Editing Burr, Nebraska

{{short description|Village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States}}
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'''Burr''' is a village in [[Otoe County, Nebraska|Otoe County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 52 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Burr was [[plat]]ted in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/otoe/burr/ | title=Burr, Otoe County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 21, 2014 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192846/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/otoe/burr/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The community was named for the [[Quercus macrocarpa|burr oak]] trees near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=Origin of Nebraska place names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3625056;view=1up;seq=13|year=1938|publisher=Works Progress Administration|location=Lincoln, NE|page=7}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.09|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= 113
|1920= 133
|1930= 122
|1940= 263
|1950= 91
|1960= 81
|1970= 108
|1980= 101
|1990= 75
|2000= 66
|2010= 57
|2020= 52
|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 57 people, 30 households, and 16 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|633.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 40 housing units at an average density of {{convert|444.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 30 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 46.7% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.44.

The median age in the village was 51.3 years. 15.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 36.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 66 people, 36 households and 16 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|784.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 40 housing units at an average density of {{convert|475.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 36 households, of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.8% were non-families. 47.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.65.

16.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household was $35,000, and the median family income was $38,125. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,113. There were no families and 5.3% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

==Education==
Burr is within the [[Johnson County Central Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jccentral.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District%7CProfile|title=District Profile|publisher=Johnson County Central Public Schools|accessdate=November 28, 2022}}</ref>

was formerly in [[Nemaha Valley Schools (Nebraska)|Nemaha Valley Schools]].<ref name=Abourezktomerge>{{cite web|last=Abourezk|first=Kevin|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/article_fa3056b9-23c1-5f2b-8580-792ea271d6a7.html|title=Tecumseh, Nemaha Valley schools to merge |newspaper=[[Lincoln Journal-Star]]|date=May 2, 2007|accessdate=November 28, 2022}} - [https://journalstar.com/news/local/article_fa3056b9-23c1-5f2b-8580-792ea271d6a7.html Alternate URL]</ref> In 2007 Nemaha Valley merged into Johnson County Central Public Schools.<ref name=NebraskaSDdissolutions>{{cite web|url=https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DissolutionHistory_2021_22.pdf|title=SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22|publisher=[[Nebraska Department of Education]]|page=50/92|accessdate=November 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Dean Steinkuhler]] - football offensive lineman for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] and [[Houston Oilers]], winner of the 1983 [[Outland Trophy]] and [[Lombardi Award]]

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

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Otoe County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Otoe County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]