Platte Center, Nebraska

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Platte County

Population in July 2008: 355. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 177	(50.1%)
Females: 178	(49.9%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68653.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,133 (it was $35,114 in 2000)

Platte Center:	$50,133
Nebraska:	$49,693

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,945

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $98,127 (it was $61,500 in 2000)

Platte Center:	$98,127
Nebraska:	$126,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $89,432; Detached houses: $87,340; Mobile homes: $75,000

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Races in Platte Center:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Korean (1.4%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Platte Center: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (56.3%), Polish (18.7%), Irish (13.6%), Czech (10.3%), English (6.4%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1530 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1189 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Platte Center

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Platte Center village

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 64.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 10.6%

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:

Platte Center:	1.6% ($967)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (65.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (506.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tarnov, NE (2.3 miles) , Monroe, NE (2.7 miles ), Columbus, NE (3.1 miles ), Duncan, NE (3.2 miles ), Humphrey, NE (3.2 miles ), Cornlea, NE (3.3 miles) , Creston, NE (3.7 miles ), Genoa, NE (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,700
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,700
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.54 N, Longitude: 97.49 W

Area code: 402

Platte Center household income distribution

Platte Center races chart

Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-7.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (22%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Social assistance (12%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Child care workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Financial managers (4%)

Average climate in Platte Center, Nebraska

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Platte Center-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 177% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Platte Center village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Platte Center-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.7 miles away from Platte Center center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 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 76.0 miles away from Platte Center center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Platte Center:

COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; COLUMBUS, NE)
GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GENOA, NE)
ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SCHUYLER, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Platte Center, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Platte Center:

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 65 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 69 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)

Public elementary/middle school in Platte Center:

Platte Center Elementary School (Location: 155 Platte Street P. O. Box 109; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Platte Center: Platte Center (A), Platte Center Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Platte Center include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Saint Josephs Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

PLATTE CENTER, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 370, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-19-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-04-1998 to NOV-10-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-10-1998 to NOV-10-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-11-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-11-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-1998)

Notification, Public - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1998)

Notification, Public - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-1998)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.1%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Platte Center, NE

Platte Center compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value 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 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 Platte Center (2009 data):

Bank of the Valley: Platte Center Bank Branch at 103 4th Street, branch established on 1944-10-30. Info updated 2007-08-30: Bank assets: $63.1 mil, Deposits: $52.2 mil, headquarters in Bellwood, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bellwood Community Holding Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Platte Center mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Platte County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Platte Center

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 80.77%

Here		80.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	53.8%	16.0%	11.8%	5.4%	4.1%
Congregations	19.0%	14.3%	14.3%	7.1%	4.8%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Free Church of America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	3.6%
Congregations	2.4%	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	28.6%

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	1	$1,302	$15,624	5	$483
Police Protection - Officers	1	$3,789	$45,468	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,152	$37,824	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,517	$18,204	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$518
Totals for Government	4	$9,760	$29,280	6	$1,001

Platte Center government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $34,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $51,000
Central Staff Services: $48,000

Financial Administration: $37,000

Regular Highways: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $21,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

Sewerage: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $3,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $305,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
All Other: $10,000

General Support: $7,000
Tax - Property: $46,000
NEC: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $73,000

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
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	0.54% ($25,738 average AGI)
from Colfax County, NE	0.46% ($31,655)
from Madison County, NE	0.43% ($20,255)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
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 Lancaster County, NE	1.15% ($25,345 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.79% ($30,726)
to Madison County, NE	0.37% ($33,182)

Strongest AM radio stations in Platte Center:

KJSK (900 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, 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)
KTTT (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, NE)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAG (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NORFOLK, NE)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Platte Center:

KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
KKOT (93.5 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC)
KLIR (101.1 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
KNEN (94.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: CENTRAL RADIO, INC.)
KEXL (106.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WJAG, INC.)
KUSO (92.7 FM; ALBION, NE; Owner: FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KTLX (91.9 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: TLC EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Platte Center:

K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
K48FF (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
KLKE (Channel 24; ALBION, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
K53GH (Channel 53; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: MARY E. HARDERS)
K40FH (Channel 46; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
K28EN (Channel 28; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
K57HV (Channel 57; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS, A CA LIMITED P/SHIP)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,270
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,270

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

CHRISTINE A VERRE, 26715 310th St. (Ne00002), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Frank DiRico, 31346 280th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:
Lori Dawson, 26345 310th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Jct Us 81 & N-71b, Call Sign: KSQ318
Assigned Frequencies : 47.2000 MHz, 47.0800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2005, Expiration Date: 12/17/2015
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
Jct Us 81 And N71b, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNWF907
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz, 47.1400 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 05/06/2011
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
333013 325th Avenue, Call Sign: WPXN237, Licensee ID: L00645810
Assigned Frequencies : 461.125 MHz
Grant Date: 05/08/2003, Expiration Date: 05/08/2013, Certifier: Scott Loseke
Registrant: Scott Loseke, 333013 325th Avenue, Platte Center, NE 68653, Phone: (402) 246-3300, Fax: (402) 246-2207

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Platte Center, 31346 280th Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WQJG505
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
Grant Date: 08/29/2008, Expiration Date: 06/02/2018, Certifier: Frank Dirico
Registrant: Industrial Tower And Wireless, LLC., 40 Lone Street, Marshfield, MA 02050, Phone: (781) 319-1011, Fax: (781) 837-4000, Email:
PLATTE CENTER, 26345 310th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WQJH320
Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/09/2008, Expiration Date: 09/09/2018, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: AC0NU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01466679
Grant Date: 02/13/2009, Expiration Date: 02/13/2019, Certifier: Mark A Schaaf
Registrant: Mark A Schaaf, 36581 257th Ave, Platte Center, NE 68653

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 192BC , Serial Number: 1815, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 02/09/2006
Registrant (Corporation): Oconee Equipment Inc, 28128 295 Ave, Platte Center, NE 68653

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