Editing Henderson, Nebraska

{{short description|City in York County, Nebraska, United States}}
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|image_caption            = Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson.  The majority of the city's residents are descended from 35 [[Mennonite]] families who settled the area in 1874.<ref name=casde>Bamesberger, William.  [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/york/henderson/index.php "Henderson--York County".]  [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php Nebraska... Our Towns.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123132824/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php |date=2011-11-23 }}  Retrieved 2013-10-04.</ref>
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'''Henderson''' is a city in [[York County, Nebraska|York County]], [[Nebraska]], United States.  The population was 991 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Henderson was [[plat]]ted in 1887 when the [[Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/york/henderson/ | title=Henderson, York County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=24 August 2014}}</ref> It was named for David Henderson, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sedgwick|first=Theron E.|title=York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State|url=https://archive.org/details/yorkcountynebras01sedg|year=1921|publisher=S.J. Clarke|page=[https://archive.org/details/yorkcountynebras01sedg/page/473 473]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n153 154]}}</ref> Henderson was incorporated in 1899.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA142 | title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Burr, George L. | year=1921 | pages=142}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.56|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1900= 208
|1910= 391
|1920= 485
|1930= 480
|1940= 495
|1950= 536
|1960= 730
|1970= 901
|1980= 1072
|1990= 999
|2000= 986
|2010= 991
|2020= 1080
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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=October 16, 2013}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 991 people in 433 households, including 290 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1769.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 481 housing units at an average density of {{convert|858.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0%.<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 the 433 households 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.4% of households were one person and 19% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.66.

The median age was 52.8 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 32.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.4% male and 54.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 986 people in 417 households, including 293 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,791.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 453 housing units at an average density of {{convert|823.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 99.49% White, 0.20% Native American and 0.30% Asian.

Of the 417 households 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 29.0% of households were one person and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.67.

The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 35.6% 65 or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median household income was $37,321, and the median family income  was $43,333. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $20,288 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,689. About 3.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{York County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in York County, Nebraska]]