Macy is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Thurston County,
Nebraska
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, United States. The population was 1,045 at the
2020 census.
It is within the
Omaha Reservation, and includes
Omaha Nation Public Schools.
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
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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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
population density
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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%
White
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, 0.1%
Asian, 0.5% from
other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 0.9%
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 956 people, 210 households, and 182 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 218 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.30%
White
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, 96.44%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian, 0.21% from
other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino 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
married couples
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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
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $5,640. About 46.2% of families and 49.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 51.1% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The school district is
Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation Public Schools (Omaha Nation Public Schools).
Notable people
*
Rodney A. Grant, actor born in Macy
*
Tuffy Griffiths, boxer
*
Susan La Flesche Picotte, first Native American woman physician
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Nebraska
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Thurston County, Nebraska
Census-designated places in Nebraska
Seats of government of American Indian reservations
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska