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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Wood Lake, Nebraska |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Wood Lake, Nebraska US20.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Businesses beside [[U.S. Highway 20]] in Wood Lake |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Cherry_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wood_Lake_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Wood Lake, Nebraska |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- 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 = [[Cherry County, Nebraska|Cherry]] |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 = 0.85 |area_land_km2 = 0.82 |area_water_km2 = 0.03 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.33 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.32 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 46 |population_density_km2 = 56.00 |population_density_sq_mi = 145.11 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Central Time Zone (Americas)|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 2690 |coordinates = {{coord|42|38|19|N|100|14|15|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 69221 |area_code = [[Area code 402|402]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 31-53555<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 = 2399730<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399730}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Wood Lake''' is a village in [[Cherry County, Nebraska|Cherry County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 46 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. ==History== Wood Lake was founded in 1882 when the [[Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/cherry/woodlake/ | title=Wood Lake, Cherry County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 2, 2014}}</ref> It was named for the trees at a nearby lake, which were the source of valuable timber.<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=PA140|year=1908|page=140}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.32|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]]|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 198 |1920= 323 |1930= 293 |1940= 323 |1950= 238 |1960= 197 |1970= 117 |1980= 89 |1990= 59 |2000= 72 |2010= 63 |2020= 46 |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=== 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 63 people, 33 households, and 16 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|196.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 48 housing units at an average density of {{convert|150.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. There were 33 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.5% were non-families. 48.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 19% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 11.2% were from 45 to 64; and 38.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.4% male and 47.6% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 72 people, 36 households, and 24 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|224.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 48 housing units at an average density of {{convert|149.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.78% from two or more races. There were 36 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.40. In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 34.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $38,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,063. There were 46.4% of families and 44.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 60.0% of under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64. ==Education== Wood Lake is in [[Valentine Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31031_cherry/DC20SD_C31031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cherry County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 29, 2022}}</ref> [[Valentine High School]] is the sole comprehensive high school of the school district. In 2006 [[Wood Lake Public School]] school district merged into Valentine Community Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DissolutionHistory_2021_22.pdf|title=SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22|publisher=[[Nebraska Department of Education]]|accessdate=November 27, 2022|page=14}}</ref> ==References== <references /> {{Cherry County, Nebraska}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Cherry County, Nebraska]] [[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
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