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Notable locations in Gothenburg: Veterans War Memorial (A), Farmland Service Coop Incorporated Elevator (B), Nebraska Salt and Grain Company Elevator (C), Gothenburg (D), Gothenburg Police Department (E), Gothenburg Public Library (F), Sod House Museum (G), Pony Express Station (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gothenburg include: Tallin Church (A), American Lutheran Church (B), Victory Assembly of God Church (C), Nebraska Synod Lutheran Church (D), New Hope Church (E), Evangelical Free Church (F), Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (G), Faith Chapel (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Helen, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Gothenburg include: E G West Park (1), Ehmen Park (2), Lake Helen Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Gothenburg Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Sodding House Museum (300 South Lake Avenue).
Hotels: Super 8 Gothenburg Ne (401 Platte River Drive), Super 8 Motel (401 Platte River Road).
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Dawson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.4. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.9. This is about average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gothenburg and their reported violations in the past:
WILD HORSE GOLF CLUB (Population served: 170, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-31-2005 and JUN-08-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-17-2004 and SEP-23-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-27-2003 and DEC-15-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2003)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
STAGE STOP INN KOA (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
TRAVEL INN (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-08-2005 and MAR-22-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gothenburg that have no violations reported:
- GOTHENBURG, CITY OF (Population served: 3619, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WALKERS STEAKHOUSE AND LOUNGE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.3%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.9% | | Whole state: | 66.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gothenburg, NE
110 people in nursing homes
Gothenburg 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.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Gothenburg (2011 data):
- First State Bank: Detached Tellers' Facility at 605 Tenth Street, branch established on 06/15/1978; at 914 Lake Street, branch established on 01/01/1906. Info updated 03/14/2007: Bank assets: $30.4 mil, Deposits: $19.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Nebraska Bankshares, Inc.
- Gothenburg State Bank: at 900 Lake, branch established on 05/01/1902. Info updated 09/24/2010: Bank assets: $10.7 mil, Deposits: $0.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Williams Financial Corp.
- Great Western Bank: 1004 Avenue D Branch at 1004 Avenue D, branch established on 06/30/1989. Info updated 06/08/2010: Bank assets: $8,283.6 mil, Deposits: $6,428.7 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 196 total offices, Holding Company: National Australia Bank Limited
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Dawson County Nebraska:
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Religion statistics for Gothenburg:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 89.13%
| Here |  | 89.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Evangelical Free Church of America | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 47.3% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 9.4% | 13.2% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 5.0% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 4.9% |
| Congregations | 7.5% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 26.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Dawson County: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Nebraska: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Dawson County: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Here: | 6.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.1% | | Nebraska: | 7.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Dawson County: | 29.1% | | Nebraska: | 28.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.0% | | State: | 12.9% |
| 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 |
2 | $8,296 | $49,776 | 5 | $700 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $16,733 | $50,199 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $10,902 | $32,706 | 1 | $177 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $46 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,673 | $38,692 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,996 | $41,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,028 | $24,336 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,407 | $38,442 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
3 | $11,464 | $45,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $6,788 | $27,152 | 2 | $1,176 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $6,272 | $25,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
27 | $85,559 | $38,026 | 12 | $2,099 |
Gothenburg government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $500,000 ($135.03)
Solid Waste Management: $150,000 ($40.51)
All Other: $104,000 ($28.09)
Parks & Recreation: $72,000 ($19.44)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $664,000 ($179.31)
Electric Utilities: $421,000 ($113.69)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,400,000 ($648.12)
Parks & Recreation: $328,000 ($88.58)
Solid Waste Management: $318,000 ($85.88)
Police Protection: $277,000 ($74.80)
Water Utilities: $240,000 ($64.81)
Regular Highways: $211,000 ($56.98)
Fire Protection: $184,000 ($49.69)
Sewerage: $164,000 ($44.29)
Central Staff Services: $103,000 ($27.82)
Financial Administration: $80,000 ($21.60)
Welfare - Other: $24,000 ($6.48)
General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($4.32)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($0.81)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $51,000 ($13.77)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $793,000 ($214.15)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $47,000 ($12.69)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($5.40)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $585,000 ($157.98)
Electric Utilities: $47,000 ($12.69)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($5.40)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $208,000 ($56.17)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,144,000 ($578.99)
Interest Earnings: $101,000 ($27.28)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $809,000 ($218.47)
Parks & Recreation: $72,000 ($19.44)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($8.37)
Central Staff: $21,000 ($5.67)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($4.32)
Electric Utilities: $13,000 ($3.51)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($3.51)
General Public Building: $3,000 ($0.81)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($0.54)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.27)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,064,000 ($1367.54)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,959,000 ($529.03)
Water Utilities: $595,000 ($160.68)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $279,000 ($75.34)
All Other: $245,000 ($66.16)
General Support: $26,000 ($7.02)
- Tax - NEC: $679,000 ($183.36)
Total General Sales: $537,000 ($145.02)
Property: $335,000 ($90.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,044,000 ($551.98)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,244 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.46% | | 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:
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,495 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.59% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gothenburg:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KAMI (1580 AM; 1 kW; COZAD, NE; Owner: VECTO RADIO, INC.)
- KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)
- KOOQ (1410 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gothenburg:
- KAMI-FM (104.5 FM; COZAD, NE; Owner: VECTO RADIO, INC.)
- KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KICX-FM (96.1 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KJLT-FM (94.9 FM; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Gothenburg:
- K28GC (Channel 28; GOTHENBURG, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
- KNOP-TV (Channel 2; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Gothenburg, Nebraska:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Nebraska average:
- Fatal accident count: 97
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 151
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 37
- Fatalities: 105
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
Gothenburg fatal accident list:
Feb 13, 2005 02:14 AM, Avenue F, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 29, 1992 01:58 AM, 47, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 1988 09:29 AM, Highland, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 3, 1987 03:06 AM, Ave I, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 30, 1981 03:42 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 23, 1980 01:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 74 meters (243ft)
Total average daily traffic: 30,770
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,823
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 8
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Gothenburg, NE
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gothenburg)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 28 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Gothenburg, NE)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: AA0RB, Previous Call Sign: KB0KOP, Licensee ID: L00828052
Grant Date: 03/10/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014, Certifier: Gifford E Massie Iii
Registrant: Gifford E Massie Iii, Route 1 Box 210, Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: KA0QOX
Grant Date: 12/24/1997, Expiration Date: 12/24/2007, Cancellation Date: 12/25/2009
Registrant: Gifford E Massie Jr, Rt 1 Box 7a, Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: KA0RNZ
Grant Date: 12/10/1998, Expiration Date: 12/10/2008
Registrant: Karen J Hudson, Rr 2 Box 199, Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: KD0VB, Licensee ID: L00201412
Grant Date: 10/07/2004, Expiration Date: 12/08/2014
Registrant: Dan E Hudson, 38461 E. Banner Rd., Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: KE6KHM, Licensee ID: L00324680
Grant Date: 05/14/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Thomas C Dunphy
Registrant: Thomas C Dunphy, 701 11th St, Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: N0RUN, Licensee ID: L00064029
Grant Date: 01/03/2002, Expiration Date: 03/31/2012
Registrant: Stephen B Breuer, Rr 1 Box 90a, Gothenburg, NE 69138 - Call Sign: KC0QNB, Licensee ID: L00723853
Grant Date: 07/31/2003, Expiration Date: 07/31/2013, Certifier: Ryan Trullinger
Registrant: Ryan Trullinger, 1609 Ave G, Gothenburg, NE 69138
FAA Registered Aircraft: 22 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Gothenburg)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Gothenburg
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Gothenburg, NE
| Most common first names in Gothenburg, NE among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 47 | 77.8 years |
| John | 37 | 79.0 years |
| Mary | 21 | 81.4 years |
| George | 20 | 78.9 years |
| Ruth | 20 | 82.6 years |
| Anna | 19 | 85.5 years |
| Dorothy | 17 | 82.3 years |
| Arthur | 16 | 80.0 years |
| Paul | 16 | 76.4 years |
| Robert | 15 | 68.7 years |
| Most common last names in Gothenburg, NE among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Block | 37 | 78.7 years |
| Anderson | 29 | 82.9 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 79.8 years |
| Aden | 27 | 82.2 years |
| Peterson | 26 | 80.9 years |
| Larson | 23 | 79.9 years |
| Franzen | 17 | 79.3 years |
| Jobman | 16 | 82.9 years |
| Nelson | 14 | 83.5 years |
| Haynes | 14 | 78.4 years |
| Businesses in Gothenburg, NE |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
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