Loup City, Nebraska

The first settlement at Loup City was made in the mid 1860s.{{cite web | url=http://www.loupcity.org/our_community.htm | title=Our Community | publisher=Loup City, NE city website | accessdate=24 August 2014}} Loup City was platted in 1864, and designated county seat.{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/sherman/loupcity/ | title=Loup City, Sherman County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=23 August 2014}} Loup City was named after the Loup River.{{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 |isbn=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=135}} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.]

During the Great Depression, Loup City was the site of a clash between leftist activists, influenced by Mother Bloor, who clashed with area residents in June 1934 following efforts by Communists to organize the workers of a poultry processing plant.

The completion of Sherman Reservoir in 1963 added tourism to the area's economic base.

{{US Census population|align=left

|1890= 871

|1900= 926

|1910= 1128

|1920= 1364

|1930= 1446

|1940= 1675

|1950= 1508

|1960= 1415

|1970= 1456

|1980= 1368

|1990= 1104

|2000= 1116

|2010= 1173

|2020= 1053

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

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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=2012-06-24}} of 2010, there were 1,173 people, 702 households, and 263 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1094.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 996 housing units at an average density of {{convert|605.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 704 households, of which 88.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 0.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 3.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals; 20.4% consisted of someone who was 65 years of age or older and living alone. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.33.

The median age in the city was 39.7 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.94|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=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}

{{Weather box

|location = Loup City, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present)

