Brewster, Nebraska

The town was laid out in 1884 by George Washington Brewster who had homesteaded the land there. It was named for one of his ancestors, William Brewster, who had arrived in America on the Mayflower. The community was named the county seat in 1887 after George Washington Brewster offered to build the required buildings. According to town lore, Brewster had expected the state capitol to be located in the community because of its central location.Schipporeit, Al. [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/blaine/brewster/ "Brewster--Blaine County".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306010308/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/blaine/brewster/ |date=March 6, 2016 }} [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php Nebraska... Our Towns.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123132824/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php |date=November 23, 2011 }} Retrieved July 27, 2013.

In 1887 the outlaw D.C."Doc" Middleton opened a saloon in the community.

Brewster almost became a railhead, when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad graded a line from Sargent in 1897.{{cite web|url=http://genealogytrails.com/neb/blaine/newsandtidbits.htm|title=Blaine News and Tidbits|accessdate=January 15, 2020}} The line would have had an intermediate station at Moulton.Twentieth Century Peerless Atlas Crowell Publishing 1908, Nebraska map

Following the 2010 census Brewster became the smallest incorporated county seat in the United States replacing Amidon, North Dakota for the title. Amidon had 26 people in 2000 and Brewster had 29. In the 2010 census Brewster had 17 while Amidon had 20.

There are two other unincorporated county seats in the same range -- Mentone, Texas (population 19), the county seat of Loving County and Gann Valley, South Dakota (population 14), the county seat of Buffalo County, South Dakota.{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 2, 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{US Census population|align=left

|1950= 69

|1960= 44

|1970= 54

|1980= 46

|1990= 22

|2000= 29

|2010= 17

|2020= 12

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}
2012 Estimate{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archivedate=October 19, 2013}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 24, 2012}} of 2010, there were 17 people, 8 households, and 6 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|188.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 21 housing units at an average density of {{convert|233.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.

There were 8 households, of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.50.

The median age in the village was 61.8 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 5.9% were from 25 to 44; 35.3% were from 45 to 64; and 41.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 58.8% male and 41.2% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 29 people, 12 households, and 9 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|333.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20 housing units at an average density of {{convert|230.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 12 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 37.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,840. There were 33.3% of families and 20.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

File:Blaine County, Nebraska courthouse from SE 2.JPG

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}

Brewster has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa/Dfb) with summers featuring hot afternoons, comfortable mornings, and occasional heavy rain, and winters that are generally freezing but vary from mild with chinook winds to frigid Arctic conditions.

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|location = Brewster, Nebraska (1971–2000; extremes 1948−2001)

|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 72

|Feb record high F = 81

|Mar record high F = 86

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 99

|Jun record high F = 108

|Jul record high F = 109

|Aug record high F = 105

|Sep record high F = 100

|Oct record high F = 93

|Nov record high F = 82

|Dec record high F = 73

|Jan high F = 33.9

|Feb high F = 39.1

|Mar high F = 48.7

|Apr high F = 60.4

|May high F = 70.7

|Jun high F = 81.3

|Jul high F = 87.3

|Aug high F = 85.6

|Sep high F = 76.8

|Oct high F = 64.7

|Nov high F = 46.8

|Dec high F = 37.1

|year high F= 61.0

|Jan mean F = 20.2

|Feb mean F = 25.5

|Mar mean F = 34.7

|Apr mean F = 45.7

|May mean F = 56.6

|Jun mean F = 66.8

|Jul mean F = 72.7

|Aug mean F = 70.6

|Sep mean F = 60.7

|Oct mean F = 48.4

|Nov mean F = 32.8

|Dec mean F = 23.4

|year mean F= 46.5

|Jan low F = 6.5

|Feb low F = 11.8

|Mar low F = 20.6

|Apr low F = 30.9

|May low F = 42.4

|Jun low F = 52.2

|Jul low F = 58.1

|Aug low F = 55.6

|Sep low F = 44.5

|Oct low F = 32.0

|Nov low F = 18.7

|Dec low F = 9.6

|year low F= 31.9

|Jan record low F = −34

|Feb record low F = −35

|Mar record low F = −26

|Apr record low F = 2

|May record low F = 19

|Jun record low F = 32

|Jul record low F = 38

|Aug record low F = 37

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = 6

|Nov record low F = −20

|Dec record low F = −35

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.41

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.64

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.33

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.90

|May precipitation inch = 3.58

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.72

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.23

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.06

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.75

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.36

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.03

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.53

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch

|Jan precipitation days = 2.9

|Feb precipitation days = 3.2

|Mar precipitation days = 5.2

|Apr precipitation days = 7.4

|May precipitation days = 9.3

|Jun precipitation days = 9.0

|Jul precipitation days = 7.7

|Aug precipitation days = 6.7

|Sep precipitation days = 5.8

|Oct precipitation days = 4.4

|Nov precipitation days = 3.7

|Dec precipitation days = 2.7

|Jan snow inch = 5.6

|Feb snow inch = 4.6

|Mar snow inch = 5.2

|Apr snow inch = 1.3

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.1

|Oct snow inch = 1.2

|Nov snow inch = 6.8

|Dec snow inch = 4.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 inch

|Jan snow days = 2.3

|Feb snow days = 2.0

|Mar snow days = 2.1

|Apr snow days = 1.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.1

|Oct snow days = 0.5

|Nov snow days = 1.7

|Dec snow days = 1.8

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|date=April 2011}}

• Milly Bernard - Member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1966 to 1976.
• Finn Sawyer (fictional character) from the Disney series Bunk'd, was stated to come from Brewster, according to the season three episode, "We Can't Bear It!".

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