Editing Pleasanton, Nebraska

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'''Pleasanton''' is a village in [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo County]] in the state of [[Nebraska]] in the [[Midwestern United States]]. At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], its population was 341.

Pleasanton was [[plat]]ted in 1890 when the [[Union Pacific]] railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Placenames">{{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 | pages=26| isbn=0803250606 }}</ref> It got its name from its location in the Pleasant Valley of the [[Loup River]].<ref name="Placenames" /> Pleasanton was incorporated as a village in 1894.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA283 | title=Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Bassett, Samuel Clay | year=1916 | pages=283}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/pleasanton/ | title=Pleasanton, Buffalo County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The village was [[plat]]ted in April 1890 when the [[Union Pacific]] constructed a branch line of railroad, the [[Omaha and Republican Valley Railway]], from Boelus in Howard County through Ravenna and on to Pleasant Valley.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report or Buffalo County, Nebraska|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/buffalo_county.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116015845/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/buffalo_county.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 16, 2006|website=nebraskahistory.org|publisher=Save America's Heritage|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name=potl>{{cite book|last1=Pleasanton Book Committee|title=Pleasanton on the Loup|date=November 1988|publisher=Loup Valley Queen}}</ref> The village was a terminus station for the branch line of railroad located on the north side of the South Loup River called Pleasant Valley. This was also the location of an early settlement called Peters' Bridge. The Peters family was one of the first settlers to the area when they constructed and operated the bridge. Peters' Bridge was the location of a station on the stagecoach and freight line that went north with supplies. A post office was located in an area called South Loup, near the bridge.<ref name=pbc>{{cite web|last1=O'Neill|first1=Barbara|title=Pleasanton Buffalo County|url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/pleasanton/|website=Virtual Nebraska|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> This area of section 35 of the [[Loup Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska|Loup Township]] was previously known as Riverview, when the post office was established in 1883.<ref name=potl/> James Hunter became the first postmaster of Riverview.<ref name=pbc/> The first regularly scheduled train arrived to the town on March 1, 1890. Local businesses and buildings were quickly constructed at the crossroads.<ref name=pbc/> The village schoolhouse was constructed on the south side of the South Loup River. This location served the town of Pleasanton until 1907 when an ice-jam clogged the river and backed the water up into the school.<ref name=potl /> In 1909 a brick schoolhouse was built on top of the hill, above the flood plain.<ref name=pbc /> The flood was first of many disasters the village of Pleasanton has endured in its history. The disasters continued when a cyclone occurred in 1890, three fires burned parts of the town between 1892 and 1894, and two major floods occurred in 1924 and 1947.<ref name=pbc /> The 1947 flood washed out the railroad tracks that were responsible for the creation of the village. The village went through a growing spurt in the 1970s where 40 new homes were built.<ref name=pbc />

==Pleasanton Public School==
The school has been in operation since 1890.  It is categorized as a class D2 School by the [[Nebraska School Activities Association]],<ref name=potl/> which organizes high schools on a scale from A to D, with D2 being the smallest schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=NSAA|url=http://nsaahome.org/schools/}}</ref>

==Railroad depot==
The Pleasanton Railroad Depot located in the center of town was built in 1890. It was constructed during a time where an extension of [[Burlington Northern]] and [[Union Pacific]] railroads were built in an effort to reach the [[Black Hills]] quickly.<ref name=potl/> In 2005 the village board deemed the building a liability, and made plans to tear it down.<ref name=hpd>{{cite web|last1=Dixon|first1=Corliss|title=The Historic Pleasanton Depot|url=http://herviewfromhome.com/centralnebraska/the-historic-pleasanton-depot/|website=Her View From Home|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118004250/http://herviewfromhome.com/centralnebraska/the-historic-pleasanton-depot/|archive-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Pleasanton High School chapter of [[FBLA|Future Business Leaders of America]] made it their mission to save the deteriorating building. It took eight years of grants and fundraisers to raise the money and renovate the depot.<ref name=hpd/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.34|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 103
|1910= 252
|1920= 262
|1930= 282
|1940= 235
|1950= 188
|1960= 199
|1970= 261
|1980= 349
|1990= 372
|2000= 360
|2010= 341
|2020= 361
|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>
}}

