Gross, Nebraska
{{Other uses|Gross (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Gross, Nebraska
|settlement_type = Village
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline = Gross, Nebraska downtown 2.JPG
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Downtown Gross
|image_flag =
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|image_map = Boyd_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gross_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location of Gross, Nebraska
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Nebraska
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Boyd
|government_footnotes =
|government_type = Mayor – Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Michael Finnegan
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|leader_name1 =
|established_title =
|established_date = 1893
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 0.33
|area_land_km2 = 0.33
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.13
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.13
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 3
|population_density_km2 = 9.05
|population_density_sq_mi = 23.44
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 1768
|coordinates = {{coord|42|56|46|N|98|34|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 68719{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/68719|title=Gross NE ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}
| area_code = 402 and 531
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 31-20295
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2398211{{cite gnis|2398211|Village of Gross|April 20, 2024}}
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Gross is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census,{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Gross_village,_Nebraska?g=160XX00US3120295 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=data.census.gov}} the village had a total population of 3. In the 2000 United States Census, it was one of only eight places with a population of five people. The others were Storrie, California; Bear Head Lake, Minnesota; Baker, Missouri; Odell, New Hampshire; Maza, North Dakota; Somerset, Vermont, and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
History
Gross was founded in 1893.{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/boyd/gross/ | title=Gross, Boyd County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=30 July 2014}} It was named for Ben Gross, who kept a general store.{{cite web | url=http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/12-us-places-where-your-visit-could-double-the-population/gross-neb | title=12 U.S. places where your visit could double the population | publisher=Mother Nature Network | access-date=2 May 2014}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.13|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 |access-date=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1900= 325
|1910= 111
|1920= 84
|1930= 51
|1940= 23
|1950= 29
|1960= 17
|1970= 8
|1980= 2
|1990= 7
|2000= 5
|2010= 2
|2020= 3
|align-fn=center
|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|access-date=June 23, 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|access-date=June 23, 2013|url-status=dead|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}}
}}
=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-06-24}} of 2010, there were 2 people, 1 household, and 1 family residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|15.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There was 1 household of which 100.0% were married couples living together. 0.0% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.00.
The median age in the village was 49 years. 0.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 0.0% were from 25 to 44; 100% were from 45 to 64; and 0.0% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 5 people, 1 household, and 1 family residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|38.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There was 1 housing unit at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (3.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.
There was 1 household, of which 100.0% were married couple living together, with children under the age of 18 living with them. Consequently, the average household size and the average family size was 5.00.
The age distribution was 20.0% under 18, 40.0% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% over 64 years of age. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
=CNN profile=
The town was the subject of a profile on CNN in November 2018 when, to mark that year's Thanksgiving, Gross' two inhabitants hosted a family reunion that briefly swelled its population to 20.{{cite news
| last = Kent
| first = Lauren
| date = November 22, 2018
| title = This Nebraska town -- population 2 -- grew to 10 times its size for a Thanksgiving feast
| url = https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/us/nebraska-town-population-2-thanksgiving-trnd/index.html
| work = CNN.com
| access-date = November 22, 2018
}}
Image:Gross_NE.jpg
Image:Gross_NE2.jpg
Image:Population sign, Gross, Nebraska, USA.jpg|Sign listing the population as 3
Education
Gross is in Boyd County Schools,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31015_boyd/DC20SD_C31015.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417215224/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31015_boyd/DC20SD_C31015.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-17 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Boyd County, NE|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-04-17}} established in June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://nep.education.ne.gov//snapshot.html#08-0051-000/about|title=Boyd County Schools|publisher=Nebraska Department of Education|accessdate=2021-04-20}}
Gross was formerly in West Boyd Public Schools,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st31_ne/c31015_boyd/DC10SD_C31015_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Boyd County, NE|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-04-17}} which was established in a merger in July 2007.{{cite web|url=https://reportcard.education.ne.gov/Default.aspx?AgencyID=08-0050-000|title=WEST BOYD SCHOOL DISTRICT|publisher=Nebraska Department of Education|accessdate=2021-04-20}}
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