Ruskin is a village in

Nuckolls County, Nebraska Nuckolls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 4,095. Its county seat is Nelson. In the Nebraska license plate system, Nuckolls County is represented by the prefix 4 ...

, United States. The population was 123 at the 2010 census.

History

Ruskin was established in 1887 when the

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was extended to that point. It was named after

John Ruskin John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, Critique of politic ...

, an English academic and

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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 123 people, 61 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 78 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.3%

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and 5.7% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population. There were 61 households, of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were

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living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age in the village was 51.5 years. 16.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.4% were from 45 to 64; and 27.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 195 people, 78 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 86 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.90%

, 3.59% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 6.15% of the population. There were 78 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were

living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $22,361 versus $17,344 for females. The

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for the village was $13,130. About 3.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Notable person

* Aksel Andersen, musician *

Ibsen Nelsen Ibsen Andreas Nelsen (October 2, 1919 – July 19, 2001) was an American architect and urban planner active in the Pacific Northwest. He was born to a Danish immigrant family in Ruskin, Nebraska, which fled west during the Dust Bowl and settle ...

, architect

References

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