Editing Wakefield, Nebraska

{{short description|City in Dixon and Wayne counties in Nebraska, United States}}
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'''Wakefield''' is a city in [[Dixon County, Nebraska|Dixon]] and [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne]] Counties in the [[U.S. state|State]] of [[Nebraska]]. The population was 1,451 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

The Dixon County portion of Wakefield is part of the [[Sioux City metropolitan area]].

==History==
Wakefield got its start in the year 1881, following construction of the [[Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway]] through the territory.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/dixon/wakefield/ | title=Wakefield, Dixon County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref> It was named for L. W. Wakefield, a railroad engineer.<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=PA195|year=1908|page=195}}</ref> Wakefield was incorporated in 1883.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdixonco01huse | title=History of Dixon County, Nebraska: Its Pioneers, Settlement, Growth and Development | publisher=Press of the Daily News | author=Huse, William | year=1896 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofdixonco01huse/page/257 257]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1900= 755
|1910= 861
|1920= 1114
|1930= 1112
|1940= 961
|1950= 1027
|1960= 1068
|1970= 1160
|1980= 1125
|1990= 1082
|2000= 1411
|2010= 1451
|2020= 1522
|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=October 18, 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 1,451 people, 534 households, and 352 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1667.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 575 housing units at an average density of {{convert|660.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 21.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 33.6% of the population.

There were 534 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 38 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,411 people, 522 households, and 346 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,020.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 558 housing units at an average density of {{convert|799.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 13.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.43% of the population.

There were 522 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $32,308, and the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $20,789 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,830. About 5.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The largest employer in Wakefield is the [[Michael Foods]] egg-processing plant, with 800 employees.  Other major employers include Wakefield Health Care Center, a nursing home with 65 employees; Wakefield Public School, with 55 employees; Central Valley Ag, a supplier of fertilizer and farm supplies, with 20 employees; and Roses Transport, a freight-hauling company with 17 employees.<ref>[http://sites.nppd.com/aedc/fastfacts.asp?city=Wakefield "Community Fast Facts Profile: Wakefield, Nebraska".]  [http://sites.nppd.com/ Nebraska Public Power District.]  Retrieved 2010-03-05</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|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}}</ref>

===Climate===
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|location = Wakefield, Nebraska (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1897−present)
|single line = Y
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|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 101
|May record high F = 109
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 72
|year record high F = 115

|Jan avg record high F = 53.9
|Feb avg record high F = 58.8
|Mar avg record high F = 73.9
|Apr avg record high F = 83.3
|May avg record high F = 90.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.2
|Jul avg record high F = 95.7
|Aug avg record high F = 93.9
|Sep avg record high F = 90.9
|Oct avg record high F = 85.6
|Nov avg record high F = 70.7
|Dec avg record high F = 55.2
|year avg record high F = 98.3

|Jan high F = 31.7
|Feb high F = 36.9
|Mar high F = 49.8
|Apr high F = 62.8
|May high F = 73.3
|Jun high F = 83.0
|Jul high F = 86.3
|Aug high F = 84.1
|Sep high F = 78.3
|Oct high F = 65.1
|Nov high F = 48.2
|Dec high F = 35.1
|year high F = 61.2
|Jan mean F = 20.6
|Feb mean F = 25.3
|Mar mean F = 36.7
|Apr mean F = 48.5
|May mean F = 59.7
|Jun mean F = 70.0
|Jul mean F = 73.4
|Aug mean F = 71.3
|Sep mean F = 63.9
|Oct mean F = 51.1
|Nov mean F = 35.9
|Dec mean F = 24.3
|year mean F = 48.4
|Jan low F = 9.5
|Feb low F = 13.7
|Mar low F = 23.7
|Apr low F = 34.2
|May low F = 46.1
|Jun low F = 57.1
|Jul low F = 60.6
|Aug low F = 58.5
|Sep low F = 49.6
|Oct low F = 37.2
|Nov low F = 23.5
|Dec low F = 13.6
|year low F = 35.6

|Jan avg record low F = -13.6
|Feb avg record low F = -8.0
|Mar avg record low F = 2.8
|Apr avg record low F = 18.2
|May avg record low F = 31.9
|Jun avg record low F = 45.9
|Jul avg record low F = 50.5
|Aug avg record low F = 48.2
|Sep avg record low F = 33.6
|Oct avg record low F = 19.1
|Nov avg record low F = 4.7
|Dec avg record low F = -7.2
|year avg record low F = -17.6

|Jan record low F = −41
|Feb record low F = −38
|Mar record low F = −22
|Apr record low F = -4
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = 0
|Nov record low F = −18
|Dec record low F = −28
|year record low F = -41
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.74
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.95
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.67
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.33
|May precipitation inch = 4.12
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.03
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.72
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.01
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.50
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.40
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.09
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|Jan snow inch = 6.9
|Feb snow inch = 8.1
|Mar snow inch = 5.6
|Apr snow inch = 2.8
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|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 3.6
|Dec snow inch = 7.9
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|Feb precipitation days = 5.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.7
|Apr precipitation days = 9.8
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|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.3
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|Oct precipitation days = 7.2
|Nov precipitation days = 5.3
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7
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|Jan snow days = 4.9
|Feb snow days = 4.7
|Mar snow days = 2.8
|Apr snow days = 1.5
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|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
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|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 4.7
|year snow days = 21.2
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</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=USC00258915&format=pdf
| title = Station: Wakefield, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Wakefield, Nebraska}}
* {{official website|http://www.ci.wakefield.ne.us/}}

{{Dixon County, Nebraska}}
{{Wayne County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Dixon County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Wayne County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Cities in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Sioux City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Nebraska]]