Editing Cozad, Nebraska

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'''Cozad''' is a city in [[Dawson County, Nebraska|Dawson County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 3,977 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The town is on the [[Great Plains]] of central Nebraska, along the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and [[U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 30]], just north of the [[Platte River]]. The [[100th meridian west|100th meridian]], which roughly marks the eastward boundary of the arid plains, passes just west of the town as is marked nearby on a prominent sign across U.S. 30. In the early 1860s, the meridian was a stop along the [[Pony Express]].

==History==
Cozad was founded in 1873 by John J. Cozad, murderer, gambler, [[Ohio]] native, and father of painter [[Robert Henri]]. Cozad was often regarded as immoral among the citizens of the early town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cozad Family History|url=https://www.roberthenrimuseum.org/the-cozad-family-history|access-date=2022-02-21|website=henri|language=en}}</ref> He purchased 40,000 acres of land from the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and laid out the future town.  He built houses on some of the land to entice people to settle.  He sold off most of the land to future residents<ref name=bowman>{{cite book|last1=Bowman|first1=J. R.|editor1-last=Shearer|editor1-first=Frederick E.|title=The Pacific tourist. J.R. Bowman's illustrated transcontinental guide of travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean|date=1882|publisher=J.R. Bowman|location=New York|page=38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbsUAAAAYAAJ&q=The%20Pacific%20tourist.%20J.R.%20Bowman's%20illustrated%20transcontinental%20guide%20of%20travel%20from%20the%20Atlantic%20to%20the%20Pacific%20Ocean&pg=PA38V|access-date=15 May 2018|oclc=752667534}}</ref> who named the town after him.<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=0803250606 }} 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><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/dawson/cozad/ | title=Cozad, Dawson County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=4 August 2014 | archive-date=2 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802221946/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/dawson/cozad/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>  Cozad also founded [[Cozaddale, Ohio]], a small, unincorporated village 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tyJEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA618|year=1882|publisher=W.H. Beers & Company|page=618}}</ref>

[[File:100th Meridian Museum.jpg|left|thumb|100th Meridian Museum]]
The city includes at least two museums:  the [[100th Meridian Museum]] and the [[Robert Henri Museum]].

The [[Cozad Downtown Historic District]], an area roughly bounded by 9th, 7th, H and F Streets, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2018.  The [[Hendee Hotel]], today the main building of the Robert Henri Museum, and [[Allen's Opera House]] are also NRHP-listed.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.62|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]] |access-date=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 542
|1900= 739
|1910= 1096
|1920= 1293
|1930= 1813
|1940= 2156
|1950= 2910
|1960= 3184
|1970= 4225
|1980= 4453
|1990= 3823
|2000= 4163
|2010= 3977
|2020= 3988
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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|access-date=October 18, 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|access-date=October 18, 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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Cozad is part of the [[Lexington, Nebraska]] [[Lexington micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 3,977 people in 1,656 households, including 1,058 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1517.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,881 housing units at an average density of {{convert|717.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 5.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.3%.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-06-24}}</ref>

Of the 1,656 households 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.6% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age was 39.3 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 4,163 people in 1,722 households, including 1,127 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,007.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,851 housing units at an average density of {{convert|892.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 93.39% White, 0.17% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 3.82% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.95% of the population.

Of the 1,722 households 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.4% of households were one person and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median household income was $32,392, and the median family income  was $43,413. Males had a median income of $27,217 versus $20,089 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,139. About 9.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Cozad uses an elected mayor and a city council consisting of four council members, with the city clerk handling day-to-day operations. The city also has a seven-member police department with centralized dispatch out of the county sheriff's office in [[Lexington, Nebraska|Lexington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cozadnebraska.net/our-community/|title=CITY OF COZAD|website=cozadnebraska.net|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221022037/https://cozadnebraska.net/our-community/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Heather Armbrust]], IFBB professional bodybuilder, was born in Cozad
* [[Dan Christensen]], American [[abstract painter]], was born in Cozad
* [[Jared Crick]], [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end
* [[Kirstin Cronn-Mills]], young adult author 
* [[Chris Dishman]], [[National Football League|NFL]] lineman
* [[Robert Henri]], American painter of the [[Ashcan School]], was the son of John J. Cozad.  His boyhood home, the [[Hendee Hotel]], now the [[Robert Henri Museum]], is open to the public in the summer months.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cozadnebraska.net/ City of Cozad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221022057/https://cozadnebraska.net/ |date=2020-02-21 }}
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