Editing Craig, Nebraska

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'''Craig''' is a village in [[Burt County, Nebraska|Burt County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 199 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
During the 19th century the land near Craig was inhabited by the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]], [[Otoe-Missouria]], and [[Omaha people]]. [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] inhabitants were numerous when white settlement began in the 1860s.<ref name="Lang2008">{{cite book |title=A Craig Scrapbook: A Story of a Village in Burt County, Nebraska |first=Russell Clark |last=Lang |year=2008 }}</ref>{{rp|1,54}}

The village was established as a water-station on the [[Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]] and named for early settler William Stewart Craig, who in the early 1880s donated the land on which the town was built.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://casde.unl.edu/history/counties/burt/craig |title=CASDE {{!}} Craig - Burt County<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 15, 2008 |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511192052/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/burt/craig/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Craig was laid out in 1881.<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=PA172|year=1908|page=172}}</ref>

Craig's Main Street was a busy commercial center prior to the 1920s, when the introduction of automobiles made it easier to shop elsewhere.<ref name="Lang2008" />{{rp|135}} Craig became impoverished during the [[Great Depression]]. The First National Bank of Craig closed in 1933; bank depositors recovered about 78 cents on the dollar several years later.<ref name="Lang2008" />{{rp|155}}

Craig's former village clerk Kristie Jensen was sentenced to prison in 2018 for embezzling over $185,000 in village funds.<ref>{{cite news |work=Burt County Plaindealer |title=Former Craig clerk sentenced to prison |date=September 18, 2018 |url=https://www.agupdate.com/community/burt_county/news/former-craig-clerk-sentenced-to-prison/article_c1830326-baa6-11e8-8feb-abc189d41a7d.html }}</ref>

===Water tower===
[[File:Standpipe water tower in Craig Nebraska.jpg|thumb|upright|Craig's [[Water tower#Standpipe|standpipe water tower]]]]
Craig has a distinctive standpipe water tower dating from the early 20th century. Its walls have thinned over the years but it still functions as the town's water supply.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.agupdate.com/article_57d6b02e-ebbb-11ea-9e80-8fb74f27665b.html |last=Skinner |first=Susan |title=Craig board dives into water system issues |newspaper=Burt County Plaindealer |date=September 1, 2020 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Most of the town is situated on a single hillside overlooking the [[Bell Creek (Elkhorn River tributary)|Bell Creek]] valley.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.28|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 290
|1900= 462
|1910= 339
|1920= 418
|1930= 452
|1940= 437
|1950= 384
|1960= 378
|1970= 295
|1980= 237
|1990= 228
|2000= 241
|2010= 199
|2020= 202
|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 199 people, 85 households, and 51 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|710.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|375.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 85 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the village was 46.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.5% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 241 people, 99 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|856.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|394.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 99 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $31,023. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $14,464 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $10,818. About 15.5% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Climate==
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Craig has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=8352&cityname=Craig%2C+Nebraska%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Craig, Nebraska]</ref>

==Notable People==

* [[Ira J. McDonald]], [[Los Angeles]] City Council member 1941–43, born in Craig
* Nathaniel Dixon, founder and CEO of Dixon Builders’ Inc.

==References==
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{{Burt County, Nebraska}}

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