Dawson, Nebraska
| Dawson, Nebraska | |
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| Village | |
Downtown Dawson: Ridge Street
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 Location of Dawson, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 40°8′N 95°50′W / 40.133°N 95.833°WCoordinates: 40°8′N 95°50′W / 40.133°N 95.833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Richardson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 146 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 145 |
| • Density | 695.2/sq mi (268.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68337 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-12420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0828603 |
Dawson is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 146 at the 2010 census.
Dawson was originally known as Noraville, and under the latter name was platted in 1872 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point. The name Noraville caused considerable strife among the town's residents, who insisted on calling their town Dawson, after Joshua Dawson, an early settler.
Dawson is located at 40°8′N 95°50′W / 40.133°N 95.833°W (40.1309, -95.8300).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 146 people, 68 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was 695.2 inhabitants per square mile (268.4/km2). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 423.8 per square mile (163.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 68 households of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.59.
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