Blue Valley Community Action (BVCA) Partnership Saline County NE

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Saline County

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BVCA Partnership Offices
Saline County Family & Community Services Blue River Family Resource Center 245 East 9th Street, Suite 1 Crete NE 68333 402.826.2376	Early Head Start, Saline County 214 West 3rd Street Wilber NE 68465 402.821.2335
Blue River Family Resource Center 325 East 9th Street, Suite 2 Crete, NE 68333 402.826.4216	Saline County Head Start Blue River Child Development Center 325 East 9th Street Crete NE 68333 402.826.5221
Commodity Supplemental Food Program Saline & Seward Counties-Tailgate site 245 East 9th Street Crete NE 68333 402.729.2278 Thursday that follows the first Tuesday of each month.	Commodity Supplemental Food Program Saline & Seward Counties-Tailgate site 316 South Shimerda Street Wilber NE 68465 402.729.2278 Thursday that follows the first Tuesday of each month.
Saline County Immunization Clinic - Friend Warren Memorial Hospital 905 2nd St. Friend NE 68359 402.947.2541 Fourth Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Saline County Immunization Clinic - Crete Blue River Family Resource Center 245 East 9th Street, Suite 1 Crete NE 68333 402.826.2141 Fourth Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Saline County Immunization Clinic - Crete Crete CommunityCenter 1410 Main Street Crete NE 68333 402.826.2102 First, Second & Third Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Saline County Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Crete Community Center 1410 Main Streett Crete, NE 68333 1st Monday & following Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

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Geopolitical Information
Land Area	575 square miles
Population (2000)	13,843
U.S. Congress	3rd District
County Government	Board of Commissioners
County Seat	Wilber
License Prefix	22
Nebraska Unicameral	32nd District
Towns and Population (2000):	Crete – 6,028; DeWitt – 572; Dorchester – 615; Friend – 1,174; Swanton – 106; Tobias – 158; Western – 287; Wilber – 1,761

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Community Inventory
Airports	Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK); Wilber Municipal Airport (0D6)
Colleges	Doane College
Hospitals	Crete Area Medical Center; Warren Memorial Hospital – Friend
Libraries	Crete, DeWitt, Dorchester, Friend, Tobias, Western, and Wilber
Newspapers	Crete News; DeWitt Times-News; Sentinel – Friend; Wilber Republican
Radio	KDNE-FM – Crete
School Districts, Public	Crete Public; Diamond Public – Crete; Dorchester Public; Friend Public; Valley View Public – Crete; Western Public; Wilber-Clatonia Public – WIlber
School Districts, Private	St. James Elementary – Crete; Zion Lutheran Elementary – Tobias
Television	No Community-based Broadcaster
Web Site	http://www.nol.org/saline

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Census Data — 2000
Category				*Total*	Low-Income	Percent Low-Income
Basic Demographics
Total Population				13,843	1,213	8.8
	Sex
		Male		6,933
		Female		6,910
	Location
		Urban		5,883
		Rural		7,960
	Age
		Under 5 years		792	55	6.9
		Age 5-17		2,625	268	10.2
		Age 18-64		8,040	697	8.7
		Age 65 and older		2,386	193	8.1
Disabilities				3,408
	Total for under 5			N/A
	Total for people 5 to 15 years old			80
	Total for people 16 to 64 years old			1,858
	Total for people 65 years and older			1,470
Household Data
Number of Households				5,188
	Household size
		1-person household		1,426
		2-person household		1,777
		3-person household		767
		4-person household		688
		5-or-more person household		530
Number of Family Households
	Married with children under 18			2,886
		Husband and wife work		1,489
	Single parent male with children under 18			230
	Single parent female with children under 18			377
	Grandparents who live with grandchildren			184
	Grandparents responsible for grandchildren under 18			49
Ethnicity
Race
	White			12,569
	Black or African American			49
	American Indian or Alaska Native			114
	Asian			158
	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander			0
	Some other race			0
	Two or more races			74
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race				879
Place of Birth
	Born in state of residence			10,200
	Born in other state in US			2,741
	Born outside of US			68
	Foreign born			834
		Naturalized citizen		139
		Not a citizen		695
Language Spoken at Home
	English only
		Age 5-17		2,323
		Age 18 and older		9,062
	Spanish or Spanish Creole
		Age 5-17		185
		Age 18 and older		648
	German
		Age 5-17		31
		Age 18 and older		73
Education of Adults Over Age 25
No Schooling Completed				126
Some Schooling, but No Diploma				829
High School Graduate				3,423
Associate Degree				762
Bachelor's Degree				828
Master's Degree				212
Employment
Industry for Employed Population Over 16 Years
	Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining			580
	Construction			313
	Manufacturing			898
	Retail Trade			289
	Education, health, and social services			1,551
Means of Transportation to Work
	Car, truck or van			6,108
	Public transportation			13
	Motorcycle			0
	Bicycle			32
	Walk			386
	Other			39
	Work at home			405
Travel Time to Work for 16 and Older
	Less than 5 minutes			830
	Between 5 and 20 minutes			3,385
	20 to 59 minutes			2,033
	60 to 89 minutes			233
	More than 90 minutes			97
	Work at home			405
Income
Household Income in 1999
	Less than $10,000			510
	$10,000 to $29,999			1,619
	$30,000 to $59,999			1,960
	$60,000 to $99,999			898
	Over $100,000			205
Median Household Income				$ 35,914
Families Receiving Public Assistance in 1999				149
Poverty Status — Income below poverty level				1,213
	Under 5 years			55
	Age 5 to 17			268
	Age 18 to 64			697
	Age 65 and above			193
Housing
Residence in 1995 for Population over 5 years
	Same house in 1995			7,659
	Different house in 1995			5,392
Housing Units				5,611
	Location
		Urban		2,119
		Rural		3,492
			Farm	524
			Non-farm	2,968
	Occupancy
		Occupied		5,188
		Vacant		423
Year Structure Built
	1939 or earlier			2,329
	1940-1959			962
	1960-1979			1,452
	1980-March 2000			868
Median Rent				$ 358

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