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BVCA Partnership Offices
Butler County Family & Community Services
416 E Street
David City NE 68632
(closed Monday & Friday)
402.367.4347
 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
416 E Street
David City NE 68632
402.367.4347
Second Thursday of each month.
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (or until last scheduled appointment)
 
Information on our Programs and Services is available elsewhere on this site.

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Geopolitical Information
Land Area
587 square miles
Population (2000) 8,767
U.S. Congress 3rd District
County Government Board of Supervisors
County Seat David City
License Prefix 25
Nebraska Unicameral 23rd District
Towns and Population (2000): Abie – 106; Bellwood – 395; Brainard – 326; Bruno – 141; David City – 2,522; Dwight – 227; Garrison – 71; Linwood – 91; Octavia – 132; Rising City – 341; Surprise – 55; Ulysses – 256

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Community Inventory
Airports David City Municipal Airport (93Y)
Colleges No Local Campuses
Hospitals Butler County Health Care Center – David City
Libraries David City, Rising City and Ulysses
Newspapers Banner-Press – David City
Radio No Community-based Broadcaster
School Districts, Public
Abie Public; Bellwood Elementary School; Bruno Public; David City Public; East Butler Public – Brainard and Dwight; Garfield Public – Bellwood; Linwood Public; Rising City Public; Surprise Public
School Districts, Private Aquinas-St. Mary's Catholic Schools, David City
Television No Community-based Broadcaster
Web Site http://www.nol.org/butler

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Census Data — 2000
Category
Total
Low-Income
Percent
Low-Income
Basic Demographics      
Total Population
8,767
713
8.1
  Sex      
  Male
4,475
   
Female
4,292
   
Location      
  Urban
2,586
   
Rural
6,181
   
Age      
  Under 5 years
610
85
13.9
Age 5-17
1,834
162
8.8
Age 18-64
4,773
320
6.7
Age 65 and older
1,550
146
9.4
Disabilities
2,672
   
  Total for under 5
N/A
   
Total for people 5 to 15 years old
90
   
Total for people 16 to 64 years old
1,612
   
Total for people 65 years and older
970
   
Household Data      
Number of Households
3,426
   
  Household size      
  1-person household
972
   
2-person household
1,107
   
3-person household
481
   
4-person household
473
   
5-or-more person household
393
   
Number of Family Households
   
  Married with children under 18
2,111
   
  Husband and wife work
1,074
   
Single parent male with children under 18
104
   
Single parent female with children under 18
159
   

Grandparents who live with grandchildren

51
   
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren under 18
32
   
Ethnicity      
Race      
  White
8,607
   
Black or African American
2
   
American Indian or Alaska Native
14
   
Asian
20
   
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0
   
Some other race
0
   
Two or more races
28
   
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race
96
   
Place of Birth      
  Born in state of residence
7,593
   
Born in other state in U.S.
1,075
   
Born outside of U.S.
20
   
Foreign born
79
   
  Naturalized citizen
30
   
Not a citizen
49
   
Language Spoken at Home      
  English only      
  Age 5-17
1,781
   
Age 18 and older
5,780
   
Spanish or Spanish Creole      
  Age 5-17
38
   
Age 18 and older
102
   
German      
  Age 5-17
7
   
Age 18 and older
36
   
Education of Adults Over Age 25      
No Schooling Completed
17
   
Some Schooling, but No Diploma
502
   
High School Graduate
2,378
   
Associate Degree
450
   
Bachelor's Degree
590
   
Master's Degree
135
   
Employment      
Industry for Employed Population Over 16 Years      
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining
616
   
Construction
244
   
Manufacturing
974
   
Retail Trade
195
   
Education, health, and social services
815
   
Means of Transportation to Work      
  Car, truck or van
3,718
   
Public transportation
9
   
Motorcycle
6
   
Bicycle
11
   
Walk
164
   
Other
27
   
Work at home
367
   
Travel Time to Work for 16 and Older      
  Less than 5 minutes
468
   
Between 5 and 20 minutes
1,582
   
20 to 59 minutes
1,553
   
60 to 89 minutes
223
   
More than 90 minutes
109
   
Work at home
367
   
Income      
Household Income in 1999      
  Less than $10,000
275
   
$10,000 to $29,999
1,061
   
$30,000 to $59,999
1,430
   
$60,000 to $99,999
538
   
Over $100,000
126
   
Median Household Income
$ 36,331
   
Families Receiving Public Assistance in 1999
63
   
Poverty Status — Income below poverty level
713
   
  Under 5 years
85
   
Age 5 to 17
162
   
Age 18 to 64
320
   
Age 65 and above
146
   
Housing      
Residence in 1995 for Population over 5 years      
  Same house in 1995
5,630
   
Different house in 1995
2,527
   
Housing Units
3,901
   
  Location      
  Urban
1,195
   
Rural
2,706
   
  Farm
541
   
Non-farm
2,165
   
Occupancy      
  Occupied
3,426
   
Vacant
475
   
Year Structure Built      
  1939 or earlier
1,682
   
1940-1959
496
   
1960-1979
1,018
   
1980-March 2000
702
   
Median Rent
$     290
   

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