Cedar Rapids is a village in
Boone County,
Nebraska, United States. The population was 382 at the
2010 census.
History
Cedar Rapids got its start when the
Burlington Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q, it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illin ...
was extended to that point. The town site was
platted in 1879. It was named from the whitewater on the
Cedar River.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census of 2010, there were 382 people, 171 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The
population density was . There were 201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9%
White, 1.8%
African American, and 0.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 171 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the village was 43.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.
2000 census
As of the
census of 2000, there were 407 people, 179 households, and 107 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 199 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.75%
White, 0.25% from
other races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 179 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $32,708. Males had a median income of $26,705 versus $18,750 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $15,138. About 10.8% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
Carol Moseke
Carol Jean L. Moseke Frost (born March 8, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska) is a female track and field athlete from the United States, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and won the gol ...
, Olympic discus thrower
*
Kate Sullivan
Kate Sullivan (born June 19, 1976) is an American television show host, producer, and television news anchor. Sullivan was a co-anchor of the evening news for WBBM-TV in Chicago with Rob Johnson from September 2010 to September 2015. Sullivan wo ...
, Nebraska legislator
References
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Villages in Boone County, Nebraska
Villages in Nebraska