Kearney (Nebraska)

Buffalo County

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Kearney is a town in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Kearney is the county seat of administration and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kearney argues ( IPA pronunciation: [ kɑɹni ] ) " kar - ney ," not " ker - ney ".

Demography

According to the census of 2000, 27,431 people in 10,549 households live in Kearney, 6,160 families living in the city. The population density was 964.6/km ². There were 11,099 "housing units" at an average density of 390.3/km ². Ethnically, there was 95.18 % White, 0.63 % Black, 0.38 % Native American, 0.92 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander, and 1.68% from other ethnicities. People with Spanish or Latin American roots made ​​of 4:08 % of the population.

Of the 10,549 households out of which 30.3 % have children under 18 living with their parents, 45.7 % were cohabiting married couples. 9.7 % were lone parents, 41.6 % were non-families. 28.7 % of all households were singles and a man lived in 9.5 % above 65 alone. The durchschninitliche household size was 2:37 persons and the average family size is 2.96.

In Kearney were 22.2 % under 18, 23.9 % from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1 % between 45 and 64 and 10.6 % were 65 or older. The average age was 27, 100 females were 92.6 males. For every 100 females there were 89.7 men over 18.

The median income for a household was $ 34.829, and the median income for a family $ 46.650. Males had a median income of $ 30.150 compared to 22.366 USD in women. The per capita income was $ 17.713. 7.4 % of families and 13.4 % were below the poverty line, including 11.8% under 18 years and 8.9 % over 65 -year-old population.

Attractions

The campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in the city and has approximately 7,000 students every year. The Museum of Nebraska Art houses the official state art collection. Two miles east of the city lies the "Great Platte River Road Archway Monument". The old bridge, which spans Interstate 80, houses a museum on pioneer days. This museum was the scene of the movie About Schmidt ( 2002).

To the west lies the settlement area "The 1,733 Estates ". Here is the midpoint of segment Boston - San Francisco.

The city is home to the United States Hockey League team, " Tri -City Storm ," and formerly the " Nebraska Cranes ", in 2006, were USBL champions. Both teams play their game in " FirsTier Events Center ", a large arena with 5,000 seats, which was built for this purpose. The Arena also attracted sizes of show business, such as Bob Dylan, Christina Aguilera, Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Two small breweries and " Thunderhead Brewing " and the " Platte Valley " Brewery located in the center of Kearney. 2004 won " Thunderhead Brewing " a gold medal for beer with coffee flavor.

Kearney is the setting of the novel " The Echo Maker " (engl. " The echo of memory" ) from the year 2006 by Richard Powers. The central theme is next to the neurobiology of the human brain of the Platte River and the thousands of cranes that make each year during their migration to the river rest.

History

The city was named after the nearby Fort Kearny, an outpost of the U.S. Army at the Oregon Trail in the mid-19th century. The fort itself was named after General Stephen W. Kearny. The extra "e" in place names has been added due to the regular failure of postal officials who addressed the city usually wrong. The city lies on the north bank of the Platte River and grew initially mainly due to the railway line.

Even in recent times can register continual growth of about 1,000 inhabitants per year the city. The largest employers are the Samaritan Hospital and the University. Other relevant employers are The Buckle Corporate Headquarters, Eaton Corporation, Baldwin Filters, Coleman Powermate and West Company Pharmaceuticals.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Kermit Driscoll, jazz bassist
• Dale E. Wolf, Governor of Delaware
• Stephen Lawhead, an American writer