Editing Gibbon, Nebraska

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'''Gibbon''' is a city in [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. It is part of the [[Kearney, Nebraska]] [[Kearney micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,833 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Gibbon was founded in 1871 by a group of settlers consisting of many [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veterans.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA163 | title=Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Bassett, Samuel Clay | year=1916 | pages=163}}</ref> It was named for Major General [[John Gibbon]].<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 | pages=25| isbn=0803250606 }}</ref>  It was the former county seat of Buffalo County until [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]] was voted the seat in 1874.<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=33|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=PA33v|access-date=13 May 2018|oclc=752667534}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.87|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/20120305202951/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |archive-date=2012-03-05 }}</ref>

Gibbon is a few miles north of [[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|Interstate 80]] and [[U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 30]] passes through it.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 154
|1890= 646
|1900= 660
|1910= 718
|1920= 883
|1930= 825
|1940= 836
|1950= 1063
|1960= 1083
|1970= 1388
|1980= 1531
|1990= 1525
|2000= 1759
|2010= 1833
|2020= 1878
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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=June 22, 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=June 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</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]]|access-date=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,833 people, 654 households, and 471 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2106.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 698 housing units at an average density of {{convert|802.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 21.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 32.4% of the population.

There were 654 households, of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.31.

The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,759 people, 641 households, and 464 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,096.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 668 housing units at an average density of {{convert|796.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 12.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.98% of the population.

There were 641 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $34,955, and the median income for a family was $42,688. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $19,297 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,013. About 4.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==2019 flooding==
Gibbon was affected by the [[2019 Midwestern U.S. floods|Midwestern U.S. flooding]]. The Wood River came over the banks in March and flooded the town, in July there was more flooding, and again in August.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/wood-river-advised-to-evacuate-flooding-reaches-gibbon-as-streams/article_25652fe3-6555-595e-bdbd-f0f330c8b729.html | title=Wood River advised to evacuate, flooding reaches Gibbon as streams overflow in central Nebraska | last=Cole | first=Kevin  | date= 11 July 2019 | publisher=BH Media Group | work=Omaha World-Herald | access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dick Cavett]], former television talk show host<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/gibbon/ | title=Gibbon, Buffalo County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=30 July 2014 | archive-date=January 2, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102144503/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/gibbon/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ben Mark Cherrington]], former Chancellor of the [[University of Denver]].
* [[Edwin Sutherland]], sociologist and criminologist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Vold |first=George B. |date=1951 |title=Edwin Hardin Sutherland: Sociological Criminologist |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2087962 |journal=American Sociological Review |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=2–9 |doi=10.2307/2087962 |issn=0003-1224}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Buffalo County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area]]