Editing Republican City, Nebraska

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

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Republican City, Nebraska from US136 2.JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Republican City, seen from [[U.S. Route 136 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 136]]
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = Harlan_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Republican_City_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Republican City, Nebraska
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|pushpin_map              = USA Nebraska#USA
|pushpin_label            = Republican City
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Nebraska##Location within the United States
|pushpin_relief           = yes

<!-- 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        = [[Harlan County, Nebraska|Harlan]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Nebraska townships|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Mullally Township, Harlan County, Nebraska|Mullally]]
|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           = 0.84
|area_land_km2            = 0.84
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.33
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.33
|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         = 134
|population_density_km2   = 158.97
|population_density_sq_mi = 412.31

<!-- 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             = 2024
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|05|55|N|99|13|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 68971
|area_code                = [[Area code 308|308]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 31-41130<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              = 2399060<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399060}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
}}
'''Republican City''' is a village in [[Harlan County, Nebraska|Harlan County]], [[Nebraska]], [[United States]]. The population was 150 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The town is near the [[Harlan County Reservoir]]. At its peak in the 1950s the population was about 4 times larger than it is today{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}.

==History==
Republican City was founded in 1871.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA117 | title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Burr, George L. | year=1921}}</ref> It is named after the [[Republican River]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/harlan/republicancity/ | title=Republican City, Harlan County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.33|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/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

{{Clear|right}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Republican City, Nebraska (Harlan County Lake) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 80
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 108
| Jul record high F = 111
| Aug record high F = 108
| Sep record high F = 105
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 86
| Dec record high F = 81
| year record high F = 111
| Jan high F = 39.0
| Feb high F = 44.2
| Mar high F = 55.5
| Apr high F = 64.6
| May high F = 73.7
| Jun high F = 84.7
| Jul high F = 90.0
| Aug high F = 87.6
| Sep high F = 80.7
| Oct high F = 67.8
| Nov high F = 53.5
| Dec high F = 41.7
| year high F = 65.2
| Jan mean F = 26.6
| Feb mean F = 31.0
| Mar mean F = 41.4
| Apr mean F = 51.0
| May mean F = 61.3
| Jun mean F = 72.4
| Jul mean F = 77.7
| Aug mean F = 75.3
| Sep mean F = 67.0
| Oct mean F = 53.5
| Nov mean F = 40.1
| Dec mean F = 30.0
| year mean F = 52.3
| Jan low F = 14.3
| Feb low F = 17.8
| Mar low F = 27.3
| Apr low F = 37.3
| May low F = 48.9
| Jun low F = 60.0
| Jul low F = 65.4
| Aug low F = 63.0
| Sep low F = 53.3
| Oct low F = 39.2
| Nov low F = 26.6
| Dec low F = 18.2
| year low F = 39.3
| Jan record low F = −24
| Feb record low F = −28
| Mar record low F = −18
| Apr record low F = 9
| May record low F = 18
| Jun record low F = 34
| Jul record low F = 40
| Aug record low F = 42
| Sep record low F = 21
| Oct record low F = 3
| Nov record low F = −10
| Dec record low F = −35
| year record low F = −35
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.38
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.50
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.26
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.43
| May precipitation inch = 4.06
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.57
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.05
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.19
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.64
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.95
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.83
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.81
| year precipitation inch = 24.67
| Jan snow inch = 3.5
| Feb snow inch = 4.2
| Mar snow inch = 1.8
| Apr snow inch = 0.6
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 1.3
| Nov snow inch = 1.6
| Dec snow inch = 2.3
| year snow inch = 15.3
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 3.0
| Feb precipitation days = 3.2
| Mar precipitation days = 4.1
| Apr precipitation days = 8.3
| May precipitation days = 10.4
| Jun precipitation days = 8.9
| Jul precipitation days = 8.8
| Aug precipitation days = 8.7
| Sep precipitation days = 6.0
| Oct precipitation days = 5.3
| Nov precipitation days = 3.1
| Dec precipitation days = 2.4
| year precipitation days = 72.2
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 1.9
| Feb snow days = 2.4
| Mar snow days = 0.9
| Apr snow days = 0.3
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.2
| Nov snow days = 1.0
| Dec snow days = 1.2
| year snow days = 7.9
|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 14, 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=USC00253595&format=pdf
| title = Station: Harlan CO Lake, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = January 14, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 282
|1890= 428
|1900= 386
|1910= 476
|1920= 424
|1930= 417
|1940= 331
|1950= 580
|1960= 189
|1970= 179
|1980= 231
|1990= 199
|2000= 209
|2010= 150
|2020= 134
|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 150 people, 76 households, and 47 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|454.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 207 housing units at an average density of {{convert|627.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3%.<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 the 76 households 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.2% of households were one person and 15.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.51.

The median age in the village was 59.8 years. 14% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 11.3% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 38.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 209 people, 107 households, and 69 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|633.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 218 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 99.52% White, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 107 households 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.6% of households were one person and 20.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.43.

The age distribution was 12.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 11.0% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% 65 or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median household income was $26,250, and the median family income  was $32,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,863. About 6.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.2% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Harlan County, Nebraska}}

{{authority control}}

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