Rising City

Rising City, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Downtown Rising City
Location of Rising City, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°11′55″N 97°17′45″W / 41.19861°N 97.29583°W / 41.19861; -97.29583Coordinates: 41°11′55″N 97°17′45″W / 41.19861°N 97.29583°W / 41.19861; -97.29583
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Butler
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,588 ft (484 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	374
• Density	1,043.9/sq mi (403.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68658
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-41480[1]
GNIS feature ID	0832565[2]
Website	http://www.risingcity.com

Rising City is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 374 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Rising City is located at 41°11′55″N 97°17′45″W / 41.19861°N 97.29583°W / 41.19861; -97.29583 (41.198628, -97.295829)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 386 people, 158 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,043.9 people per square mile (402.8/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 470.6 per square mile (181.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.48% White, 0.52% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 158 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,264. About 3.0% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Cliff Hillegas, founder of CliffsNotes
• Walter Judd, U.S. Representative

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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