Editing Bushnell, Nebraska

{{short description|Village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bushnell, Nebraska
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_caption      = Bushnell, looking north along Birch Street
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Nebraska]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Nebraska|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kimball County, Nebraska|Kimball]]
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| area_total_km2     = 0.59
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| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.23
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.23
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

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| population_total   = 111
| population_density_km2 = 194.46
| population_density_sq_mi = 504.39

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| utc_offset_DST     = -6
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| elevation_ft       = 4869
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|13|58|N|103|53|28|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 69128
| area_code          = [[Area code 308|308]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 31-07415
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'''Bushnell''' is a village in [[Kimball County, Nebraska|Kimball County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 111 in 2023.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.23|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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012  }}</ref>

===Climate===
Bushnell has a [[cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''), bordering on a [[Humid_continental_climate#Definition|dry-winter humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwb'').
{{Weather box
|location = Bushnell 15S, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals, 2002-2023 extremes: 5170ft (1576m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 86
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 72
|year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 58.1
|Feb avg record high F = 61.1
|Mar avg record high F = 71.4
|Apr avg record high F = 78.3
|May avg record high F = 85.0
|Jun avg record high F = 92.8
|Jul avg record high F = 96.9
|Aug avg record high F = 95.3
|Sep avg record high F = 91.4
|Oct avg record high F = 80.7
|Nov avg record high F = 71.2
|Dec avg record high F = 60.8
|year avg record high F = 97.6

|Jan high F = 38.3
|Feb high F = 39.2
|Mar high F = 48.9
|Apr high F = 55.8
|May high F = 64.8
|Jun high F = 76.7
|Jul high F = 84.3
|Aug high F = 82.7
|Sep high F = 74.3
|Oct high F = 59.5
|Nov high F = 47.2
|Dec high F = 37.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 24.8
|Feb mean F = 25.7
|Mar mean F = 33.9
|Apr mean F = 40.8
|May mean F = 50.4
|Jun mean F = 60.9
|Jul mean F = 67.8
|Aug mean F = 66.2
|Sep mean F = 57.7
|Oct mean F = 43.9
|Nov mean F = 32.6
|Dec mean F = 24.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 11.2
|Feb low F = 12.1
|Mar low F = 18.8
|Apr low F = 25.8
|May low F = 35.9
|Jun low F = 45.1
|Jul low F = 51.2
|Aug low F = 49.6
|Sep low F = 41.1
|Oct low F = 28.2
|Nov low F = 18.0
|Dec low F = 11.0
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -11.0
|Feb avg record low F = -11.9
|Mar avg record low F = 1.6
|Apr avg record low F = 11.9
|May avg record low F = 22.3
|Jun avg record low F = 35.3
|Jul avg record low F = 44.0
|Aug avg record low F = 40.9
|Sep avg record low F = 29.6
|Oct avg record low F = 12.3
|Nov avg record low F = -0.5
|Dec avg record low F = -10.6
|year avg record low F = -18.7

|Jan record low F = −20
|Feb record low F = −30
|Mar record low F = −18
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 11
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = -4
|Nov record low F = -24
|Dec record low F = −24
|year record low F =  

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.26
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.39
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.69
|May precipitation inch = 2.68
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.52
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.49
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.22
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.39
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.20
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.52
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.46
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 4.10
|Feb snow inch = 8.70
|Mar snow inch = 8.70
|Apr snow inch = 8.20
|May snow inch = 2.70
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.20
|Oct snow inch = 3.90
|Nov snow inch = 6.30
|Dec snow inch = 8.80
|year snow inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.7
|Feb precipitation days = 5.5
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.2
|May precipitation days = 11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 6.1
|Nov precipitation days = 4.2
|Dec precipitation days = 4.7

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.6
|Feb snow days = 6.1
|Mar snow days = 4.7
|Apr snow days = 4.4
|May snow days = 1.3
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 1.7
|Nov snow days = 3.9
|Dec snow days = 4.7

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00251361&format=pdf
|title = Bushnell 15S, Nebraska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = January 15, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = January 15, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}

==History==
Bushnell was founded in 1867.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bushnellnebraska.com/History_of_Bushnell.html |title=History of Bushnell |publisher=Village of Bushnell |accessdate=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608060737/http://bushnellnebraska.com/History_of_Bushnell.html |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The village is named after [[Cornelius Scranton Bushnell]], a major figure in the development of the [[Ironclad warship|ironclads]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Beebe|first=Lucius|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1424800|title=Mansions on rails; the folklore of the private railway car.|date=1959|publisher=Howell-North|pages=33|oclc=1424800}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Exploring Nebraska Highways: Trip Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjRdGsXE_joC&pg=PA58|year=2007|publisher=Exploring America's Highway|isbn=978-0-9744358-7-9|page=58}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1920= 321
|1930= 341
|1940= 252
|1950= 225
|1960= 266
|1970= 211
|1980= 187
|1990= 119
|2000= 162
|2010= 124
|2020= 115
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref><br>2012 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094321/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=June 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</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 124 people, 60 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|539.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 88 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 60 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.56.

The median age in the village was 54.5 years. 12.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.6% were from 25 to 44; 39.6% were from 45 to 64; and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 162 people, 70 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|769.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 86 housing units at an average density of {{convert|408.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.62% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.79% of the population.

There were 70 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $26,750, and the median income for a family was $30,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,406 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,024. About 8.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 12.8% of those 65 or over.

==Culture==
The annual Bushnell Day parade and festivities are held on the third Saturday in August.

==Notable person==
* [[Ken Sailors]] - basketball player who led the [[University of Wyoming]] to the [[1943 NCAA basketball tournament|1943 NCAA title]] and went on to play professionally in the [[Basketball Association of America|BAA]] and [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]

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

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Bushnell, Nebraska}}


{{Kimball County, Nebraska}}

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