Editing Lynch, Nebraska

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Village of Lynch
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Boyd County, Nebraska|Boyd]]
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| government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Jeff Hart
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 194
| population_density_km2   = 140.31
| population_density_sq_mi = 363.30

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| elevation_ft             = 1411
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 68746
| area_code                = [[Area code 402|402]]
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'''Lynch''' is a village in [[Boyd County, Nebraska]], United States. The population was 194 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 245 in 2010. Lynch is located in northern Nebraska, between the [[Missouri River|Missouri]] and [[Niobrara River|Niobrara]] rivers.

==History==
Lynch was incorporated as a village in 1892.<ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/boyd/lynch/ | title=Lynch, Boyd County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> It was named for John Lynch, a pioneer settler.<ref name="history" /><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=PA96|year=1908|page=96}}</ref>

Thirty of the one hundred homes in Lynch were destroyed by [[2019 Midwestern U.S. floods|flooding]] in 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/11/us/midwest-flooding.html|title=The Great Flood of 2019: A Complete Picture of a Slow-Motion Disaster|last=Almukhtar|first=Sarah|last2=Migliozzi|first2=Blacki|date=September 11, 2019|website=[[New York Times]]|access-date=September 15, 2019|last3=Schwartz|first3=John|last4=Williams|first4=Josh}}</ref>

==Government==
Lynch, Nebraska has a [[mayor-council]] government. It holds meetings at the Village Office on the second [[Monday]] of each month. There are four trustees, one chairperson, a clerk, and a treasurer.

=== Fire department ===
The Lynch [[Volunteer Fire Department]] (LVFD), is made up of 20-25 volunteers. It provides fire protection for the town and surrounding areas as part of a [[Mutual aid (emergency services)|mutual aid]] agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nfs.unl.edu/documents/CWPP/NCCWPP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019151618/https://nfs.unl.edu/documents/CWPP/NCCWPP.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |url-status=live|format=PDF|title=North Central Nebraska Community Wildfire Protection Plan|website=Nfs.unl.edu|access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref>

==== Law enforcement ====
There is only one hired full-time Police Officer who is also a part-time Boyd County officer.

==== Junefest ====
Junefest is held on the third weekend of June for adults and children. There are alumni banquet activities, a [[parade]], a walk or run, and games at the city park.
<ref>{{cite web |title=Government and Such |url=https://www.ci.lynch.ne.us/Commun.htm |website=Ci.lynch.ne.us|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.53|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=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

===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, Lynch has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=40552&cityname=Lynch,+Nebraska,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Lynch, Nebraska Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref>
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Lynch, Nebraska
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 32.8
|Feb high F = 37.5
|Mar high F = 49.0
|Apr high F = 60.4
|May high F = 71.5
|Jun high F = 81.9
|Jul high F = 88.1
|Aug high F = 86.0
|Sep high F = 78.3
|Oct high F = 64.2
|Nov high F = 49.1
|Dec high F = 36.2
|year high F = 61.3
| Jan mean F  =20.1
| Feb mean F  =24.1
| Mar mean F  =35.3
| Apr mean F  =46.5
| May mean F  =58.2
| Jun mean F  =69.2
| Jul mean F  =75.0
| Aug mean F  =72.6
| Sep mean F  =63.6
| Oct mean F  =49.3
| Nov mean F  =35.2
| Dec mean F  =23.8
| year mean F =
|Jan low F = 7.4
|Feb low F = 10.8
|Mar low F = 21.7
|Apr low F = 32.7
|May low F = 45.0
|Jun low F = 56.4
|Jul low F = 61.9
|Aug low F = 59.3
|Sep low F = 49.0
|Oct low F = 34.4
|Nov low F = 21.3
|Dec low F = 11.3
|year low F = 34.3
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.5
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.7
|May precipitation inch = 3.4
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 3
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.8
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.3
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.7
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.8
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.6
|year precipitation inch = 23.7
| Jan snow cm  = 14.2
| Feb snow cm  = 17.5
| Mar snow cm  = 17
| Apr snow cm  = 5.6
| May snow cm  = 0
| Jun snow cm  = 0
| Jul snow cm  = 0
| Aug snow cm  = 0
| Sep snow cm  = 0
| Oct snow cm  = 1.5
| Nov snow cm  = 10.4
| Dec snow cm  = 15
| year snow cm =
| Jan precipitation days  =4
| Feb precipitation days  =4
| Mar precipitation days  =6
| Apr precipitation days  =7
| May precipitation days  =9
| Jun precipitation days  =9
| Jul precipitation days  =7
| Aug precipitation days  =7
| Sep precipitation days  =6
| Oct precipitation days  =5
| Nov precipitation days  =4
| Dec precipitation days  =4
| year precipitation days =
| Jan snow days  =2.9
| Feb snow days  =2.3
| Mar snow days  =2.8
| Apr snow days  =0.9
| May snow days  =0
| Jun snow days  =0
| Jul snow days  =0
| Aug snow days  =0
| Sep snow days  =0
| Oct snow days  =0.3
| Nov snow days  =2
| Dec snow days  =2.5
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|source 1 = [[NOAA]](temperatures 1991-2020)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00255040&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title=Station: LYNCH, NE US USC00255040 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher=[[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]] |page=1 |format=PDF}}</ref>
|source 2 = Weatherbase(precipitation - snow)<ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=40552&cityname=Lynch%2C+Nebraska%2C+United+States+of+America&units=
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Lynch, Nebraska Travel Weather Averages
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on October 10, 2013.
</ref>
|date=October 2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 231
|1910= 583
|1920= 589
|1930= 498
|1940= 487
|1950= 440
|1960= 409
|1970= 375
|1980= 357
|1990= 296
|2000= 269
|2010= 245
|2020= 194
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the 2020 [[census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> there was a population of 194 and 144 households. The [[population density]] was {{convert|462.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|337.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. Only two of all the residents are of any race.

22% of the village has a bachelor's degree education or higher, and the village has a 57% employment rate. 13% of the residents in the village do not have health care coverage. The Median Household income is $38,250.
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch, Boyd County |first1=QuickFacts |title=2020 Census, Lynch |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Lynch%20township,%20Boyd%20County,%20Nebraska |website=Census.Gov}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 269 people, 131 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|476.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|313.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.86% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.49% from two or more races.

There were 131 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,333, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $24,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,702. About 5.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The area is within [[Boyd County Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31015_boyd/DC20SD_C31015.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417215224/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31015_boyd/DC20SD_C31015.pdf |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Boyd County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref> The area was previously within the [[Lynch Public Schools]] district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st31_ne/c31015_boyd/DC10SD_C31015_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Boyd County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref> The Lynch district consolidated into the Boyd County district in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nep.education.ne.gov//snapshot.html#08-0051-000/about|title=Boyd County Schools|publisher=[[Nebraska Department of Education]]|access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ci.lynch.ne.us/ https://www.ci.lynch.ne.us/]

{{Boyd County, Nebraska}}

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