Editing Bee, Nebraska

{{short description|Village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States}}
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| official_name                   = Bee, Nebraska
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| nickname                        = Honey of a Town<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/towns-and-cities-with-the-shortest-names/ar-BBN3AYL | title=Towns and Cities With the Shortest Names | publisher=MSNBC | date=September 9, 2018 | accessdate=July 3, 2019}}</ref>
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| image_caption                   = The dodecagonal [[States Ballroom]] in Bee, February 2012. The ballroom is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000412124345/http://nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/seward.htm "Nebraska National Register Sites in Seward County".]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307215553/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska State Historical Society.]}} Retrieved February 22, 2012.</ref>
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| population_total                = 171
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| postal_code                     = 68314
| area_code                       = [[Area code 402|402]]
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'''Bee''' is a village in [[Seward County, Nebraska|Seward County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. It is part of the [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] [[Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 191 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Bee was laid out in 1887 when the [[Chicago and North Western Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Waterman|first=John Henry|title=General History of Seward County, Nebraska|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3otJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA250|year=1920|page=250}}</ref> The village was named from its location in B Township.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/seward/bee/ | title=Bee, Seward County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=[[Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies]] | accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA42|year=1908|page=42}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.25|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1910= 207
|1920= 228
|1930= 205
|1940= 205
|1950= 160
|1960= 149
|1970= 156
|1980= 192
|1990= 209
|2000= 223
|2010= 191
|2020= 171
|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 191 people, 78 households, and 53 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|764.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 91 housing units at an average density of {{convert|364.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 100.0% White. [[Hispanic]] or Latino of any race were 3.1%.<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 the 78 households 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the village was 42.8 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 223 people, 84 households, and 60 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|899.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|358.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the [[village]] was 99.10% White, and 0.90% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 84 households 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.6% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.2 males.

The median household income was $42,917, and the median family income was $44,583. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,388. About 7.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of 18 and 14.7% of those 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Seward County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Seward County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area]]