%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	1.4%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Edison compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value significantly 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 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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Banks with branches in Edison (2009 data):

First Central Bank: Edison Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $77.6 mil, Deposits: $66.5 mil, headquarters in Cambridge, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Furnas County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (82%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (3%)

Religion statistics for Edison

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 82.34%

Here		82.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	29.6%	20.7%	12.5%	9.9%	8.6%
Congregations	26.9%	7.7%	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%

Name	United Church of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baptist General Conference	Other
Adherents	6.0%	4.4%	2.8%	2.0%	3.6%
Congregations	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	15.4%

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		2	$139
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$139
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$278

Edison government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $49,000
Construction - Welfare - Other: $25,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $23,000
Financial Administration: $17,000

Regular Highways: $13,000

Housing & Community Development: $7,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $75,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $74,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $327,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
Highways: $16,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $19,000
NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,185 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
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 Red Willow County, NE

0.67% ($25,231 average AGI)

7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
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 Buffalo County, NE	1.17% ($27,304 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.51% ($24,100)

Strongest AM radio stations in Edison:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
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)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Edison:

KLNE-FM (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KMTY (97.7 FM; HOLDREGE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Edison:

KLNE-TV (Channel 3; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)

Edison fatal accident list:
May 30, 1993 05:25 AM, 136, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB0BXP, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/01/1988, Expiration Date: 03/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/02/2000
Registrant: Eric D Maaske, Rr 1 Box 56, Edison, NE 68936
Call Sign: KD0AN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00848508
Grant Date: 11/30/2004, Expiration Date: 02/27/2015, Certifier: Ihling L Carskadon
Registrant: Ihling L Carskadon, 42805 Drive 720, Edison, NE 68936

Edison on our top lists:

#41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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