Dawson, Nebraska

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Coordinates: 40°7′51″N 95°49′48″W / 40.13083, -95.83
Dawson, Nebraska
Location of Dawson, Nebraska
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Richardson
Area
- Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	974 ft (297 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	209
- Density	976.9/sq mi (377.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68337
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-12420^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0828603^[2]

Dawson is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Dawson is located at 40°7′51″N, 95°49′48″W (40.130917, -95.830038)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 209 people, 84 households, and 56 families residing in the village. The population density was 976.9 people per square mile (384.3/km²). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 430.0/sq mi (169.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.56% White, 0.48% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 84 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $25,781 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,415. None of the families and 3.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.