===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]]|access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 341 people, 140 households, and 93 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1002.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 151 housing units at an average density of {{convert|444.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 140 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 28.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

==Government==
The Village Board of Pleasanton is made up of five registered voting members of the community. They serve a four-year term and are representatives of the village patrons. The Board consists of Brian Paitz, Brian Pritchard, Keith Rasmussen, Dean Smith, and Randy Tolles. The chairperson of the board is Dean Smith, who is also the elected mayor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Village Board of Pleasanton|url=http://village.pleasantonne.com/village/board.asp|website=Village of Pleasanton Website|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118183240/http://village.pleasantonne.com/village/board.asp|archive-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Old Settlers==
'''Old Settlers''' is the village's annual weekend celebration that takes place on the first weekend in June. The weekend event consists of local businesses sponsoring activities for the residents of Pleasanton to participate in.<ref name=osw>{{cite news|last1=Skrdlant|first1=Tammy|title=After 13 years, Old Settlers Weekend events return to Pleasanton|agency=Kearney Hub|date=May 29, 2003}}</ref> The celebration starts with a parade, Fun Run & Walk, carnival, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, volleyball tournament, and a community theater play on Saturday.<ref name=poss>{{cite news|title=Pleasanton Old Settlers Schedule of Activities|agency=Ravenna News|date=May 28, 2003}}</ref> Sunday consists of a hamburger feed, softball tournament, and paintball tournament. The celebration has a general theme for the weekend and floats in the parade are decorated accordingly.<ref name=poss/> The celebration resumed its festivities in 2003 after a 13-year hiatus when the village celebrated its centennial anniversary in 1990.<ref name=osw/> Old Settlers is organized and ran by the Pleasanton Community Improvement Committee.<ref name=osw/>

==Parks==

===Rosalia Klein Park===
 
Klein Park was built in 2008 and funded by a Nebraska Arboretum Grant and grant from the Pleasanton Community Foundation. Community members volunteered to build the park to beautify the entrance into the town. The park consists of a gazebo, sidewalks, seating, and a mural of 1900 Pleasanton.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Friedrich|first1=Betsy|title='Volunteerism is very big' in Pleasanton|url=http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/volunteerism-is-very-big-in-pleasanton/article_5e9f23a2-964c-5e25-9503-e23bab0ed357.html|access-date=November 14, 2015|agency=Kearney Hub|date=November 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Achweitzer|first1=Amy|title=Photos, stories give birth to mural|url=http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/photos-stories-give-birth-to-mural/article_75f2d79d-e95f-5d30-9003-e93affa82439.html|access-date=November 16, 2015|agency=Kearney Hub|date=July 4, 2007}}</ref>

===Splash Park===

The park serves as a combination of a playground and a fountain for the children and residents of the community. The park was completed in 2010 and was funded by a grant from the [[Nebraska Game and Parks Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pleasanton dedicates Splash Park Saturday|url=http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/pleasanton-dedicates-splash-park-saturday/article_b25f63b6-aae8-11df-b478-001cc4c002e0.html|access-date=November 17, 2015|agency=Kearney Hub|date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

==Churches==
There are four churches in Pleasanton.  The Pleasanton United Methodist Church was established in 1899.  Grace Lutheran Church was established in 1906.  St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in 1909, and then replaced with a new church in 1960.  Pleasanton Evangelical Free Church was established in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churches in Pleasanton, NE|url=http://www.faithstreet.com/pleasanton-ne|website=faithstreet|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>

==Notable person==
*[[Win Noyes]], baseball player

==References==
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{{Buffalo County, Nebraska}}

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