Editing Pilger, Nebraska

{{short description|Village in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States}}
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|name                     = Pilger, Nebraska
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]

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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Nebraska]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton]]

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|established_title        = [[Platted]]
|established_date         = 1880 
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|established_date1        = 1887

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|population_total         = 240
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|postal_code              = 68768
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|area_code                = [[Area code 402|402]]
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'''Pilger''' is a village in [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton County]], [[Nebraska]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 352.  It is located approximately 85 miles northwest of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]].

==History==
Pilger was [[plat]]ted in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/stanton/pilger/ | title=Pilger, Stanton County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> It was named after Peter Pilger, the owner of the original townsite.<ref>{{cite book|last=Maas|first=Mary L.|title=Stanton County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=118vuLdWxKEC&pg=PA13|date=October 22, 2008|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4396-3676-3|page=13}}</ref> Pilger was incorporated as a village in 1887.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040820034554/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/stanton_county.htm "Stanton County"]}} (Nebraska historical marker text).  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307215553/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska State Historical Society.]}}  Retrieved June 17, 2014.</ref>  The [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago & North Western]] ended railroad service in the spring of 1982; after flooding damaged many sections of the track & declining freight traffic volumes (which was ongoing since the mid-1970s) led to the track being abandoned.  The track was removed a few years later.

===2014 tornadoes===
{{Main|2014 Pilger, Nebraska tornado family}}
Shortly after 4 p.m. on June 16, 2014, the town was struck by an [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF4]] tornado. Two people, including a five-year-old girl, were killed, and sixteen were critically injured. Another tornado, also rated EF4, passed just east of the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preliminary NWS Damage Survey for 06/16/14 Tornado Event|url=http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=OAX&product=PNS&issuedby=OAX&glossary=1&format=txt|publisher=National Weather Service Office in Omaha, Nebraska|accessdate=June 18, 2014}}</ref> Pilger was left devastated, and it was later estimated that over half of the buildings were destroyed or severely damaged.<ref>[http://www.omaha.com/news/reports-pilger-nebraska-hit-by-tornado/article_7acecb96-f547-11e3-983d-0017a43b2370.html Pilger hit hard by tornado, child killed, numerous people injured, town evacuated; Omaha World-Herald; June 17, 2014.]</ref><ref>[http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/video-twin-tornadoes-pilger-nebraska/28824752 Twin Tornadoes Ransack Pilger; AccuWeather.com; June 17, 2014.]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27879922 Deadly US tornadoes strike Nebraska; BBC; June 16, 2014.]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.30|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
|1880= 11
|1890= 162
|1900= 250
|1910= 471
|1920= 563
|1930= 578
|1940= 537
|1950= 512
|1960= 491
|1970= 470
|1980= 400
|1990= 361
|2000= 378
|2010= 352
|2020= 240
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census; census.gov]</ref>
}}
Pilger is part of the [[Norfolk, Nebraska]] [[Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

===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 352 people, 159 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1173.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|620.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 159 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the village was 43.3 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 378 people, 164 households, and 106 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,244.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 183 housing units at an average density of {{convert|602.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 164 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% 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 2.87.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $31,364, and the median income for a family was $41,500. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,178. About 3.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==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, Pilger has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=11852&cityname=Pilger%2C+Nebraska%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Pilger, Nebraska]</ref>
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|location = Pilger, Nebraska
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 32
|Feb high F = 36
|Mar high F = 48
|Apr high F = 63
|May high F = 73
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 88
|Aug high F = 86
|Sep high F = 77
|Oct high F = 66
|Nov high F = 49
|Dec high F = 35
|year high F = 61
|Jan low F = 10
|Feb low F = 14
|Mar low F = 25
|Apr low F = 37
|May low F = 48
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 63
|Aug low F = 61
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 39
|Nov low F = 25
|Dec low F = 15
|year low F = 37
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.6
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.6
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.5
|May precipitation inch = 3.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.4
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 3
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.6
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.6
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.8
|year precipitation inch = 26.4
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=11852&cityname=Pilger-Nebraska
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on October 9, 2013.
</ref>
|date=October 2013
}}

==Notable person==
* [[Bud Tinning]], major league baseball player who pitched four seasons, for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Chicago Cubs]], during the 1930s

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]
* [[Nebraska locations by per capita income]]
* [[Siouxland]]
* [[U.S. Route 275]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Pilger, Nebraska}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161004061002/http://pilgernebraska.net/ Official website (now defunct; 2016 archived page)]}}

{{Stanton County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Stanton County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Nebraska]]