Editing Arthur, Nebraska

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'''Arthur''' is a village in and the [[county seat]] of [[Arthur County, Nebraska|Arthur County]], [[Nebraska]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 117 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==History==
Arthur was founded in 1913 to be the seat of Arthur County, then just organizing.<ref name="CALMIT">{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/arthur/arthur/ | title=Arthur, Arthur County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=July 29, 2014 | archive-date=August 30, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830133134/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/arthur/arthur/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The town and county were both named for President [[Chester A. Arthur]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27241 | title=Profile for Arthur, Nebraska | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref> Arthur was incorporated as a village in 1944.<ref name="CALMIT" />  The first county office was a covered wagon, with a one-room courthouse being built in 1915.  A year before that, in the Spring, a general store was constructed, and afterward a newspaper, the first church and the post office were established. A one-room high school was also built in 1914, expanding to two rooms in 1920.  In 1916 the Arthur State Bank was founded.  Into the 1920s, Arthur continued to be built. The town got electricity in 1926, though most of the county would not have it until the early 1950s.

Then in 1932, the [[Great Depression]] struck Arthur, closing its bank, which was not replaced until 1939 with the Arthur County Co-op Credit Association.  Following WWII, in 1950 construction of a new, large and modern highschool was completed.  A new courthouse was built in 1960-1961.  In 1980, the census population was 125.

===Historic sites===
Two sites in Arthur are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  The [[Pilgrim Holiness Church (Arthur, Nebraska)|Pilgrim Holiness Church]] was built in 1928 out of straw bales, in response to the region's dearth of trees or construction sod.<ref>Spencer, Janet Jeffries and D. Murphy (1979).  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609102922/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/arthur/AT01-001_Baled_Hay_Church.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory&ndash;Nomination Form: Pilgrim Holiness Church"]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19990129073714/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.htm Nebraska State Historical Society.]}}  Retrieved August 10, 2010.</ref>  The [[First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail]] complex was built in 1914-15; the courthouse is billed as the smallest ever built in the United States.<ref>Long, Barbara Beving.  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609103405/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/arthur/AT01-004_1stArthurCo_Cthse.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail.]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19990129073714/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.htm Nebraska State Historical Society.]}}  Retrieved August 30, 2010.</ref>  Both sites are now maintained by the Arthur County Historical Society.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Arthur has a borderline [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''/''Dwa'') just wet enough to avoid being classed as a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] (''BSk''). Like most of the High Plains, winters vary from frigid due to incursions of Arctic air, to an average of six afternoons between December and February of {{convert|60|F|C|1|disp=or}} or higher during the afternoon due to [[chinook wind]]s off the Rocky Mountains. In contrast, 18.2 mornings below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} can be expected each winter, alongside 176.5 mornings below freezing and 38.6 afternoons that do not top freezing. Snowfall is moderate in winter due to dryness: the median between 1971 and 2000 being {{convert|24.0|in|m|2|disp=or}} and no day having median snow cover over {{convert|3|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}}.

