Walthill is a village in

Thurston County, Nebraska Thurston County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,773. Its county seat is Pender. In the Nebraska license plate system, Thurston County is represented by ...

, United States, within the

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. The population was 780 at the 2010 census.

History

Walthill was

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ted in 1906 when the

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was extended to that point. It was named for Walter "Walt" Hill, son of railroad executive

James J. Hill James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916) was a Canadian-American railway director. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest ...

Geography

According to the

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

Climate

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010

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, there were 780 people, 207 households and 158 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 240 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 15.6%

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, 0.6%

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, 80.9% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3%

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, 0.3% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population. There were 207 households, of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were

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living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.77 and the average family size was 4.33. The median age was 24.8 years. 40% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 19.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

, there were 909 people, 284 households and 205 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 308 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 27.61%

, 67.88% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.99% from other races, and 3.41% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 6.38% of the population. There were 284 households, of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were

living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.80. 41.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The

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was $28,750 and the median family income was $29,500. Males had a median income of $26,719 and females $21,500. The

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was $10,051. About 18.2% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the

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, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district is Walthill Public Schools.
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Notable people

* Susan La Flesche Picotte, first Native American female physician

References

External links

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