Tekamah ( IPA: tə-keɪ-mə, pronounced "teh-KAY-muh")Nebraska Pronunciation Guide.

at Wayback Machine. is a city in

Burt County, Nebraska Burt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska, bordering the west bank of the upper Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,722. Its county seat is Tekamah. The county was formed in 1854 and named afte ...

, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2020 census. It is the

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of Burt County.

History

Tekamah was founded in October 1854 by Benjamin R. Folsom, and incorporated on March 14, 1855. The name is derived from the

Omaha language Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...

, meaning "big cottonwood". Its development was stimulated by the construction of railroads through the area, such as the Chicago & North Western, which have since been taken out of Tekamah.

Geography

According to the

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

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Tekamah has a

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, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Tekamah, Nebraska
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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,736 people, 715 households, and 478 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 818 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.8%

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, 0.5%

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, 1.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 715 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% 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

of 2000, there were 1,892 people, 778 households, and 522 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 833 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.05%

, 0.11%

, 0.48% Native American, 0.05% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 778 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $35,708, and the median income for a family was $41,688. Males had a median income of $30,650 versus $21,125 for females. The

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for the city was $16,836. About 5.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Tekamah Carnegie Library dates from 1916 and was expanded with an addition in 2013.

Burt County Courthouse The Burt County Courthouse is a historic building in Tekamah, Nebraska, and the courthouse for Burt County, Nebraska. It was built in 1916-1917 to replace the old 1878 courthouse. With It was designed in the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux Arts st ...

was also built in 1916; it features a colorful floor mosaic of the Seal of Nebraska. Tekamah Auditorium hosts cultural events including the annual feast of the Burt County Cattlemen. The Burt County Museum is in the E.C. Houston House, built in 1904. Tekamah has a craft cocktail bar in the bank vault of the former Burt County Bank. The people of Tekamah celebrate an annual

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festival.

Notable people

* Curt Bromm, former Speaker of the

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Hoot Gibson Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...

, rodeo champion and early cowboy film actor, director, and producer * Robert C. Holland, economist, Federal Reserve Board Governor *

Don Stenberg Don Stenberg (born September 30, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st Nebraska Attorney General, Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and 43rd Nebraska State Treasurer, Treasurer of Nebraska from 2011 to 2019 ...

, State Treasurer of Nebraska and former State Attorney General

References

External links

City of Tekamah

Tekamah Chamber of Commerce
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