Cody, Nebraska

Cody was platted in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/cherry/cody/ | title=Cody, Cherry County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 2, 2014}} It was named for Thomas Cody, a railroad foreman.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=36| isbn=0803250606 }}{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA58|year=1908|page=58}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|1.03|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}

The students from Cody-Kilgore Public School have helped to run the Circle C grocery store and were featured on Harvest Public Media and The News Hour nationally on PBS.{{Cite web|url = http://harvestpublicmedia.org/content/watch-students-stepped-run-tiny-towns-grocery-store#.Vt4kO0IrLcs|title = Watch: Students stepped-in to run this tiny town's grocery store {{!}} Harvest Public Media|website = harvestpublicmedia.org|access-date = March 8, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160308122024/http://harvestpublicmedia.org/content/watch-students-stepped-run-tiny-towns-grocery-store#.Vt4kO0IrLcs|archive-date = March 8, 2016|url-status = dead}}

The town also has a city park with camping facilities and showers for travelers, including cyclists riding the Cowboy Trail through town.

{{US Census population

|1910= 185

|1920= 428

|1930= 408

|1940= 375

|1950= 296

|1960= 230

|1970= 246

|1980= 177

|1990= 177

|2000= 149

|2010= 154

|2020= 168

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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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}

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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 154 people, 66 households, and 43 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|149.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 88 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.9% White, 4.5% Native American, and 2.6% from two or more races.

There were 66 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 45 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 149 people, 66 households, and 45 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|145.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 81 housing units at an average density of {{convert|79.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.63% White, 0.67% Native American, 2.68% Asian, and 2.01% from two or more races.

There were 66 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,357, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,772. There were 18.2% of families and 25.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 30.0% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

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