Oconto, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 131. Population change since 2000: -7.1%

Males: 69	(53.2%)
Females: 62	(46.8%)

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

Zip code: 68860

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,988 (it was $23,125 in 2000)

Oconto:	$30,988
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,567

Oconto:	$18,567
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $38,408 (it was $25,700 in 2000)

Oconto:	$38,408
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $37,394; Detached houses: $37,942; Mobile homes: $18,750

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Races in Oconto:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Hispanic (3.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Oconto: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (51.8%), Irish (21.3%), Swedish (14.2%), English (10.6%), Czech (7.1%), Dutch (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1906

Elevation: 2566 feet

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 639 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oconto

High school or higher: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oconto village

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 51.4%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 19.6%

1 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.7%
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:

Oconto:	1.3% ($345)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Oconto satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (162.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (599.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Eddyville, NE (3.4 miles) , Callaway, NE (3.7 miles ), Sumner, NE (4.3 miles ), Broken Bow, NE (4.4 miles ), Berwyn, NE (4.5 miles) , Ansley, NE (4.7 miles ), Cozad, NE (4.7 miles ), Merna, NE (4.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2008: 0 buildings

Latitude: 41.14 N, Longitude: 99.76 W

Area code: 308

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Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-4.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (22%)
Food (22%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Public administration (23%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (19%)
Gasoline stations (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
Food processing workers (19%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Extraction workers (9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Registered nurses (13%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)

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Average climate in Oconto, Nebraska

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Oconto-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the Oconto village center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/1/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Oconto-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from Oconto center
On 8/26/1991 at 11:49:15, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 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 49.0 miles away from Oconto 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 63.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oconto:

CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CALLAWAY, NE)
JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MED CENTER (about 20 miles; BROKEN BOW, NE)
COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; COZAD, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Oconto, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oconto:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 42 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 125 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 160 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 162 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 166 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public elementary/middle school in Oconto:

Oconto Public School (Location: Box 155; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Library in Oconto:

OCONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,391; Location: 101 E. 6TH STREET; 3,191 books; 29 audio materials; 83 video materials; 9 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Oconto: Oconto Library (A), Oconto Fire Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Oconto include: United Methodist Church (A), Saint Marys Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Oconto: Oconto City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

OCONTO, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 145, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-09-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-24-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-25-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2000), St Public Notif received (2 times from AUG-17-2000 to AUG-18-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-13-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and AUG-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2000)

Notification, Public - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-17-1996, 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-17-1996)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	61.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	17.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oconto, NE

Oconto compared to Nebraska state average:

Median household income below 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 significantly below 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 Oconto (2009 data):

Nebraska State Bank and Trust Company: Oconto Branch at 101 N. Grand Avenue, branch established on 1905-08-01. Info updated 2008-02-19: Bank assets: $134.9 mil, Deposits: $116.0 mil, headquarters in Broken Bow, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Central Nebraska Co.

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Oconto mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Custer County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Oconto

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	32.3%	23.5%	8.5%	5.6%	4.6%
Congregations	29.3%	4.9%	9.8%	9.8%	4.9%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Evangelical Free Church of America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	4.3%	3.2%	2.9%	10.7%
Congregations	2.4%	4.9%	2.4%	7.3%	24.4%

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		2	$2,323
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$2,323

Oconto government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $37,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $52,000
Financial Administration: $40,000

Water Utilities: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $8,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $71,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000
Financial Administration: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $188,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
Highways: $15,000

General Support: $7,000
Tax - NEC: $39,000
Property: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000

4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,964 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
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	0.42% ($33,353 average AGI)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.37% ($25,867)
from Dawson County, NE	0.27% ($22,091)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
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	1.03% ($24,419 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.74% ($26,290)
to Dawson County, NE	0.36% ($24,867)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oconto:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KCNI (1280 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: CUSTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
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.)
KAMI (1580 AM; 1 kW; COZAD, NE; Owner: VECTO RADIO, INC.)
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.)
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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oconto:

KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KBBN-FM (98.3 FM; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: CUSTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Oconto:

KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
K18DH (Channel 18; BROKEN BOW, NE; Owner: NORTH PLATTE TELEVISION, INC.)

Oconto fatal accident list:
Apr 2, 1992 04:10 AM, 21, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, E 1/2, E 1/2, Ne 1/4, Sec. 6-T13n-R21w, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Oconto, Lat: 41.214111 Lon: -99.671194, Call Sign: WQAW700
Assigned Frequencies : 956.443 MHz, 956.443 MHz
Grant Date: 08/19/2004, Expiration Date: 08/19/2014, Certifier: Joseph Listengart
Registrant: Source Gas LLC, 370 Van Gordon St Ste 4000, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 243-3590, Fax: (303) 243-3606, Email:

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: PIPER PA-18 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3282Z , Serial Number: 18-7204, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 11/24/1959
Registrant (Individual): Roy L Dba James, 77975 Road 430, Oconto, NE 68860, Other Owners: Ranch James
Aircraft: BEECH A36 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4189S , Serial Number: E-676, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 04/14/1975
Registrant (Corporation): Ford Airways LLC, 43080 Road 776, Oconto, NE 68860

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