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| Jan record high F = 75

| Feb record high F = 80

| Mar record high F = 92

| Apr record high F = 98

| May record high F = 101

| Jun record high F = 107

| Jul record high F = 112

| Aug record high F = 110

| Sep record high F = 105

| Oct record high F = 97

| Nov record high F = 85

| Dec record high F = 83

| year record high F = 112

|Jan avg record high F = 60.1

|Feb avg record high F = 64.6

|Mar avg record high F = 77.4

|Apr avg record high F = 84.4

|May avg record high F = 89.7

|Jun avg record high F = 95.0

|Jul avg record high F = 98.4

|Aug avg record high F = 96.2

|Sep avg record high F = 92.3

|Oct avg record high F = 86.7

|Nov avg record high F = 74.5

|Dec avg record high F = 61.3

|year avg record high F = 99.1

| Jan high F = 37.4

| Feb high F = 41.3

| Mar high F = 52.6

| Apr high F = 62.9

| May high F = 72.9

| Jun high F = 83.7

| Jul high F = 88.2

| Aug high F = 86.1

| Sep high F = 78.7

| Oct high F = 65.7

| Nov high F = 51.7

| Dec high F = 39.6

| year high F = 63.4

| Jan mean F = 24.9

| Feb mean F = 28.4

| Mar mean F = 38.9

| Apr mean F = 49.0

| May mean F = 59.6

| Jun mean F = 70.8

| Jul mean F = 75.5

| Aug mean F = 73.3

| Sep mean F = 64.5

| Oct mean F = 51.2

| Nov mean F = 38.0

| Dec mean F = 27.6

| year mean F = 50.1

| Jan low F = 12.4

| Feb low F = 15.5

| Mar low F = 25.1

| Apr low F = 35.1

| May low F = 46.4

| Jun low F = 57.9

| Jul low F = 62.9

| Aug low F = 60.5

| Sep low F = 50.4

| Oct low F = 36.7

| Nov low F = 24.3

| Dec low F = 15.6

| year low F = 36.9

|Jan avg record low F = -8.5

|Feb avg record low F = -5.1

|Mar avg record low F = 6.6

|Apr avg record low F = 21.3

|May avg record low F = 32.2

|Jun avg record low F = 44.8

|Jul avg record low F = 52.0

|Aug avg record low F = 49.4

|Sep avg record low F = 35.0

|Oct avg record low F = 19.7

|Nov avg record low F = 7.7

|Dec avg record low F = -2.9

|year avg record low F = -12.9

| Jan record low F = −33

| Feb record low F = −32

| Mar record low F = −18

| Apr record low F = -4

| May record low F = 20

| Jun record low F = 33

| Jul record low F = 40

| Aug record low F = 36

| Sep record low F = 14

| Oct record low F = 4

| Nov record low F = −16

| Dec record low F = −26

| year record low F = −33

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 0.56

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.66

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.53

| Apr precipitation inch = 2.94

| May precipitation inch = 4.36

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.14

| Jul precipitation inch = 3.23

| Aug precipitation inch = 3.19

| Sep precipitation inch = 2.18

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.88

| Nov precipitation inch = 1.13

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.67

| year precipitation inch = 26.47

| Jan snow inch = 7.7

| Feb snow inch = 6.5

| Mar snow inch = 4.5

| Apr snow inch = 1.2

| May snow inch = 0.0

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 1.3

| Nov snow inch = 3.3

| Dec snow inch = 6.2

| year snow inch = 30.7

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 3.9

| Feb precipitation days = 4.6

| Mar precipitation days = 6.6

| Apr precipitation days = 9.0

| May precipitation days = 11.0

| Jun precipitation days = 10.7

| Jul precipitation days = 8.9

| Aug precipitation days = 8.2

| Sep precipitation days = 5.9

| Oct precipitation days = 6.5

| Nov precipitation days = 4.4

| Dec precipitation days = 3.8

| year precipitation days = 83.5

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 3.7

| Feb snow days = 3.5

| Mar snow days = 1.9

| Apr snow days = 0.8

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.6

| Nov snow days = 1.4

| Dec snow days = 2.6

| year snow days = 14.5

|source 1 = NOAA

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| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gid

| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| accessdate = January 13, 2022}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00254985&format=pdf

| title = Station: Loup City, NE

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = January 13, 2022}}

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For many years Loup City has proclaimed itself as the "Polish capital of Nebraska," due to a significant Polish population (see Polonia). "Polish Days" is an annual community event held on the first weekend of June. The town's Catholic church, Saint Josaphat's, features stained glass windows commemorating area families, most with Polish names. The windows were salvaged from the previous St. Josaphat's and date from the early 1900s.{{cite web|title=Our Community|url=http://loupcity.org/our_community.htm|publisher={{URL|1=http://www.nppd.com/}}|accessdate=2012-12-27}}

The early Loup City settlement has been depicted in the 2014 movie The Homesman.{{cite web | url=http://thehomesmanfilm.com/ | title=The Homesman | publisher=Official Website.}}

Sherman Dam – {{Convert|2,845|acre|adj=on}} lake and {{Convert|4,721|acre|4=land|adj=pre}}. Primitive camping includes 360 non-pad sites. Facilities include picnic tables, shelters, water, dumpstation, modern restrooms, vault toilets, four boat ramps, fish cleaning stations, coin-operated showers and concession.

Bowman Recreation Area – Bowman Lake, located one mile west of Loup City, is a {{Convert|23|acre|adj=on}} area lying adjacent to the Loup River and features a {{Convert|20|acre|adj=on}} man-made lake. It offers picnicking, fishing and primitive camping.

Jenners Park – At one time, Jenner's Park was home to amusement rides and a zoo. Today, the park is home to a disc golf course, two picnic shelters, outdoor grills, playground equipment, and an outdoor recreation area.

Loup City Swimming Pool – Newly built in 2000, the Loup City pool has a water slide, diving board, basketball hoop, mushroom, and zero depth entry.

Loup City Golf Course – A 9-hole course located one mile west of Loup City. The par 36 course has mature trees, a creek, and several ponds.

Petersen Park Ball Fields – Two newly developed baseball fields used for T-ball teams to high school softball teams. The park also includes a playground area for younger children.

• Edmund C. Jaeger – Desert ecologist and naturalist who taught at Riverside City College in Riverside, California for 30 years
• Charles H. Mohr – News correspondent during the Vietnam War and in the Middle East
• Richard Raymond – Prominent Nebraska doctor and Undersecretary in the Department of Agriculture during the George W. Bush Administration

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