Editing Petersburg, Nebraska

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Petersburg, Nebraska
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Petersburg, Nebraska Logan Fontenelle 2.JPG
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Historical marker in Petersburg commemorating Logan Fontenelle
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = Boone_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Petersburg_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Petersburg, 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        = [[Boone County, Nebraska|Boone]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|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           = 0.99
|area_land_km2            = 0.99
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.38
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.38
|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         = 332
|population_density_km2   = 336.72
|population_density_sq_mi = 871.39

<!-- 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             = 1896
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|51|13|N|98|04|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 68652
|area_code                = [[Area code 402|402]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 31-38995<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              = 2399659<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399659}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
}}
'''Petersburg''' is a village in [[Boone County, Nebraska|Boone County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 333 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]. Petersburg is the site of a memorial to [[Logan Fontenelle]], an [[Omaha tribe|Omaha]] chief who was killed nearby, in a skirmish with [[Brulé]] and [[Arapaho]] in 1855, at the site of the present-day [[Olson Nature Preserve]].

==History==
Petersburg was [[plat]]ted in 1887 when a branch line of the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/boone/petersburg/ | title=Petersburg, Boone County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=July 30, 2014}}</ref> The community was named for John Peters, the original owner of the town site.<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=PA113|year=1908|page=113}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.co.boone.ne.us/pdfs/post_office_history.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804133628/http://www.co.boone.ne.us/pdfs/post_office_history.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 4, 2016 | title=Town and Post Office History | publisher=Boone County | accessdate=March 24, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.37|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
|1900= 478
|1910= 533
|1920= 501
|1930= 585
|1940= 657
|1950= 508
|1960= 400
|1970= 370
|1980= 381
|1990= 388
|2000= 374
|2010= 333
|2020= 332
|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 333 people, 145 households, and 94 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|900.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 168 housing units at an average density of {{convert|454.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 145 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the village was 46.2 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 23.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 374 people, 165 households, and 102 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,013.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 183 housing units at an average density of {{convert|495.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 165 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $29,688, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,964 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,312. About 3.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
<references />

{{Boone County, Nebraska}}

{{authority control}}

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