Editing Panama, Nebraska

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Panama, Nebraska
| settlement_type                 = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline                   = Panama, Nebraska Locust Street 1.JPG
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Downtown Panama: Locust Street
| image_flag                      = 
| image_seal                      = 
<!-- Maps -->
| image_map                       = Lancaster_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Panama_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Panama, Nebraska
| image_map1                      = 
| mapsize1                        = 
| map_caption1                    = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Nebraska]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Nebraska|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster]]
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = Board of Trustees
| leader_title                    = Chairman (Mayor)
| leader_name                     = Travis Filing
| leader_title1                   = Trustees
| leader_name1                    = Jan Hart
Charlotte Brotherson
Shirley Ele
Larry Gadeken

| established_title               = 
| established_date                = 
<!-- Area -->
| established_date1               = April 30, 1888
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 0.74
| area_land_km2                   = 0.74
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.28
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.28
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 235
| population_density_km2          = 319.69
| population_density_sq_mi        = 827.46

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                        = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 1404
| coordinates                     = {{coord|40|35|59|N|96|30|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 68419
| area_code                       = [[Area code 402|402]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 31-38225<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2399618<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399618}}</ref>
| website                         = http://lancaster.ne.gov/panama/
| footnotes                       = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
}}

'''Panama''' is a village in [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. It is part of the [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] [[Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 235 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==History==
In 1879, the Panama Cemetery Association was formed and raised funds to dig a well.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://lancaster.ne.gov/panama/history.aspx|title=Panama, NE - Historical Background|website=lancaster.ne.gov|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> Panama was originally founded one mile south of its present location but was moved in order to be closer to the railway.<ref name=":0" /> In 1888, the village was officially founded on land that was previously owned by Moses J. Mitton, John Forrest, and Gilbert F. Steeves.<ref name=":0" /> According to local folk history, the village's original by-laws contained a clause inserted by a descendant of Gilbert F. Steeves, Caroline "Carrie" Steeves, which stated that if the village allowed any business to sell alcohol in the village, the Steeves family would reclaim the land they had deeded to the village.<ref name=":0" /> Panama was incorporated as a village in 1904.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/lancaster/panama/ | title=Panama, Lancaster County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 19, 2014}}</ref> New by-laws and ordinances were enacted when the village was incorporated and again in 1977, but it is still illegal to sell alcohol in the village.<ref name=":0" /> The village was likely named after the [[Isthmus of Panama]], which had gained notoriety at the time due to the [[History of the Panama Canal|United States' involvement in building the Panama Canal]].<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.28|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=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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1910= 230
|1920= 210
|1930= 198
|1940= 174
|1950= 168
|1960= 155
|1970= 153
|1980= 160
|1990= 207
|2000= 253
|2010= 256
|2020= 235
|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=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 256 people, 90 households, and 66 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|914.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|357.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.4% from two or more races.

There were 90 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.36.

The median age in the village was 38 years. 32.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.1% male and 46.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 253 people, 97 households, and 77 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|943.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|376.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 97 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $47,841, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,596. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Notable people==
[[Robert Dinsmore Harrison]] - U.S. Congressman 1951–1959.

== See also ==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
*[[History of Lincoln, Nebraska]]
*[[History of the Great Plains]]
*[[History of Nebraska]]
*[[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Panama, Nebraska}}

{{Lancaster County, Nebraska}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Lancaster County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area]]