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Kearney, Nebraska
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Kearney /ˈkɑːrni/ is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census and it is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave birth to the community, Kearney is located at 40°42′3″N 99°4′52″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 13.00 square miles. Kearney is the city of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2010, there were 30,787 people,12,201 households, the population density was 2,410.9 inhabitants per square mile. There were 12,738 housing units at a density of 997.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 92. 3% White,1. 0% African American,0. 3% Native American,1. 8% Asian,3. 1% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 3% of the population. 30. 4% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the city was 29 years. 22. 2% of residents were under the age of 18,20. 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24,25. 6% were from 25 to 44,20. 6% were from 45 to 64, and 11. 1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48. 9% male and 51. 1% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 29,952 people,10,549 households, and 6,160 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,498.5 people per square mile, there were 11,099 housing units at an average density of 1,010.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 18% White,0. 63% African American,0. 38% Native American,0. 92% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,1. 68% from other races, and 1. 17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 08% of the population,28. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was out with 22. 2% under the age of 18,23. 9% from 18 to 24,26. 2% from 25 to 44,17. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 27 years, for every 100 females there were 92.6 males
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Nebraska
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Nebraska /nᵻˈbræskə/ is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. Its area is just over 77,220 sq mi with almost 1.9 million people and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. The state is crossed by many trails and was explored by the Lewis. Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state of the United States in 1867 and it is the only state in the United States whose legislature is unicameral and officially nonpartisan. Nebraska is composed of two major regions, the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains. The Dissected Till Plains is a region of rolling hills. The Great Plains occupy most of western Nebraska, characterized by treeless prairie, the state has a large agriculture sector and is a major producer of beef, pork, corn, and soybeans. Two major climatic zones are represented in Nebraska, the half of the state has a humid continental climate, and the western half. Indigenous peoples lived in the region of present-day Nebraska for thousands of years before European exploration. The historic tribes in the state included the Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, when European exploration, trade, and settlement began, both Spain and France sought to control the region. In the 1690s, Spain established trade connections with the Apaches, by 1703, France had developed a regular trade with the native peoples along the Missouri River in Nebraska, and by 1719 had signed treaties with several of these peoples. After war broke out between the two countries, Spain dispatched an expedition to Nebraska under Lieutenant General Pedro de Villasur in 1720. The party was attacked and destroyed near present-day Columbus by a force of Pawnees and Otoes. The massacre of the Villasur expedition effectively put an end to Spanish exploration of Nebraska for the remainder of the 18th century, in 1762, during the Seven Years War, France ceded the Louisiana territory to Spain. Frances withdrawal from the area left Britain and Spain competing for dominance along the Mississippi, by 1773, later that year, Mackays party built a trading post, dubbed Fort Carlos IV, near present-day Homer. In 1819, the United States established Fort Atkinson as the first U. S. Army post west of the Missouri River, the army abandoned the fort in 1827 as migration moved further west. European-American settlement did not begin in any numbers until after 1848, on May 30,1854, the US Congress created the Kansas and the Nebraska territories, divided by the Parallel 40° North, under the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The Nebraska Territory included parts of the current states of Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, the territorial capital of Nebraska was Omaha
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
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It includes Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, and Scottsbluff. Nebraska has had at least three congressional districts since 1883, the districts current configuration dates from 1963, when Nebraska lost a seat as a result of the 1960 United States Census. At that time, most of the old 3rd and 4th districts were merged to form the new 3rd District, the district is one of the most Republican districts in the nation. Although Nebraskas state legislature is elected on a basis, all. With a Cook PVI of R+27, it is the most Republican Congressional District in the country outside of the South It is currently held by Republican Adrian Smith. The previous congressman, Tom Osborne, did not seek reelection in order to wage a campaign for the Republican nomination for governor of Nebraska. Nebraskas congressional districts List of United States congressional districts Martis, Kenneth C, the Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska
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The U. S. state of Nebraska first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915. All plates were made of steel until 1947 when aluminum plates were introduced, the 1955 issue was the first Nebraska license plate that complied with these standards. These codes remained constant through 1950, for 1951, letter codes were used. The numeric code system was reintroduced in 1952, with the codes the same as before and it remains in use to this day, except in Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy Counties, which adopted an uncoded ABC123 serial format in 2002
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Stephen W. Kearny
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Stephen Watts Kearny, was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significant contributions in the Mexican–American War, the Kearny code, which was proclaimed on September 22,1846 in Santa Fe, established the law and government of the newly acquired territory of New Mexico, was named after him. Kearny was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Philip Kearny, Sr. stephen Watts Kearny went to public schools. After high school, he attended Columbia University in New York City for two years and he joined the New York Militia soon after he left school in 1812, beginning his military career. In the late 1820s after his career was established, Kearny met, courted and married Mary Radford, the couple had eleven children, of whom six died in childhood. In 1812 Kearny was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the War of 1812 in the 13th Infantry Regiment, after the war, he chose to remain in the US Army. Kearny was promoted to captain on April 1,1813, brevet major in 1823, major,1829, and lieutenant colonel,1833. He was assigned to the frontier under command of Gen. Henry Atkinson. The Yellowstone Expedition of 1819 journeyed only as far as present-day Nebraska, Kearny was also on the 1825 expedition that reached the mouth of the Yellowstone River. During his travels, he kept journals, including his interactions with Native Americans. In 