Stanton, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 1,555. Population change since 2000: -4.4%

Males: 734	(47.3%)
Females: 821	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68779.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,841 (it was $33,462 in 2000)

Stanton:	$44,841
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,315

Stanton:	$20,315
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,668 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Stanton:	$89,668
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $95,074; Detached houses: $99,164; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,318; In 2-unit structures: $21,538; Mobile homes: $23,333

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Races in Stanton:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Stanton: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (52.1%), Czech (12.2%), Irish (9.7%), English (7.3%), Swedish (6.3%), Danish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1473 feet

Land area: 1.76 square miles.

Population density: 884 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stanton

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stanton city

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 57.7%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 7.2%

23 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Stanton, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stanton to the number of sex offenders is 311 to 1.

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

Stanton:	1.9% ($1,137)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (56.9 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (78.7 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (491.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pilger, NE (3.1 miles ), Norfolk, NE (3.4 miles ), Hoskins, NE (3.5 miles ), Madison, NE (3.8 miles ), Hadar, NE (4.0 miles ), Winside, NE (4.0 miles ), Wisner, NE (4.0 miles ), Clarkson, NE (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $80,700
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $65,200
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $98,800
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $197,500
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,500
2004: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,800
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $139,500
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $132,000

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Latitude: 41.95 N, Longitude: 97.22 W

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+0.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Child care workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Average climate in Stanton, Nebraska

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Stanton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 152% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Stanton city center killed 6 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1975, a category 4 tornado 24.8 miles away from the city center .

Stanton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 42.2 miles away from Stanton center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.9 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 78.4 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 94.5 miles away from Stanton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Stanton:

FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
NORFOLK REGIONAL CENTER (about 12 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WAYNE, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Stanton, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanton:

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 62 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
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)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)

Public high school in Stanton:

Stanton High School (Location: 1007 Kingwood Street Box 749; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Stanton:

Duffy Public School (Students: 7; Location: 83454 561 Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)
Stanton Elementary School (Location: 506 Fir Street Box 749; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Stanton:

ST JOHNS LUTHERAN (Students: 20; Location: 1306 6TH ST BOX 286; Grades: KG - 8)

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Library in Stanton:

STANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $62,108; Location: 1009 JACKPINE; 12,100 books; 332 audio materials; 681 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Stanton: Stanton Feed and Grain Company Elevator (A), Stanton County Fairgrounds (B), Stanton Public Library (C), Stanton Police Department (D), Stanton Fire Department (E), Stanton County Sheriffs Office (F), Stanton County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stanton include: New England Congregational Church (A), Evangelical Free Church (B), Saint Peters Catholic Church (C), Faith Lutheran Church (D), Saint Lukes Lutheran Church (E), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (F), United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Court: Stanton County - Stanton- District Court Clerk (804 Ivy Street).

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

TONYS STEAK HOUSE, INC. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-06-2004 and SEP-29-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2004)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-27-2003 and OCT-14-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2003)

Notification, Public - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-11-2002)

Notification, Public - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-07-2000)

Notification, Public - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-2000)

9 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.6%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stanton, NE

74 people in nursing homes

Stanton compared to Nebraska state average:

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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.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Stanton (2009 data):

First Nebraska Bank: Stanton Branch at 1019 Ivy Street, branch established on 1879-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $164.3 mil, Deposits: $133.6 mil, headquarters in Valley, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Valley Bank Shares, Inc.
The Stanton National Bank: at 924 Ivy Street, branch established on 1882-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34.8 mil, Deposits: $29.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Eberly Investment Co.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Stanton County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Stanton

Adherents

Name	Lutheran Church	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	36.5%	21.7%	13.8%	12.2%	15.9%
Congregations	22.2%	11.1%	22.2%	11.1%	33.3%

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	1	$3,008	$36,096	1	$1,648
Streets and Highways	1	$2,802	$33,624	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$3,012	$36,144	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,938	$35,256	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,492	$41,904	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		5	$3,338
Totals for Government	5	$15,252	$36,605	6	$4,986

Stanton government finances in 2006:

Charges - All Other: $132,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $162,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000

Gas Utilities: $114,000

Police Protection: $66,000

Central Staff Services: $60,000

Financial Administration: $46,000

Local Fire Protection: $44,000

General - Other: $29,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $12,000

General Public Buildings: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $14,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $147,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $83,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $68,000

Parks and Recreation: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000

Gas Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,019,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $3,986,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $120,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000

All Other: $22,000
Tax - Property: $194,000
NEC: $81,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $322,000

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,104 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
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 Madison County, NE

2.92% ($29,382 average AGI)

7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.44%
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 Madison County, NE	2.21% ($9,462 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.64% ($27,733)
to Douglas County, NE	0.51% ($26,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stanton:

KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WJAG (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NORFOLK, NE)
KTCH (1590 AM; 3 kW; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stanton:

KNEN (94.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: CENTRAL RADIO, INC.)
KXNE-FM (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KEXL (106.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WJAG, INC.)
KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
KPNO (90.9 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
KKOT (93.5 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC)
KUSO (92.7 FM; ALBION, NE; Owner: FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KTCH-FM (104.9 FM; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Stanton:

KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K35FM (Channel 35; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
K48CH (Channel 48; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Stanton fatal accident list:
Aug 2, 1983 08:00 AM, 24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 29, 1981 05:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $343,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,815
Total average daily truck traffic: 312
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,490

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Lottie L Thompson, Fremont,Ne N. On 275 To 91w To Rt 57 N. Take 57n. To 823rd Left.Take 823rd To 5, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.3 m, Overall height: 89.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Suite# 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
CHRISTINE A VERRE, 84123 563rd Ave., Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 61 m
Edward G Roach, 56261 Highway 275, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.9 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Nw 1/4, Sec. 19-T23n-R2e, 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 Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

1 Blk Ne, Call Sign: KNAQ788, Licensee ID: L00069684
Assigned Frequencies : 155.265 MHz
Grant Date: 01/15/2002, Expiration Date: 01/27/2012
Registrant: Mark V Lammli, Rt 2, Stanton, NE 68779, Phone: (402) 439-5170
10 Mi S & 1 3/4 Mi E, Call Sign: KNAQ350, Licensee ID: L00052222
Assigned Frequencies : 151.775 MHz
Grant Date: 02/16/2001, Expiration Date: 02/07/2011
Registrant: Scherer Farms Inc, Rr 2 Box 125, Clarkson, NE 68629, Phone: (402) 439-5077
Cor Of 3rd & Nutmeg Sts, Call Sign: WBS500, Licensee ID: L00051709
Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 02/22/2001, Expiration Date: 02/19/2011
Registrant: City Of Stanton, 1106 Ivy St, Stanton, NE 68779, Phone: (402) 439-2119
Lat: 41.916667 Lon: -97.183333, Call Sign: WQFP669
Assigned Frequencies : 458.087 MHz, 458.087 MHz
Grant Date: 09/01/2006, Expiration Date: 09/01/2016, Certifier: Sanford Goshorn
Registrant: Apco International Inc Licensing Services 020107, 351 N Williamson Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Phone: (386) 944-2462, Fax: (386) 322-2502, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Stanton)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER J5A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 77 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 32609 , Serial Number: 5349, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 02/08/1956
Registrant (Individual): John D Amick, 84054 Ridge Rd, Stanton, NE 68779

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16

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

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