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Valentine is a city in Cherry County,
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
, United States. The population was 2,737 at the 2010 census. It is the
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US ...
of Cherry County.


History

Valentine was founded in 1882. The Valentine post office was established on December 4, 1882. The
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad The Sioux City and Pacific Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. Built as a connection from Sioux City, Iowa to the Union Pacific Railroad at Fremont, Nebraska, it became part of the Chicago and North Western Railway syst ...
was extended to that point and train service began on April 1, 1883. It was named for Edward K. Valentine, a Nebraska representative. As late as 1967, Valentine was split between two
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. As described in one news report, "The
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and
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time zones meet at the center of Main Street, so an hour separates the two curb lines." According to the report, when clocks were required to be set back one hour for
daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typicall ...
, Valentine's post office (which was in the central zone) split the difference and turned back its clock by only half an hour. Valentine participates in an annual re-mailing program where thousands of pieces of mail flow into the local
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so that they can be re-mailed with a special Valentine's Day postmark and verse. In 2007, ''
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'' magazine included Valentine in its list of the best 100 adventure towns and cities. In the
Lakota language Lakota ( ), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. Lakota is mutually intelligible with the two dialects of the Dakota language, especially Western Dakota, and i ...
, Valentine is known as ''Oínažiŋ'' or ''Mnináȟaȟa Otȟúŋwahe'', meaning "station stopping place" or "water and waterfall city".


Geography

Valentine is located at (42.873686, −100.550308). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Valentine is immediately north of the Niobrara River, on the northern edge of the Sandhills physiographic region.
Merritt Reservoir Merritt Dam is a dam in Cherry County, Nebraska, southwest of Valentine, in the north-central part of the state. The earthen dam impounds the Snake River as it flows along the southern edge of the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest in the San ...
, created by a dam on the
Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...
, is located approximately southwest of Valentine.
Snake River Falls Snake River Falls is a shoot-the-chutes water ride attraction located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened to the public on May 8, 1993. Its theme is loosely based on a wood packing company, and it is one ...
, the largest waterfall in Nebraska, is located on the Snake River between the reservoir (a few miles downstream) and Valentine. Smith Falls, the tallest waterfall in Nebraska, is located on a small stream tributary to the Niobrara River about east of Valentine in
Smith Falls State Park Smith Falls, at 63 feet (19 m), is the highest waterfall in the state of Nebraska and the centerpiece of Smith Falls State Park. The state park and falls are located east-north east of Valentine and 3 miles south west of Sparks, on the south ...
. Just south of Valentine, a pair of bridges span the Niobrara River. The modern bridge carries traffic north and south along U.S. Route 83. Just to the west, an arched cantilever truss bridge named the Bryan Bridge is also open to through traffic. Designed by Josef Sorkin and built in 1932, the Bryan Bridge is made of steel and is listed on the
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. A large red
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heart (a star during the Christmas season) is found on the pine-covered Minnechaduza Creek canyon wall at the north end of Main Street.


Climate

With a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
( Köppen ''Dwa''), Valentine experiences extremes of heat and cold annually; it is part of USDA
Hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
4b. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from in January to in July. On an average year, there are 7 afternoons that reach or higher, 41.3 days that reach or higher, 41.2 afternoons that do not climb above freezing, and 17.9 mornings with a low of or below. The average window for freezing temperatures is September 25 thru May 11, allowing a growing season of 136 days. Extreme temperatures officially range from on December 22, 1989, to on July 2, 1990, with temperatures reaching as recently as July 21, 2012; the record cold daily maximum is on January 12, 1916, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is on July 24, 1940, and July 25, 1899. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of around , but not quite low enough for the climate here to be classified as
semi-arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
; it has ranged from in 1894 to in 1977. The very dry winters – as dry as the driest desert areas of the Southwest – mean snowfall is modest, averaging per season (peaking in February and March), and has historically ranged from in 1984–85 to in 1919–20; the average window for measurable (≥) snowfall is October 27 thru April 11, with May snow being rare.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...
of 2010, there were 2,737 people, 1,259 households, and 719 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 1,430 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.3%
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, 0.1%
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, 9.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% from
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, and 3.3% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 1,259 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% 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 ...
living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the city was 46 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,820 people, 1,209 households, and 733 families living in the city. The
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was 1,401.1 people per square mile (541.7/km). There were 1,373 housing units at an average density of 682.2 per square mile (263.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 92.20%
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, 0.04%
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, 5.78% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.21% from
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, and 1.21% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 1,209 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% 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 ...
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% 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 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $47,639, and the median income for a family was $52,632. Males had a median income of $38,188 versus $24,636 for females. The
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for the city was $22,715. About 1.6% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the
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, including 0% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Valentine is in Valentine Community Schools. Valentine City Schools was the school district until it merged into Valentine Community Schools in 2006. Schools include: * Valentine Elementary School * Valentine Middle School * Valentine High School Private schools: * Grace Lutheran School * Zion Lutheran School


Notable people

* Lyman Lloyd Bryson, CBS Radio broadcaster and American educator. Bryson moderated CBS Radio's The American School of the Air during the 1940s. * Edward Day Cohota was a Chinese born and an ethnic Chinese veteran who fought in American Civil War and later served thirty years in the army. *
James Dahlman James Charles Dahlman (December 15, 1856 – January 21, 1930), also known as Jim Dahlman, Cowboy Jim and Mayor Jim, was elected to eight terms as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city for 20 years over a 23-year-period. A German-America ...
, Omaha mayor from 1906 to 1930. *
Clayton Danks Clarence Clayton Danks (July 21, 1879 – June 23, 1970) was a three-time winner of Cheyenne Frontier Days, an outdoor rodeo and western celebration held each July in the Wyoming capital city of Cheyenne. He is believed to be the cowboy of th ...
, model of the
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state symbol of the
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on a bucking horse, homesteaded near Valentine. *
Patrick Deuel Patrick Darren Deuel (March 28, 1962 – April 29, 2016) was an American individual known for being one of the heaviest people in the world. He was the subject of the documentary "Half Ton Man" in Channel 4's ''BodyShock'' series. In the docum ...
, formerly one of the world's heaviest people. *
Rebecca Donaldson The American television sitcom ''Full House'' ran for eight seasons on ABC from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995. Its sequel series '' Fuller House'' followed 21 years later, airing on Netflix, beginning February 26, 2016; the two parts of ...
, fictional character on
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, states that her hometown was Valentine. *
Deb Fischer Debra Lynelle Fischer (; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer was the first woman elected to a full ter ...
,
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, operates a ranch near Valentine.


Culture

In 2011/2012, an
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feature film, ''
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'', had its
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in Valentine.


Notes


References

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External links


City of Valentine

Valentine Community Schools
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