Cortland is a village in Gage County,

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, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census.

History

Cortland was

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ted in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point. An early variant name was "Galesburg". The present name is a transfer from the city of

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Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is located approximately 20 miles south of

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and 18 miles north of Beatrice along

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. It is situated within Norris School District 160, which is headquartered in

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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 482 people, 204 households, and 138 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 219 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.8%

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, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 204 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were

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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age in the village was 40.4 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.5% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. In 2010, the median household annual income was $60,417. The median family income was $70,278. Income per capita was $27,284. For females working full time the median income was $37,321 and for males was $41,563. Of the population aged 16 or older, 271 were employed and 27 were unemployed. The average commute time to work was 27 minutes with 238 of the working population over age 16 commuting to work.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 488 people, 198 households, and 149 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.77%

, 0.20% Asian, and 1.02% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 198 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were

living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $40,694, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $31,583 versus $23,000 for females. The

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for the village was $17,053. About 2.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Its school district is Norris School District 160.

References

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