Editing Indianola, Nebraska

{{Short description|Village in Red Willow County, Nebraska, US}}
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'''Indianola''' is a village in [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 584 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Indianola was [[plat]]ted in 1873.<ref name="CALMIT">{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/redwillow/indianola/ | title=Indianola, Red Willow County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> The community was named after [[Indianola, Iowa]], the former hometown of an early settler.<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=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=117}} 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> In its early days, Indianola was the county seat of Red Willow County. After the railroad opted to locate its midpoint terminal on the [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] to [[Denver]] route in [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook]] rather than in Indianola, the seat was moved there and Indianola declined.<ref name="CALMIT" />

Located in the City Park of Indianola is the grave of a [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]] woman who died of wounds received at the battle between the Sioux and Pawnee tribes at [[Massacre Canyon]], just east of [[Trenton, Nebraska|Trenton]]. The woman was originally buried northwest of town on a bluff overlooking Coon Creek. In the 1970s, it became obvious that erosion would eventually destroy her gravesite, and in 1975 she was reburied in the park, with representatives of the Pawnee tribe participating in the ceremony.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040702174632/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/pawnee_womans_grave.htm "Pawnee Woman's Grave".]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19990129073714/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.htm Nebraska State Historical Society.]}}  Retrieved 2010-09-09.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.25|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1880= 233
|1890= 579
|1900= 626
|1910= 681
|1920= 742
|1930= 815
|1940= 800
|1950= 738
|1960= 754
|1970= 672
|1980= 856
|1990= 672
|2000= 642
|2010= 584
|2020= 524
|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>
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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]]|accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 584 people, 256 households, and 160 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|467.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 295 housing units at an average density of {{convert|236.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 256 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% 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 2.92.

The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 642 people, 275 households, and 183 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|514.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 325 housing units at an average density of {{convert|260.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 275 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $27,344, and the median income for a family was $35,469. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $16,094 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,774. About 9.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

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

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Red Willow County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Red Willow County, Nebraska]]