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BVCA Partnership Offices
York County Family & Community Services
3401 North Lincoln Avenue
York NE 68467
402.362.3516
York County Head Start-Preschool Academy of York (P.L.A.Y.)
225 West 5th Street
York NE 68467
402.362.4299
York County Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
First Lutheran Church
14th & Delaware Avenue
York, NE 68467
2nd Monday & following Tuesday & Wednesday.
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Fillmore & York Counties
3401 North Lincoln Avenue
York NE 68467
402.362.3516
Second Tuesday of the month.
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Information on our Programs and Services is available elsewhere on this site.

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Geopolitical Information
Land Area
576 square miles
Population (2000) 14,598
U.S. Congress 3rd District
County Government Board of Commissioners
County Seat York
License Prefix 17
Nebraska Unicameral 24th District
Towns and Population (2000): Benedict – 278; Bradshaw – 336; Gresham – 270; Henderson – 986; Lushton – 33; McCool Junction – 385; Thayer – 71; Waco – 256; York – 8,081

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Community Inventory
Airports York Municipal Airport (KJYR)
Colleges York College
Hospitals Henderson Health Care Services Inc.; York General Hospital
Libraries Gresham and York
Newspapers Henderson News; York News-Times
Radio KAWL – York; KTMX – York
School Districts, Public
Centennial Public – Utica (Seward County); Cross County Community Schools – Benedict & Stromsburg (Polk County); Heartland Community Schools – Henderson & Bradshaw; McCool Junction Public; York Public
School Districts, Private AMS Christian Academy – York; Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Elementary – York; Dale Larsen Christian Academy – York; Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran Schools – Waco; St. Joseph's Elementary – York; St. John's Lutheran – Waco
Television No Community-based Broadcaster
Web Site http://www.nol.org/york

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Census Data — 2000
Category
Total
Low-Income
Percent
Low-Income
Basic Demographics      
Total Population
14,598
1,170
8.0
  Sex      
  Male
6,988
   
Female
7,610
   
Location      
  Urban
7,890
   
Rural
6,708
   
Age      
  Under 5 years
845
112
13.3
Age 5-17
2,843
266
9.4
Age 18-64
8,376
624
7.5
Age 65 and older
2,534
168
6.6
Disabilities
3,540
   
  Total for under 5
N/A
   
Total for people 5 to 15 years old
172
   
Total for people 16 to 64 years old
1,824
   
Total for people 65 years and older
1,544
   
Household Data      
Number of Households
5,722
   
  Household size      
  1-person household
1,577
   
2-person household
2,143
   
3-person household
766
   
4-person household
693
   
5-or-more person household
543
   
Number of Family Households
   
  Married with children under 18
3,492
   
  Husband and wife work
1,808
   
Single parent male with children under 18
160
   
Single parent female with children under 18
310
   

Grandparents who live with grandchildren

78
   
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren under 18
41
   
Ethnicity      
Race      
  White
14,078
   
Black or African American
86
   
American Indian or Alaska Native
22
   
Asian
54
   
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
8
   
Some other race
0
   
Two or more races
92
   
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race
258
   
Place of Birth      
  Born in state of residence
10,986
   
Born in other state in US
3,325
   
Born outside of US
40
   
Foreign born
247
   
  Naturalized citizen
76
   
Not a citizen
171
   
Language Spoken at Home      
  English only      
  Age 5-17
2,743
   
Age 18 and older
10,280
   
Spanish or Spanish Creole      
  Age 5-17
53
   
Age 18 and older
224
   
German      
  Age 5-17
28
   
Age 18 and older
241
   
Education of Adults Over Age 25      
No Schooling Completed
9
   
Some Schooling, but No Diploma
629
   
High School Graduate
3,598
   
Associate Degree
913
   
Bachelor's Degree
1,158
   
Master's Degree
309
   
Employment      
Industry for Employed Population Over 16 Years      
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining
660
   
Construction
428
   
Manufacturing
933
   
Retail Trade
361
   
Education, health, and social services
1,560
   
Means of Transportation to Work      
  Car, truck or van
6,298
   
Public transportation
0
   
Motorcycle
0
   
Bicycle
31
   
Walk
410
   
Other
48
   
Work at home
418
   
Travel Time to Work for 16 and Older      
  Less than 5 minutes
998
   
Between 5 and 20 minutes
4,444
   
20 to 59 minutes
1,174
   
60 to 89 minutes
112
   
More than 90 minutes
59
   
Work at home
418
   
Income      
Household Income in 1999      
  Less than $10,000
417
   
$10,000 to $29,999
2,207
   
$30,000 to $59,999
2,306
   
$60,000 to $99,999
940
   
Over $100,000
265
   
Median Household Income
$ 37,093
   
Families Receiving Public Assistance in 1999
130
   
Poverty Status — Income below poverty level
1,170
   
  Under 5 years
112
   
Age 5 to 17
266
   
Age 18 to 64
624
   
Age 65 and above
168
   
Housing      
Residence in 1995 for Population over 5 years      
  Same house in 1995
8,148
   
Different house in 1995
5,605
   
Housing Units
6,172
   
  Location      
  Urban
3,408
   
Rural
2,764
   
  Farm
536
   
Non-farm
2,228
   
Occupancy      
  Occupied
5,722
   
Vacant
450
   
Year Structure Built      
  1939 or earlier
2,173
   
1940-1959
1,058
   
1960-1979
1,824
   
1980-March 2000
1,117
   
Median Rent
$     356
   

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