Riverdale, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 209. Population change since 2000: -1.9%

Males: 109	(52.6%)
Females: 100	(47.4%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68870.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,464 (it was $44,375 in 2000)

Riverdale:	$59,464
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,844

Riverdale:	$22,844
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,278 (it was $67,100 in 2000)

Riverdale:	$100,278
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $110,702; Detached houses: $110,296

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Races in Riverdale:

White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Riverdale: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (58.7%), Irish (16.0%), English (15.0%), Swedish (13.1%), Russian (9.4%), Danish (7.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2181 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 791 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Riverdale

High school or higher: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Riverdale village

Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 69.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 5.6%

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 early 2007.

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

Riverdale:	1.2% ($818)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (130.2 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (567.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Amherst, NE (2.6 miles ), Kearney, NE (2.7 miles ), Elm Creek, NE (3.5 miles ), Pleasanton, NE (3.6 miles ), Miller, NE (4.0 miles) , Gibbon, NE (4.1 miles ), Overton, NE (4.5 miles ), Axtell, NE (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $85,400
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $122,900
2004: 1 building, cost: $122,900
2005: 1 building, cost: $122,900
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 99.16 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (32%)
Food and beverage stores (15%)
Machinery (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Health technologists and technicians (15%)
Cashiers (10%)
Customer service representatives (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

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Average climate in Riverdale, Nebraska

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Riverdale-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 179% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/6/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Riverdale village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/6/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the village center .

Riverdale-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 97% 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 57.4 miles away from Riverdale center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 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 51.1 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 83.9 miles away from Riverdale center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Riverdale:

RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES-HOSP (about 24 miles; MINDEN, NE)

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Airports located in Riverdale:

Onion Crest Airpark Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Riverdale:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 7 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 130 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 133 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 149 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)

Public elementary/middle school in Riverdale:

Riverdale Public School (Location: 123 1st Street Box 9; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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

RIVERDALE, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 210, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-14-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-01-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1998)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	79.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Riverdale, NE

Riverdale compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Riverdale (2009 data):

State Bank of Riverdale: State Bank Of Riverdale at Main Street, branch established on 1907-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.0 mil, Deposits: $27.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Riverdale Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Riverdale mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Buffalo County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (14%)

Religion statistics for Riverdale

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God
Adherents	33.5%	19.2%	13.5%	8.4%	4.1%
Congregations	12.7%	20.6%	12.7%	3.2%	4.8%

Name	Evangelical Free Church of America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.2%	1.9%	1.9%	12.2%
Congregations	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	38.1%

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	$768
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$46
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$814

Riverdale government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $12,000
Regular Highways: $8,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $22,000
Water Utilities: $5,000

Central Staff: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $290,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000
All Other: $3,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $15,000
NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

8.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,159 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Buffalo County: 0.21%
Nebraska average: 0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kearney County, NE	0.56% ($28,867 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.54% ($29,138)
from Dawson County, NE	0.49% ($27,177)

8.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
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	0.86% ($30,109 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.81% ($35,124)
to Kearney County, NE	0.54% ($31,581)

Strongest AM radio stations in Riverdale:

KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KGFW (1340 AM; 1 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
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.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ 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.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Riverdale:

KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
K209CF (89.7 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
K260AF (99.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KLPR (91.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA @ KEARNEY)
KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KLNE-FM (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Riverdale:

KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KLNE-TV (Channel 3; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $90,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,565
Total average daily truck traffic: 125
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 3,883

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: W0FOW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/23/1997, Expiration Date: 03/12/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/26/2001
Registrant: Raymond S Scott, 11420 Dove Hill Rd, Riverdale, NE 68870
Call Sign: W0RSM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/17/1998, Expiration Date: 11/17/2008
Registrant: Glenn M Underhill, 32 Walnut St, Riverdale, NE 68870-0070
Call Sign: WB0YXS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01329838
Grant Date: 10/06/2007, Expiration Date: 12/05/2017
Registrant: Frances D Scott, 11420 Dove Hill Rd, Riverdale, NE 68870

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CUDABACK RONALD M RANS S-4 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 168RC , Serial Number: 98267, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 08/24/1999
Registrant (Individual): Ronald M Cudaback, 106 Walnut, Riverdale, NE 68870
Aircraft: CUDABACK RONALD M 1300 Z MAX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ZENOAH ALL MDLS A/B (25 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 863RC , Serial Number: 630, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 06/01/1995
Registrant (Individual): Ronald M Cudaback, Po Box 96, Riverdale, NE 68870

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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