Moorefield, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 43. Population change since 2000: -17.3%

Males: 24	(57.7%)
Females: 19	(42.3%)

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip code: 69039

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,318 (it was $30,833 in 2000)

Moorefield:	$41,318
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,487

Moorefield:	$21,487
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $26,153 (it was $17,500 in 2000)

Moorefield:	$26,153
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $75,282; Detached houses: $88,532; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Moorefield:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

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

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Ancestries: German (42.3%), English (13.5%), Swedish (13.5%), Scottish (11.5%), Irish (9.6%), Danish (7.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2824 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 257 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Moorefield

High school or higher: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moorefield village

Never married: 15.6%
Now married: 71.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 12.5%

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:

Moorefield:	4.2% ($733)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (195.3 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (581.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Curtis, NE (2.7 miles ), Farnam, NE (3.1 miles ), Stockville, NE (3.3 miles) , Maywood, NE (3.5 miles ), Wellfleet, NE (4.2 miles) , Eustis, NE (4.4 miles ), Gothenburg, NE (4.6 miles ), Brady, NE (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.69 N, Longitude: 100.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 308

Moorefield household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

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Average climate in Moorefield, Nebraska

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Moorefield, Nebraska average temperatures

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Moorefield-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the Moorefield village center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the village center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Moorefield-area historical earthquake activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 95% 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 49.0 miles away from Moorefield 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 19.1 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 94.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/1990 at 00:06:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from Moorefield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Moorefield:

GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE)
COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COZAD, NE)
TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 32 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moorefield:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 71 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 169 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 181 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 195 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 198 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

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

MOOREFIELD, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 52, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-06-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-07-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-14-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-2002), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2004)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-15-2002 to NOV-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2001), St Public Notif received (FEB-15-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-1999)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-14-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-24-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2004)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-15-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-12-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-15-1997)

3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.7 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	73.7%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Moorefield compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value significantly 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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Moorefield mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Frontier County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (53%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)

Religion statistics for Moorefield

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Vineyard USA	Other religions
Adherents	35.0%	34.7%	16.8%	7.3%	6.2%
Congregations	9.1%	36.4%	9.1%	9.1%	36.4%

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	$160
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$160

Moorefield government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $5,000
Regular Highways: $5,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,000
Central Staff: $1,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $47,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
All Other: $1,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $3,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000

7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

9.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.66%
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 Dawson County, NE

1.56% ($28,067 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Moorefield:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)
KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KOOQ (1410 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
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.)
KAMI (1580 AM; 1 kW; COZAD, NE; Owner: VECTO RADIO, INC.)
KOGA (930 AM; 5 kW; OGALLALA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moorefield:

KICX-FM (96.1 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KRKU (98.5 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KAMI-FM (104.5 FM; COZAD, NE; Owner: VECTO RADIO, INC.)
KJLT-FM (94.9 FM; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Moorefield:

KNOP-TV (Channel 2; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
K30FV (Channel 30; CAMBRIDGE, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Hwy 23 5 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 75.3 m, Overall height: 79.9 m
Registrant: Platte Pipe Line Company, 539 S Main St, Findlay, OH 45840, Phone: (419) 421-4218, Email:

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2

3.6 Mi E. Of Moorefield, Call Sign: KPF278
Assigned Frequencies : 455.020 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/1984, Expiration Date: 06/01/1993, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000
Registrant: Nebraska Ed Tv Commission, Lincoln, NE 68501
3.6 Mi E Of Moorefield, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: KPF395
Assigned Frequencies : 455.990 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/1985, Expiration Date: 06/01/1993, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000
Registrant: Ne Ed Tv Commission, Lincoln, NE 68501

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

3.5 Mi E. Of Moorefield, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KAO24, Licensee ID: L00226538
Assigned Frequencies : 6875.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/31/1991, Expiration Date: 06/01/2014
Registrant: Pappas Telecasting Of Central Nebraska, L.P. (De Ltd P/Ship), 500 South Chinowth Road, Visalia, CA 93277

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Approximately 5 Miles North, 1/4 Mile West Of Moorefield., Call Sign: WQZ619, Licensee ID: L00031591
Assigned Frequencies : 454.300 MHz, 454.275 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/12/1999
Registrant: Mid-State Systems, Inc., Mccook, NE 69001

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KA0FQQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/30/1995, Expiration Date: 10/30/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/31/2007
Registrant: Arthur L Herndon, Hc 63 Box 97, Moorefield, NE 69039

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2370A , Serial Number: 22-733, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 11/05/1955
Registrant (Individual): Joe L Herndon, Rr 3 Box 30a, Moorefield, NE 69039
Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-235 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6842Z , Serial Number: 25-2513, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 08/05/1963
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Municipal Airport, Moorefield, NE 69039

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