For population 15 years and over in St. Helena village:
Never married: 9.4%
Now married: 73.4%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 6.3%
0 residents are foreign born
This village:
0.0%
Nebraska:
4.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $500 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,063 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (48.6 miles , pop. 85,013).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (124.7 miles , pop. 390,007).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (493.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Wynot, NE (2.5 miles)
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Gayville, SD (2.6 miles ),
Mission Hill, SD (2.8 miles)
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Yankton, SD (2.9 miles ),
Fordyce, NE (3.1 miles)
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Volin, SD (3.3 miles ),
Hartington, NE (3.6 miles ),
Crofton, NE (3.7 miles ).
St. Helena-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/28/1986, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the St. Helena village center injured 2 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 6/23/2003, a category F4 tornado 21.6 miles away from the village center killed one personand caused $4 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
St. Helena-area historical earthquake activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 95% 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 83.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.5 miles away from St. Helena center On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 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 70.4 miles away from the city center On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from St. Helena center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cedar County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Floods: 2, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Helena:
AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; YANKTON, SD)
LEWIS AND CLARK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 12 miles away; YANKTON, SD)
SANFORD VERMILLION HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; VERMILLION, SD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Helena:
University of South Dakota (about 17 miles; Vermillion, SD; Full-time enrollment: 5,598)
Wayne State College (about 42 miles; Wayne, NE; FT enrollment: 2,780)
Western Iowa Tech Community College (about 52 miles; Sioux City, IA; FT enrollment: 2,536)
Northeast Community College (about 54 miles; Norfolk, NE; FT enrollment: 2,268)
Buena Vista University (about 105 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
South Dakota State University (about 107 miles; Brookings, SD; FT enrollment: 9,084)
Metropolitan Community College Area (about 124 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 7,095)
Religion statistics for St. Helena (based on Cedar County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 86.17%
Here
86.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
United Methodist Church
United Church of Christ
Other
Adherents
63.8%
18.5%
6.9%
3.7%
7.1%
Congregations
45.8%
12.5%
12.5%
8.3%
20.8%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Cedar County:
5.86 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Here:
8.21 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Here:
8.21 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cedar County:
8.3%
State:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Cedar County:
27.8%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
20.2%
Nebraska:
12.9%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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
7
$250
Totals for Government
0
$0
7
$250
St. Helena government finances in 2002:
Charges - All Other: $13,000 ($135.42)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $22,000 ($229.17)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($52.08)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($52.08)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($41.67)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($10.42)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($10.42)
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($41.67)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000 ($10.42)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $63,000 ($656.25)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000 ($31.25)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $62,000 ($645.83)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($31.25)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000 ($10.42)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($145.83)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($10.42)
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $8,000 ($83.33)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000 ($656.25)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($291.67)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000 ($104.17)
General Support: $5,000 ($52.08)
All Other: $2,000 ($20.83)
Tax - NEC: $7,000 ($72.92)
Property: $6,000 ($62.50)
Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000 ($187.50)
3.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,538 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.49%
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:
