Bern (Kansas)

Nemaha County

20-06275

Bern is a village in Nemaha County in the U.S. state of Kansas. In the village live 204 inhabitants. The population density is 597.8 inhabitants / km ².

Geography

Bern is located in northern Kansas near the border with the state of Nebraska in the Rolling Hills. Bern is located 107 km north of Topeka, about 135 km north- west of Kansas City, 122 km south-east of Lincoln and about 143 km south of Omaha. Bern has an area of 0.7 km ², of which 0 km ² water surface.

History

The first settlers of the county were five Swiss families. They were called meshing, Blue, Minger, Lehman and Spring. They came in 1854 and 1855 in the County. They were the first, who farmed the land around Bern. Bern was founded during the winter 1886/1887 at the newly constructed Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad of Colonel Henry Baker. On April 3, 1887, the first train ran in Bern on January 25, 1967, the last.

Events

• Fourth of July Celebration, a festival
• Old Time Saturday Night, a celebration with old music every year on a Saturday takes place in August.
• Summer Picnic, a picnic which normally takes place in the Park on the third Saturday in June. It takes place in the city park of Bern.

Recovery

Economy

Bern lives mainly from agriculture.

Traffic

Bern is affected by the Kansas State Route 71.

Churches

Bern has four churches:

• The Berne United Methodist Church was built in 1887. It lies on the 527 Main Street.
• The Apostolic Christian Church of Berne was built in 1889. In 1927 she was rebuilt. It is located 6 kilometers south-east of Bern.
• The Peace 's United Church of Christ was built in 1892. It is located 8 kilometers west of Bern at the Kansas State Route 63
• The Four Mile Congregational Church was built in 1894. It is located 8 kilometers north of Bern at the Nebraska State Route 8

Demographic data

The average income of a household is $ 40,417, the median income for a family at $ 49,000. Males have a median income of $ 34,063 compared to women with an average of $ 21,563. The per capita income is $ 16,254. 7.4 % of the population and 7.1% of families are below the poverty line. 27.5 % of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 years and above are statistically 85 men. (As of 2000).

Most of the inhabitants are of German ancestry (50.5 %), followed by Swiss nationals ( 21.6% ), Irish (5.4%), Native Americans (4.4% ), Sweden ( 3.4%) and English ( 2.0%).

• Place in Kansas
• Location in North America
• Nemaha County ( Kansas)