1826, Kearny was appointed as the first commander of the new Jefferson Barracks in Missouri south of St. Louis, while stationed there, he was often invited to the nearby city, the center of fur trade, economics and politics of the region. By way of Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. he was invited as a guest of William Clark of the Lewis, in 1833, Kearny was appointed second in command of the newly organized 1st Dragoon Regiment. The U. S. Cavalry eventually grew out of this regiment, the regiment was stationed at Fort Leavenworth in present-day Kansas, and Kearny was promoted to the rank of colonel in command of the regiment in 1836. He was also commander of the Armys Third Military Department, charged with protecting the frontier. By the early 1840s, when emigrants began traveling along the Oregon Trail, the practice of the militarys escorting settlers wagon trains would become official government policy in succeeding decades. To protect the travelers, Kearny established a new post along Table Creek near present-day Nebraska City, the outpost was named Fort Kearny. However, the Army realized the site was not well-chosen, at the outset of the Mexican–American War, Kearny was promoted to brigadier general on June 30,1846 and took a force of about 2,500 men to Santa Fe, New Mexico. S. Dragoons and about 500 members of the Mormon Battalion, the Mexican military forces in New Mexico retreated to Mexico without fighting and Kearnys forces easily took control of New Mexico
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Population density
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Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume, it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans and it is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by land area or water volume. Low densities may cause a vortex and lead to further reduced fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it, commonly this may be calculated for a county, city, country, another territory, or the entire world. The worlds population is around 7,000,000,000, therefore, the worldwide human population density is around 7,000,000,000 ÷510,000,000 =13.7 per km2. If only the Earths land area of 150,000,000 km2 is taken into account and this includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica. If Antarctica is also excluded, then population density rises to over 50 people per km2, thus, this number by itself does not give any helpful measurement of human population density. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states, microstates, cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Most of the most densely populated cities are in Southeast Asia, though Cairo, for instance, Milwaukee has a greater population density when just the inner city is measured, and the surrounding suburbs excluded. Arithmetic density, The total number of people / area of land, physiological density, The total population / area of arable land. Agricultural density, The total rural population / area of arable land, residential density, The number of people living in an urban area / area of residential land. Urban density, The number of people inhabiting an urban area / total area of urban land, ecological optimum, The density of population that can be supported by the natural resources. S. States by population density Selected Current and Historic City, Ward & Neighborhood Density
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Minden, Nebraska
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Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census and it is the county seat of Kearney County. It has possessed a post office since 1876, Minden is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named after Minden, in Germany, Minden was originally built up chiefly by Germans. Minden holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in Nebraska, at 118 °F, Minden is located at 40°29′53″N 98°57′4″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.15 square miles. The highest temperature measured in Nebraska, at 118 °F, was recorded in Minden on July 24,1936. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,923 people,1,256 households, the population density was 1,359.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,339 housing units at a density of 622.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 96. 6% White,0. 2% African American,0. 2% Native American,0. 2% Asian,1. 4% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 2% of the population. 32. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 43.1 years. 22. 9% of residents were under the age of 18,6. 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24,22. 9% were from 25 to 44,25. 4% were from 45 to 64, and 22. 1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46. 5% male and 53. 5% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 2,964 people,1,185 households, and 811 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,809.7 people per square mile, there were 1,269 housing units at an average density of 774.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 98. 65% White,0. 17% African American,0. 24% Native American,0. 10% Asian,0. 44% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 33% of the population. 27. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was out with 24. 9% under the age of 18,6. 5% from 18 to 24,25. 5% from 25 to 44,21. 3% from 45 to 64
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1890 United States Census
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The Eleventh United States Census was taken beginning June 2,1890. The data was tabulated by machine for the first time, the data reported that the distribution of the population had resulted in the disappearance of the American frontier. Data was entered on a machine readable medium, punched cards, the total population of 62,947,714, the family, or rough, count, was announced after only six weeks of processing. The public reaction to this tabulation was disbelief, as it was believed that the right answer was at least 75,000,000. The United States census of 1890 showed a total of 248,253 Native Americans living in America, down from 400,764 Native Americans identified in the census of 1850. The 1890 census announced that the region of the United States no longer existed. Up to and including the 1880 census, the country had a frontier of settlement, by 1890, isolated bodies of settlement had broken into the unsettled area to the extent that there was hardly a frontier line. This prompted Frederick Jackson Turner to develop his Frontier Thesis, the original data for the 1890 Census is no longer available. Almost all the schedules were damaged in a fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington. Some 25% of the materials were presumed destroyed and another 50% damaged by smoke, the damage to the records led to an outcry for a permanent National Archives. The Librarian was asked by the Bureau to identify any records which should be retained for historical purposes, congress authorized destruction of that list of records on February 21,1933, and the surviving original 1890 census records were destroyed by government order by 1934 or 1935. The other censuses for which information has been lost are the 1800 and 1810 enumerations. Mayo-Smith, Richmond, The Eleventh Census of the United States
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1930 United States Census
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The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949, after which the original sheets were destroyed. The microfilmed census is located on 2,667 rolls of microfilm, several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices. Microdata from the 1930 census are available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System
"Kearney". The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
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