Editing Cotesfield, Nebraska

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'''Cotesfield''' is a village in [[Howard County, Nebraska|Howard County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 46 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Grand Island, Nebraska]] [[Grand Island micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Although the area was first settled in the 1870s, the town site at Cotesfield was not built up until 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/howard/cotesfield/ | title=Cotesfield, Howard County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 13, 2014 | archive-date=August 14, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045527/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/howard/cotesfield/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was named for Miss Coates, the travel companion of the daughter of [[Christopher C. Augur]], a [[Department of the Platte]] official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Capace|first=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of Nebraska|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rWkP0DM_upwC&pg=PA192|year=1999|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09834-7|page=192}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 |isbn=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=80}} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.]</ref>

A post office was established at Cotesfield in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.historichc.us/village/postoffice/ | title=Cotesfield Post Office | publisher=Howard County Historical Society | accessdate=August 13, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814015641/http://www.historichc.us/village/postoffice/ | archive-date=August 14, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.52|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 214
|1930= 153
|1940= 134
|1950= 106
|1960= 81
|1970= 76
|1980= 82
|1990= 60
|2000= 66
|2010= 46
|2020= 29
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|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=November 13, 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=November 13, 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>
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===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 46 people, 19 households, and 11 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|88.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 28 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 4.3% from two or more races.

There were 19 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the village was 46.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 13% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 6.6% were from 25 to 44; 36.9% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 56.5% male and 43.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 66 people, 26 households, and 19 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|124.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 30 housing units at an average density of {{convert|56.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.52% from two or more races.

There were 26 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $14,583, and the median income for a family was $19,375. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $26,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,727. There were 30.4% of families and 34.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 100.0% of under eighteens and 27.3% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Howard County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Howard County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Grand Island micropolitan area]]