Papillion, Nebraska Papillion, Nebraska Location of Papillion inside Nebraska and Sarpy County Location of Papillion inside Nebraska and Sarpy County Papillion is a town/city in Sarpy County in the State of Nebraska.
The town/city is part of the larger five-county metro region of Omaha, and is the governmental center of county of Sarpy County. The populace of Papillion was 18,894 at the 2010 census.
According to small-town tradition the early French explorers titled the creek Papillion because many butterflies were found along its grassy banks. Papillion was platted in 1870 when the barns was extended to that point. Papillion (sometimes referred to as "Papio" by its residents) is one of the last of the late 18th-century, Paris-inspired frontier metros/cities left in the Midwest.
Halleck Park, a recreation region in the heart of the city, includes many trails, open spaces, trees and a number of areas of interest, including Papio Fun Park, Papio Bay Aquatic Park, Papio Pool, and Papio Bowl.
Village Park, Papio Bay Aquatic Center (including two water slides and a zero depth pool) and Walnut Creek recreational park round out just a several of the many parks and recreational interest points of the city.
Papillion Junior High School is in the downtown region south of Papio Creek; the building was the high school until August 1971 while the old junior high was directly west, athwart the street.
Clarke banking home, Sump Memorial Library, City Hall, Portal One-Room School House, Papillion Municipal Building (Sarpy County Courthouse until 1970), and the John Sutter House.
Other areas of interest in Papillion include Sarpy County Court House and Jail, Shadow Lake Towne Center, and Midlands Hospital, all along Nebraska Highway 370 in the southern portion of the city.
Papillion is now Nebraska's home of Triple-A minor league baseball.
Werner Park, positioned less than three miles (5 km) west of the town/city on Highway 370 in unincorporated Sarpy County, opened in 2011 as the new home of the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Pacific Coast League.
Papillion City Hall Following former Mayor James Blinn's resignation on July 7, 2009, town/city council president David Black became mayor of Papillion.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.47 square miles (16.76 km2), of which 6.45 square miles (16.71 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,363 citizens , 5,505 homeholds, and 4,337 families residing in the city.
There were 5,751 housing units at an average density of 1,380.5 per square mile (532.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.02% White, 2.46% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other competitions, and 1.71% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,505 homeholds out of which 46.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families.
17.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $63,992, and the median income for a family was $70,737 (these figures had risen to $72,136 and $80,923 in the order given as of a 2007 estimate).
About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,894 citizens , 6,925 homeholds, and 5,079 families residing in the city.
There were 7,240 housing units at an average density of 1,122.5 per square mile (433.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.7% White, 3.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 1.5% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,925 homeholds of which 38.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families.
22.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 36.8 years.
27.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older.
Papillion is part of the Papillion-La Vista Public School District, which includes two high schools, three middle schools and various enhance elementary schools.
It is positioned in southwest Papillion while Papillion-La Vista High School, opened in 1971, is positioned in the northern part of the town/city close to the La - Vista border.
Papillion is home to Nebraska Christian College, accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Climate data for Papillion, Nebraska usgennet.org - Nebraska place names - Sarpy County - accessed 2011-09-08 "Papillion, Sarpy County".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Monthly Averages for Papillion, Nebraska".
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