Editing Ravenna, Nebraska

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|population_total         = 1441
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'''Ravenna''' is a city in [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. It is part of the [[Kearney, Nebraska]] [[Kearney micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,441 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Ravenna was founded in 1886 when the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Burlington Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA261 | 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=261}}</ref> It was named after the city of [[Ravenna]], Italy, and many of Ravenna's street names commemorate other Italian places.<ref>{{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><ref>{{cite book|last=Project|first=Federal Writers'|title=Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZln_ns0-qIC&pg=PA365|date=1 January 2006|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=0-8032-6918-8|page=365}}</ref>

Ravenna was incorporated in October 1886.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ravenna, Buffalo County |url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/ravenna/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724154513/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/ravenna/ |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |access-date=31 July 2014 |work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies |publisher=University of Nebraska}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=2012-06-24|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=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Ravenna, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) 
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 80
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 103
| Jun record high F = 109
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 111
| Sep record high F = 105
| Oct record high F = 99
| Nov record high F = 86
| Dec record high F = 82
| year record high F = 116

|Jan avg record high F = 61.7
|Feb avg record high F = 65.8
|Mar avg record high F = 78.0
|Apr avg record high F = 85.3
|May avg record high F = 90.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.1
|Jul avg record high F = 97.8
|Aug avg record high F = 95.2
|Sep avg record high F = 91.8
|Oct avg record high F = 86.5
|Nov avg record high F = 74.2
|Dec avg record high F = 62.1
|year avg record high F = 99.0

| Jan high F = 37.0
| Feb high F = 40.6
| Mar high F = 52.7
| Apr high F = 62.8
| May high F = 72.6
| Jun high F = 82.8
| Jul high F = 87.0
| Aug high F = 84.9
| Sep high F = 78.3
| Oct high F = 65.7
| Nov high F = 51.3
| Dec high F = 39.2
| year high F = 62.9
| Jan mean F = 24.4
| Feb mean F = 27.6
| Mar mean F = 38.3
| Apr mean F = 48.4
| May mean F = 59.6
| Jun mean F = 70.3
| Jul mean F = 74.9
| Aug mean F = 72.5
| Sep mean F = 64.3
| Oct mean F = 50.9
| Nov mean F = 37.4
| Dec mean F = 26.8
| year mean F = 49.6
| Jan low F = 11.9
| Feb low F = 14.6
| Mar low F = 23.9
| Apr low F = 34.0
| May low F = 46.6
| Jun low F = 57.7
| Jul low F = 62.9
| Aug low F = 60.1
| Sep low F = 50.2
| Oct low F = 36.1
| Nov low F = 23.4
| Dec low F = 14.3
| year low F = 36.3

|Jan avg record low F = -9.1
|Feb avg record low F = -5.0
|Mar avg record low F = 6.2
|Apr avg record low F = 19.1
|May avg record low F = 31.2
|Jun avg record low F = 43.9
|Jul avg record low F = 52.1
|Aug avg record low F = 49.1
|Sep avg record low F = 34.1
|Oct avg record low F = 19.6
|Nov avg record low F = 6.3
|Dec avg record low F = -4.5
|year avg record low F = -14.1

| Jan record low F = −31
| Feb record low F = −37
| Mar record low F = −22
| Apr record low F = -2
| May record low F = 18
| Jun record low F = 32
| Jul record low F = 37
| Aug record low F = 36
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 4
| Nov record low F = −15
| Dec record low F = −31
| year record low F = −37
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.52
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.64
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.39
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.70
| May precipitation inch = 3.94
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.41
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.77
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.34
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.06
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.10
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.96
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.67
| year precipitation inch = 26.50
| Jan snow inch = 4.4
| Feb snow inch = 7.0
| Mar snow inch = 3.1
| Apr snow inch = 1.7
| May snow inch = 0.1
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.8
| Nov snow inch = 3.3
| Dec snow inch = 4.0
| year snow inch = 24.4
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 3.1
| Feb precipitation days = 3.8
| Mar precipitation days = 4.9
| Apr precipitation days = 7.3
| May precipitation days = 10.1
| Jun precipitation days = 9.1
| Jul precipitation days = 7.3
| Aug precipitation days = 6.9
| Sep precipitation days = 5.4
| Oct precipitation days = 5.3
| Nov precipitation days = 3.7
| Dec precipitation days = 3.1
| year precipitation days = 70.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.2
| Feb snow days = 2.5
| Mar snow days = 1.2
| Apr snow days = 0.9
| May snow days = 0.1
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.4
| Nov snow days = 1.4
| Dec snow days = 2.2
| year snow days = 10.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gid
| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name = NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00257040&format=pdf
| title = Station: Ravenna, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = January 13, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 628
|1900= 808
|1910= 1359
|1920= 1703
|1930= 1559
|1940= 1429
|1950= 1451
|1960= 1417
|1970= 1356
|1980= 1296
|1990= 1317
|2000= 1341
|2010= 1360
|2020= 1441
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 22, 2013}}</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=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,360 people, 575 households, and 338 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|819.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 660 housing units at an average density of {{convert|397.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 575 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% 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 3.05.

The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 534 households, and 349 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,782.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 600 housing units at an average density of {{convert|797.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 534 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $39,609. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $19,226 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,953. About 3.7% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Solar eclipse of August 21 2017 in Ravenna Nebraska.jpg|thumb|Visitors and residents gather to observe solar eclipse in Ravenna]]

==Culture and events==
Ravenna is host to the annual city celebration named Annevar (Ravenna spelled backwards). Each year, the celebration includes a demolition derby, tractor pull, and other local recreational activities.<ref>[http://myravenna.com/annevar/ "Annevar"]. Welcome to Ravenna, Nebraska. Accessed 2015-02-10.</ref>
During the [[solar eclipse of August 21, 2017]], approximately 8,000 visitors came to the town from all of the United States and as far away as Europe, Japan, and Australia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wolf |first=Kayla |url=http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/eclipse/eclipse-in-nebraska-thumbtacks-representing-the-world/article_dcafb3cd-4b4a-5181-84a3-fd6c6944845a.html |title=In Ravenna, thumbtacks representing the world show origin of eclipse viewers |work=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |date=2017-08-22 |access-date=2017-08-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pinsker |first=Joe |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/08/eclipse-tourism/537684/ |title=So, Eclipse Boomtowns, How'd It Go? |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=2017-08-23 |access-date=2017-08-23 }}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Shane Farritor]], mechanical engineer and roboticist<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Steve |date=February 4, 2025 |title=Nebraska tech prodigy reportedly joins Elon Musk's DOGE project |url=https://nebraska.tv/news/local/nebraska-tech-prodigy-reportedly-joins-elon-musks-doge-project |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=KHGI |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://myravenna.com/city-of-ravenna/ Official Site]

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[[Category:Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area]]