Eagle is a village in southwest Cass County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 1,065.

History

Eagle was

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ted in 1886 when the

Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...

was extended to that point. An early variant name was "Sunlight". The present name is likely for the wild

eagle Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

s observed by the first settlers.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,024 people, 384 households, and 295 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 384 households, of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 60.7% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.2% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the village was 32.7 years. 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 7.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 401 households, and 305 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 413 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.37%

, 0.45% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population. There were 401 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were

living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $45,750, and the median income for a family was $48,947. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $22,788 for females. The

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for the village was $17,154. About 2.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. Many people in 2020 in Eagle Nebraska are of the party Republican.

Education

It is in the

Waverly School District 145 Waverly School District 145 is a public school district serving the communities of Alvo, Eagle, Prairie Home, Walton, and Waverly in Nebraska, United States. The district provides primary and secondary education for over 2000 students in gr ...

Sports and leisure

The Eagle Raceway dirt track is located two miles east of Eagle on U.S. Route 34. The track consistently features winged sprints and modifieds in their weekly shows from April to September. Eagle is a popular stop for riders of the

MoPac Trail The MoPac Trail is a rail trail in Nebraska. It is a bicycling, equestrian, and walking trail built on an abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor that runs for from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Wabash, Nebraska. History The corridor that is no ...

as it is exactly 10 miles from the 84th Street trailhead in

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References

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