Editing Crofton, Nebraska

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|population_total         = 756
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|postal_code              = 68730
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'''Crofton''' is a city in [[Knox County, Nebraska|Knox County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 726 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
[[File:Lewis & Clark Lake and Dam NE.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gavins Point Dam]], impounding [[Lewis and Clark Lake]] on the [[Missouri River]] just north of Crofton.]]
Crofton was [[plat]]ted in 1892.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.crofton-nebraska.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=57 | title=Crofton Nebraska History | publisher=City of Crofton, NE | accessdate=18 August 2014 | archive-date=19 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085728/http://www.crofton-nebraska.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=57 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The city was named after Crofton Court, England, the former estate of a railroad promoter.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/knox/crofton/ | title=Crofton, Knox County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref><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>

[[Gavins Point Dam]] was constructed from 1952 to 1957 by the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] and impounds [[Lewis and Clark Lake]] on the [[Missouri River]]. The dam is located approximately 10 miles north of Crofton.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.64|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=2012-06-24 |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===
{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| collapsed   = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = Crofton, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present)
| Jan record high F = 73
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 94
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 95
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 70
| year record high F = 105
| Jan high F = 30.4
| Feb high F = 35.0
| Mar high F = 47.3
| Apr high F = 59.2
| May high F = 70.5
| Jun high F = 80.7
| Jul high F = 85.2
| Aug high F = 82.8
| Sep high F = 76.0
| Oct high F = 61.7
| Nov high F = 46.4
| Dec high F = 33.7
| year high F = 59.1
| Jan mean F = 20.2
| Feb mean F = 24.4
| Mar mean F = 35.7
| Apr mean F = 47.5
| May mean F = 59.2
| Jun mean F = 69.8
| Jul mean F = 74.4
| Aug mean F = 72.1
| Sep mean F = 64.2
| Oct mean F = 50.0
| Nov mean F = 35.8
| Dec mean F = 24.0
| year mean F = 48.1
| Jan low F = 10.0
| Feb low F = 13.8
| Mar low F = 24.2
| Apr low F = 35.7
| May low F = 47.8
| Jun low F = 58.9
| Jul low F = 63.6
| Aug low F = 61.3
| Sep low F = 52.5
| Oct low F = 38.2
| Nov low F = 25.1
| Dec low F = 14.3
| year low F = 37.1
| Jan record low F = -25
| Feb record low F = -32
| Mar record low F = -16
| Apr record low F = -1
| May record low F = 23
| Jun record low F = 38
| Jul record low F = 42
| Aug record low F = 42
| Sep record low F = 26
| Oct record low F = 9
| Nov record low F = -16
| Dec record low F = -28
| year record low F = -32
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.63
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.58
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.56
| May precipitation inch = 3.96
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.26
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.30
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.13
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.19
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.64
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.26
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.91
| year precipitation inch = 29.33
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 6.0
| Feb precipitation days  = 5.6
| Mar precipitation days  = 6.9
| Apr precipitation days  = 9.6
| May precipitation days  = 11.2
| Jun precipitation days  = 10.5
| Jul precipitation days  = 8.5
| Aug precipitation days  = 9.1
| Sep precipitation days  = 7.5
| Oct precipitation days  = 7.3
| Nov precipitation days  = 5.2
| Dec precipitation days  = 6.0
| year precipitation days = 93.4
| Jan snow inch = 6.0
| Feb snow inch = 7.6
| Mar snow inch = 5.9
| Apr snow inch = 5.2
| May snow inch = 0.3
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.8
| Nov snow inch = 5.3
| Dec snow inch = 7.3
| year snow inch = 38.4
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 5.5
| Feb snow days  = 5.3
| Mar snow days  = 4.1
| Apr snow days  = 2.3
| May snow days  = 0.1
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.6
| Nov snow days  = 2.7
| Dec snow days  = 5.4
| year snow days = 26.0
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=oax
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00252037&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 610
|1920= 811
|1930= 733
|1940= 600
|1950= 630
|1960= 604
|1970= 677
|1980= 948
|1990= 820
|2000= 754
|2010= 726
|2020= 756
|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=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 726 people, 319 households, and 203 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1134.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|564.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 319 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 43.1 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 754 people, 321 households, and 206 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,161.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 348 housing units at an average density of {{convert|536.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $30,667, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,841 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,506. About 6.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*https://city-of-crofton.com

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[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Knox County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Nebraska]]