Macy is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Thurston County,

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, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2020 census. It is within the

Omaha Reservation The Omaha Reservation ( oma, Umoⁿhoⁿ tóⁿde ukʰéthiⁿ) of the federally recognized Omaha tribe is located mostly in Thurston County, Nebraska, with sections in neighboring Cuming and Burt counties, in addition to Monona County in Iowa. A ...

, and includes Omaha Nation Public Schools. Macy is the birthplace of the Native American actor

Rodney A. Grant Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: ''Pahíŋ Otȟáte'') in the 1990 film ''Dances with Wolves''. Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservat ...

History

The first post office at Macy was established in 1906. Macy was named from a compound of the words O''ma''ha and Agen''cy''.

Geography

Macy is located at (42.113257, -96.359085). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,045. The

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was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the cdp was 98.1% Native American, 0.7%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 0.7% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 0.9%

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of any race.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 956 people, 210 households, and 182 families residing in the CDP. The

was 594.7 people per square mile (229.3/km²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 135.6/sq mi (52.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.30%

, 96.44% Native American, 0.10%

, 0.21% from

, and 0.94% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 210 households, out of which 54.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.0% were

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living together, 49.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.45 and the average family size was 4.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 49.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 11.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,500, and the median income for a family was $19,417. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,640. About 46.2% of families and 49.1% of the population were below the

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, including 51.1% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

, actor *

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, boxer * Susan La Flesche Picotte, first Native American woman physician

References

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