Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island Location of Grand Island in County and State Location of Grand Island in County and State State Nebraska Grand Island is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The populace was 48,520 at the 2010 census. Grand Island is the principal town/city of the Grand Island urbane area, which consists of Hall, Merrick, Howard and Hamilton counties.
The Grand Island urbane region has an official populace of 83,472 residents. Grand Island has been given the All-America City Award three times (1955, 1967, and 1981 82) by the National Civic League.
Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state, as well as the home of the Southern Power District serving southern Nebraska.
In 1857, 35 German pioneer left Davenport, Iowa, and headed west to Nebraska to start a new settlement on an island known by French traders as La Grande Isle, which was formed by the Wood River and the Platte River.
Grand Island, 1867 Surveyors from the Union Pacific Railroad laid out a town called Grand Island Station and many pioneer living on Grand Island moved to the new town, positioned slightly inland from the island. In 1868 the barns reached the area, bringing increased trade and business.
By 1870, 1,057 citizens lived in the town and in 1872 the town was incorporated as Grand Island. The first sugar beet refining factory in the United States was assembled in the southwest part of Grand Island. Main article: 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak On June 3, 1980, Grand Island was hit by a massive supercell storm.
Grand Island is positioned in Nebraska.
40 55 20 N 98 21 29 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 28.55 square miles (73.94 km2), of which, 28.41 square miles (73.58 km2) is territory and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. Climate data for Grand Island As of the census of 2010, there were 48,520 citizens , 18,326 homeholds, and 11,846 families residing in the city.
There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 683.8 per square mile (264.0/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 80.0% White, 2.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 13.1% from other competitions, and 2.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 18,326 homeholds of which 35.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 34.7 years.
27.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,940 citizens , 16,426 homeholds, and 11,038 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 2,000.2 citizens per square mile (772.2/km2).
There were 17,421 housing units at an average density of 811.5 per square mile (313.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 86.72% White, 0.42% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 9.64% from other competitions, and 1.42% from two or more competitions.
There were 16,426 homeholds out of which 34.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
27.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Construction of a major water detention cell for flood control by the Central Platte River Natural Resources District, the town/city of Grand Island, Hall County and Merrick County has been delayed by slow clean up of burning grounds with buried and unexploded gravel mines on the former Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant. In 1981, a plume of contaminated groundwater was identified beneath the former Ammunition Plant, which is situated in 20 square miles west of Grand Island.
The plume extended to northeast of the plant for about five miles and migrated towards Grand Island.
After the discernment of contaminated groundwater in 1981, the Army extended Grand Island town/city water lines to non-urban subdivisions (that as of 2014 are part of the Capital Heights and Le Heights areas) in 1985, because well water may have exposed inhabitants to contaminated water.
In 1993, town/city water lines in northwest and north central Grand Island were extended.
In 2010 Grand Island became the home of the Nebraska State Fair. US Highway 281 is the chief north-south route in the city, running through the city's west edge south to Hastings, Nebraska, and north to O'Neill, Nebraska.
Central Nebraska Regional Airport is positioned in Grand Island.
On September 4, 2008, Allegiant Air began nonstop service from Grand Island to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main article: Media in Grand Island, Nebraska Grand Island has two hospitals; Saint Francis Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Grand Island Public Schools Grand Island Northwest Public Schools Grand Island Senior High School United States Enumeration Bureau.
Enumeration Bureau Delivers Nebraska's 2010 Enumeration Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting".
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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"Nebraska State Fair".
Nebraska State Fair Park.
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