Scotia, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 261. Population change since 2000: -15.3%

Males: 122	(46.8%)
Females: 139	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	49.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68875.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,826 (it was $23,750 in 2000)

Scotia:	$31,826
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,476

Scotia:	$16,476
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $31,981 (it was $21,400 in 2000)

Scotia:	$31,981
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $41,418; Detached houses: $41,222; Mobile homes: $28,750

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Races in Scotia:

White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
Black (3.9%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Scotia: 70.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.9%), Irish (9.1%), Danish (7.8%), Swedish (5.5%), Czech (5.2%), English (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1930 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 753 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Scotia

High school or higher: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scotia village

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 59.7%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 13.2%
Divorced: 5.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Scotia, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Scotia to the number of sex offenders is 261 to 1.

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

Scotia:	2.7% ($574)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (114.9 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (569.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North Loup, NE (2.0 miles ), Cotesfield, NE (2.9 miles) , Greeley Center, NE (3.2 miles ), Elba, NE (3.8 miles ), Ord, NE (3.9 miles ), Ashton, NE (4.0 miles ), Wolbach, NE (4.1 miles ), Farwell, NE (4.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2008: 0 buildings

Latitude: 41.47 N, Longitude: 98.70 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-5.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (19%)
Construction (17%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Carpenters (9%)
Top executives (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)

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Scotia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1961, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Scotia village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1965, a category 4 tornado 16.5 miles away from the village center .

Scotia-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from Scotia center
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 5.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Scotia center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 13.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Scotia:

VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ORD, NE)
HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SAINT PAUL, NE)
BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 39 miles; ALBION, NE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scotia:

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 47 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 114 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 118 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 130 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)

Public high school in Scotia:

High School At Scotia (Students: 102; Location: Highway 22 Box 307; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

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Library in Scotia:

SCOTIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,406; Location: PO BOX 188; 6,970 books; 63 audio materials; 182 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Scotia: Scotia Public Library (A), Scotia City Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Scotia include: Cedar Hills Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B), Scotia United Methodist Church (C), Scotia Baptist Church (D), Saint Patricks Catholic Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

SCOTIA, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 317, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-09-2003), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-27-2003 to JAN-31-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-30-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-15-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-26-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2003)

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

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	62.9%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	7.3%
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 Scotia, NE

Scotia compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Scotia (2009 data):

State Bank of Scotia: State Bank Of Scotia at Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.2 mil, Deposits: $16.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Scotia

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	70.8%	10.1%	9.6%	4.8%	4.7%
Congregations	38.5%	7.7%	23.1%	7.7%	23.1%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$557
Streets and Highways	1	$2,322	$27,864	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$533
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$533
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$352
Totals for Government	1	$2,322	$27,864	4	$1,975

Scotia government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Sewerage: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Construction - General: $94,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $58,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000

Central Staff Services: $27,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Water Utilities: $22,000

Financial Administration: $21,000

Sewerage: $13,000

General Public Buildings: $4,000

Police Protection: $3,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $25,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $17,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000
Financial Administration: $1,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $41,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $104,000
Highways: $28,000

General Support: $13,000
Tax - Property: $71,000
NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

5.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

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

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

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

Strongest AM radio stations in Scotia:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KNLV (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ORD, NE; Owner: SANDHILLS ADVERTISING CORP.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, 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.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Scotia:

KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
KNLV-FM (103.9 FM; ORD, NE; Owner: SANDHILLS ADVERTISING CORP.)
KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Scotia:

KLKE (Channel 24; ALBION, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

8 Mi N 2 Mi E, Call Sign: WNMA858
Assigned Frequencies : 173.210 MHz
Grant Date: 04/08/1998, Expiration Date: 06/30/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/27/2002
Registrant: Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District, Ord, NE 68862, Phone: (308) 728-3633

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Scotia)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Scotia, NE

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