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Fillmore County Family & Community Services
130 South 8th Street
Geneva NE 68361
402.759.3564
Fillmore County Head Start
130 South 8th Street
Geneva NE 68361
402.759.3699
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
402.729.2278 ext. 104
Second Tuesday of the month.
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fillmore County Transit
1120 F Street
Geneva NE 68361
402.759.3345
Cellular No. 402.366.0552 or 402.366.0554
Fillmore County Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
United Methodist Church
10th & "H" Street
Geneva, NE 68361
3rd Monday of each month.
 
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Geopolitical Information
Land Area
577 square miles
Population (2000) 6,634
U.S. Congress 3rd District
County Government Board of Supervisors
County Seat Geneva
License Prefix 34
Nebraska Unicameral 32nd District
Towns and Population (2000): Exeter – 712; Fairmont – 691; Geneva – 2,226; Grafton – 152; Milligan – 315; Ohiowa – 142; Shickley – 376; Strang – 32

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Community Inventory
Airports Fairmont State Airfield (KFMZ)
Colleges No Local Campuses
Hospitals Fillmore County Hospital – Geneva
Libraries Exeter, Fairmont, Geneva, Milligan, and Shickley
Newspapers Nebraska Signal – Geneva
Radio No Community-based Broadcaster
School Districts, Public
Exeter-Milligan Public; Fillmore Central Public – Geneva and Fairmont; Ohiowa Public; Shickley Public; Strang Public
School Districts, Private Grace Lutheran Elementary, Geneva
Schools, State-Supported Geneva North School
Television No Community-based Broadcaster
Web Site http://www.fillmorecounty.org/

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Census Data — 2000
Category
Total
Low-Income
Percent
Low-Income
Basic Demographics      
Total Population
6,634
498
7.5
  Sex      
  Male
3,195
   
Female
3,439
   
Location      
  Urban
0
   
Rural
6,634
   
Age      
  Under 5 years
382
41
10.7
Age 5-17
1,358
100
7.4
Age 18-64
3,472
232
6.7
Age 65 and older
1,422
125
8.8
Disabilities
1,660
   
  Total for under 5
N/A
   
Total for people 5 to 15 years old
58
   
Total for people 16 to 64 years old
778
   
Total for people 65 years and older
824
   
Household Data      
Number of Households
2,689
   
  Household size      
  1-person household
819
   
2-person household
970
   
3-person household
342
   
4-person household
311
   
5-or-more person household
247
   
Number of Family Households
   
  Married with children under 18
1,577
   
  Husband and wife work
882
   
Single parent male with children under 18
76
   
Single parent female with children under 18
153
   

Grandparents who live with grandchildren

28
   
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren under 18
23
   
Ethnicity      
Race      
  White
6,466
   
Black or African American
2
   
American Indian or Alaska Native
33
   
Asian
10
   
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0
   
Some other race
5
   
Two or more races
42
   
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race
76
   
Place of Birth      
  Born in state of residence
5,577
   
Born in other state in U.S.
995
   
Born outside of U.S.
12
   
Foreign born
50
   
  Naturalized citizen
28
   
Not a citizen
22
   
Language Spoken at Home      
  English only      
  Age 5-17
1,315
   
Age 18 and older
4,670
   
Spanish or Spanish Creole      
  Age 5-17
43
   
Age 18 and older
73
   
German      
  Age 5-17
0
   
Age 18 and older
45
   
Education of Adults Over Age 25      
No Schooling Completed
10
   
Some Schooling, but No Diploma
264
   
High School Graduate
1,948
   
Associate Degree
393
   
Bachelor's Degree
534
   
Master's Degree
141
   
Employment      
Industry for Employed Population Over 16 Years      
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining
623
   
Construction
326
   
Manufacturing
291
   
Retail Trade
152
   
Education, health, and social services
673
   
Means of Transportation to Work      
  Car, truck or van
2,664
   
Public transportation
0
   
Motorcycle
3
   
Bicycle
6
   
Walk
190
   
Other
2
   
Work at home
310
   
Travel Time to Work for 16 and Older      
  Less than 5 minutes
618
   
Between 5 and 20 minutes
1,399
   
20 to 59 minutes
750
   
60 to 89 minutes
60
   
More than 90 minutes
38
   
Work at home
310
   
Income      
Household Income in 1999      
  Less than $10,000
246
   
$10,000 to $29,999
865
   
$30,000 to $59,999
1,088
   
$60,000 to $99,999
377
   
Over $100,000
103
   
Median Household Income
$ 35,162
   
Families Receiving Public Assistance in 1999
60
   
Poverty Status — Income below poverty level
498
   
  Under 5 years
41
   
Age 5 to 17
100
   
Age 18 to 64
232
   
Age 65 and above
125
   
Housing      
Residence in 1995 for Population over 5 years      
  Same house in 1995
4,048
   
Different house in 1995
2,204
   
Housing Units
2,990
   
  Location      
  Urban
0
   
Rural
2,990
   
  Farm
357
   
Non-farm
2,633
   
Occupancy      
  Occupied
2,689
   
Vacant
301
   
Year Structure Built      
  1939 or earlier
1,343
   
1940-1959
563
   
1960-1979
705
   
1980-March 2000
379
   
Median Rent
$     271
   

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