Spring warms up steadily but erratically: although the first afternoon over {{convert|70|F|1|disp=or}} can be expected on March 13, the last morning below freezing is not expected until May 14, and the first fall morning below freezing can be expected on September 26, giving a frost-free season of only 134 days. Most precipitation falls as rain from late spring and summer thunderstorms: the wettest month on record is June 2014 with {{convert|8.89|in|mm|1}} and the wettest calendar year 2009 with {{convert|28.56|in|mm|1}}, whilst the driest year on record has been 1931 with {{convert|9.02|in|mm|1}}. The wettest day on record has been September 4, 1937, with {{convert|3.58|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. During dry spells with the upper subtropical ridge is pushed northwards, heatwaves and droughts can occur: {{convert|113|F|C|disp=or}} was recorded during the infamous 1936 heat wave, when Arthur averaged {{convert|98.6|F|C|1}} as monthly maximum; in contrast, the wet month of July 1958 had an average maximum of only {{convert|79.8|F|C|1|disp=or}}.
{{Weather box
|location = Arthur, Nebraska (1971&ndash;2000; extremes since 1929)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 
|Jan high F = 35.0
|Feb high F = 41.2
|Mar high F = 49.2
|Apr high F = 59.4
|May high F = 69.3
|Jun high F = 79.8
|Jul high F = 86.6
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 75.6
|Oct high F = 63.4
|Nov high F = 46.6
|Dec high F = 37.8
|year high F = 60.7
|Jan mean F = 23.1
|Feb mean F = 28.8
|Mar mean F = 36.7
|Apr mean F = 46.8
|May mean F = 57.2
|Jun mean F = 67.1
|Jul mean F = 73.3
|Aug mean F = 71.5
|Sep mean F = 61.6
|Oct mean F = 48.8
|Nov mean F = 34.3
|Dec mean F = 25.7
|year mean F = 47.9
|Jan low F = 11.2
|Feb low F = 16.4
|Mar low F = 24.1
|Apr low F = 34.1
|May low F = 45.1
|Jun low F = 54.3
|Jul low F = 59.9
|Aug low F = 58.1
|Sep low F = 47.5
|Oct low F = 34.1
|Nov low F = 21.9
|Dec low F = 13.6
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|Jan record low F = &minus;35
|Feb record low F = &minus;30
|Mar record low F = &minus;28
|Apr record low F = &minus;9
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = &minus;1
|Nov record low F = &minus;19
|Dec record low F = &minus;33
|year record low F = &minus;35
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.34
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.40
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.16
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.87
|May precipitation inch = 3.34
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.66
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.16
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.71
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.12
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.36
|Jan snow inch = 5.3
|Feb snow inch = 4.8
|Mar snow inch = 8.0
|Apr snow inch = 3.9
|May snow inch = 0.3
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.4
|Oct snow inch = 1.0
|Nov snow inch = 5.2
|Dec snow inch = 4.8
|Jan precipitation days = 2.5
|Feb precipitation days = 2.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.5
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 8.5
|Jun precipitation days = 8.2
|Jul precipitation days = 7.5
|Aug precipitation days = 6.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.5
|Oct precipitation days = 3.8
|Nov precipitation days = 3.0
|Dec precipitation days = 2.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan snow days = 2.5
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 3.3
|Apr snow days = 1.6
|May snow days = trace
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 2.5
|year snow days = 14.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ne/250365.pdf | title = Climatography of the U.S. Arthur, NE 1971-2000 |website=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| accessdate =November 21, 2019 |date=November 2019}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[National Weather Service]] North Platte, Nebraska<ref name=NWS>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lbf | title = National Weather Service North Platte, NE | website = National Weather Service | accessdate = November 21, 2019 | date = November 2019 | archive-date = July 13, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200713031613/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lbf | url-status = dead }}</ref> (extremes)}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 176
|1960= 165
|1970= 175
|1980= 124
|1990= 128
|2000= 145
|2010= 117
|2020= 128
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 117 people, 61 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|377.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|264.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 61 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.6% were non-families. 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.60.

The median age in the village was 52.5 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 28.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 145 people, 62 households, and 43 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|460.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 88 housing units at an average density of {{convert|279.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 62 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.

[[File:Arthur Pilgrim Holiness Church from NW.JPG|thumb|alt=Low church building with gable roof, small belltower|Pilgrim Holiness Church]]

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,821, and the median income for a family was $31,458. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $15,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,196. There were 13.7% of families and 18.4% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 20.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Transportation==
The [[Arthur Municipal Airport]] is located about one mile (about a kilometer and a half) southwest of Arthur's [[central business district]].  The runways are unpaved.  The airport handles about 25 operations per year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/38V | title = 38V: Arthur Municipal Airport | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration (republished by AirNav) | date = January 15, 2009 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304030523/http://www.airnav.com/airport/38V | archivedate = March 4, 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090414025254/http://arthur.esu16.org/ Arthur County High School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060713233529/http://www.nebraskalife.com/hatter.asp Nebraska Life Article]

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