Fremont, Nebraska Fremont, Nebraska Fremont's historic downtown is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Fremont is a town/city in Dodge County in the easterly portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.
Fremont is the governmental center of county and the home of Midland University.
Fremont is the city's namesake.
A ferry connected the two banks of the Elkhorn River near Fremont.
Fremont was laid out in 1856 in anticipation that the barns would be extended to that site. It was titled after the American explorer, politician and military official General John C.
Due to the town's geographically central location, the First Transcontinental Telegraph line (1861), barns (1866) and highway (1913) passed through or very near Fremont.
Original brick portions of the "Old Lincoln Highway" positioned east of Fremont, on the way to Omaha.
Fremont is the namesake for the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, which was settled by Luther H.
On January 10, 1976, in downtown Fremont, the Pathfinder Hotel exploded due to a natural gas leak in the basement.
Fremont attained national consideration in 2010 when inhabitants allowed a popular vote that would ban illegal immigrants from renting and working in the town. Fremont is positioned along the Platte River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of the biggest city in the area, Omaha, and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the state capitol, Lincoln.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.85 square miles (22.92 km2), of which, 8.80 square miles (22.79 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Fremont is quite flat, lying in the river plain between the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, at an altitude of approximately 366 meters (1,203 ft) above sea level.
Snowfall (in) 7.5 7 6.3 1.1 .1 0 0 0 0 .3 2.6 5.7 Fremont is the governmental center of county of Dodge County, Nebraska, and is likewise the financial and civil center of the area.
Facilitated by the culmination of the US Highway 275 and Highway 30 bypass around Fremont, from Omaha, easterly Fremont is burgeoning rapidly as a bedroom improve for Omaha (see links to air photos below).
There were 10,725 homeholds of which 31.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families.
24.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,174 citizens , 10,171 homeholds, and 6,672 families residing in the city, which makes it the 6th biggest city in Nebraska.
There were 10,171 homeholds out of which 30.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Fremont has its roots in agriculture and is still an agribusiness community, with the typical horizon of grain silos and elevators.
Other large employers include the Fremont Area Medical Center and the small-town newspaper, the Fremont Tribune.
The three primary industrial sectors in Fremont are food processing, metal fabrication, and teleservices.
May Historical Museum is homed in a Victorian home assembled by Fremont's first mayor, Theron Nye, in 1874.
Fremont's barns history is preserved in the Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR), weekend trips on the historical Fremont Dinner Train, and at the Nebraska Railroad Museum.
Historic downtown Fremont is known for its various antique stores, and a compilation of historical buildings.
Dodge County Courthouse in Fremont, Nebraska Later used as apartements and a grocery store, it was restored for theatre use by a non-profit group in the 1970s, and again in 2003 by the Fremont High Drama Club.
Each summer, in July, Fremont spends a long weekend celebrating John C.
Fremont Days, which is a celebration of Fremont's history through a parade, Chautauqua, rodeo, classic car show and small-town vendors selling their handmade crafts.
For recreation, the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (also known as "the State Lakes") attracts boaters, skiers, fishermen and beachgoers from the region to the group of 20 man-made tree-lined lakes which cover nearly 700 acres (2.8 km2), along the Platte River.
Two county-wide Boy Scout camps, Camp Cedars and Camp Eagle, are positioned near Fremont, along the Platte River.
Fremont forms part of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum collection.
Fremont has 21 city-owned parks, with a combined region of over 400 acres (1.6 km2).
Located in the northwest corner of Fremont near the "Washington Heights" neighborhood is the Fremont Golf Club (FGC).
Fremont is the home of the undergraduate liberal arts college, Midland University, which homes the Musbach Art Center, among other attractions.
The Metropolitan Community College fitness has a improve college ground in Fremont as well.
There is one enhance high school, Fremont Senior High (part of the Fremont Public School System), one private school, Archbishop Bergan Catholic School (Pre-K-12), and one private elementary/middle school, Trinity Lutheran School.
Charlie Janssen, Nebraska State Auditor, former member of Nebraska council City of Fremont.
"Fremont, Dodge County".
"Profile for Fremont, NE".
Helen Divjak, Seattle's Fremont, Arcadia Publishing (2006, Images of America series), ISBN 978-0-7385-3119-9.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Fremont Tribune.
City of Fremont Fremont & Dodge County Convention & Visitor Bureau Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce The Fremont Tribune The Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad Main Street Fremont Municipalities and communities of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States
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