Mead, Nebraska
{{short description|Village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Saunders
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Marietta
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|area_total_km2 = 1.60
|area_land_km2 = 1.58
|area_water_km2 = 0.03
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.62
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.61
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
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|population_total = 617
|population_density_km2 = 391.37
|population_density_sq_mi = 1013.14
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 1207
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 68041
|area_code = 402
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|blank_info = 31-31395{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
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|website = [http://www.meadnebraska.net/ www.meadnebraska.net]
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Mead is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 617 at the 2020 census.
History
Mead was originally built up chiefly by Swedes.{{cite book|last1=Hickey|first1=Donald R.|last2=Wunder|first2=Susan A.|last3=Wunder|first3=John R.|title=Nebraska Moments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5dtgP41CyK4C&pg=PA115|year=2007|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0-8032-1572-6|page=115}} Mead was first called Saunders, and under the latter name was platted in 1877 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was renamed in 1880, likely for a Union Pacific railroad official.{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/saunders/mead/ | title=Mead, Saunders County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=August 23, 2014}}
The E3 Biofuels, an ethanol production facility in the country, used a patented "closed loop" system. E3 started operation in 2007 and went bankrupt a few months later in late 2007.{{Cite news |last=Gillam |first=Carey |date=May 29, 2021 |title=Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/29/environmental-catastrophe-mead-nebraska |access-date=May 29, 2021}} AltEn reopened the plant.{{Cite news|last=Held|first=Lisa|date=June 15, 2021|title=Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska|url=https://civileats.com/2021/06/15/dead-bees-sick-residents-from-pesticide-pollution-in-a-nebraska/|access-date=June 16, 2021|work=Civil Eats|language=en}} The plant closed again in February 2021.{{Cite news|last=Dunker|first=Chris|date=June 10, 2021|title=Seed companies to shoulder cost, burden of cleaning up troubled AltEn ethanol plant|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/seed-companies-to-shoulder-cost-burden-of-cleaning-up-troubled-alten-ethanol-plant/article_baf1dab7-244b-58e0-aea8-1d103edad9cf.html|access-date=June 16, 2021|work=Lincoln Journal Star|language=en}} The plant property is highly contaminated with neonicotinoids.{{Cite web |last=Gillam |first=Carey |date=April 26, 2022 |title='We want it back to what it was': the US village blighted by toxic waste |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/26/pollution-mead-nebraska-pesticide-waste |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
Demographics
{{US Census population|align=left
|1890= 324
|1900= 330
|1910= 330
|1920= 329
|1930= 310
|1940= 260
|1950= 388
|1960= 428
|1970= 488
|1980= 506
|1990= 513
|2000= 564
|2010= 569
|2020= 617
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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=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=June 24, 2012}} of 2010, there were 569 people, 215 households, and 159 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|932.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 235 housing units at an average density of {{convert|385.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.
There were 215 households, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the village was 37.1 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 564 people, 203 households, and 156 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,758.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 210 housing units at an average density of {{convert|654.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.76% White, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 203 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $51,339, and the median income for a family was $51,354. Males had a median income of $35,357 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,654. About 1.2% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{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=June 24, 2012|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=January 25, 2012}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|location = Mead 6S, Nebraska (1991–2020, extremes 1968–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 69
|year record high F = 108
|Jan avg record high F = 56.4
|Feb avg record high F = 62.4
|Mar avg record high F = 76.1
|Apr avg record high F = 85.4
|May avg record high F = 90.8
|Jun avg record high F = 94.9
|Jul avg record high F = 97.4
|Aug avg record high F = 96.1
|Sep avg record high F = 93.0
|Oct avg record high F = 86.5
|Nov avg record high F = 72.7
|Dec avg record high F = 59.4
|year avg record high F = 99.1
|Jan high F = 32.7
|Feb high F = 37.4
|Mar high F = 50.5
|Apr high F = 62.7
|May high F = 72.6
|Jun high F = 82.8
|Jul high F = 86.6
|Aug high F = 84.5
|Sep high F = 78.4
|Oct high F = 65.4
|Nov high F = 50.0
|Dec high F = 37.0
|year high F = 61.7
|Jan mean F = 22.4
|Feb mean F = 26.6
|Mar mean F = 38.6
|Apr mean F = 49.9
|May mean F = 60.9
|Jun mean F = 71.3
|Jul mean F = 75.1
|Aug mean F = 72.9
|Sep mean F = 65.1
|Oct mean F = 52.3
|Nov mean F = 38.2
|Dec mean F = 27.0
|year mean F = 50.0
|Jan low F = 12.0
|Feb low F = 15.9
|Mar low F = 26.6
|Apr low F = 37.2
|May low F = 49.3
|Jun low F = 59.9
|Jul low F = 63.7
|Aug low F = 61.3
|Sep low F = 51.8
|Oct low F = 39.2
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 16.9
|year low F = 38.3
|Jan avg record low F = -8.5
|Feb avg record low F = -3.3
|Mar avg record low F = 6.9
|Apr avg record low F = 22.6
|May avg record low F = 35.7
|Jun avg record low F = 48.6
|Jul avg record low F = 53.6
|Aug avg record low F = 51.1
|Sep avg record low F = 37.2
|Oct avg record low F = 23.1
|Nov avg record low F = 9.9
|Dec avg record low F = -2.9
|year avg record low F = -12.4
|Jan record low F = −37
|Feb record low F = −29
|Mar record low F = −18
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 39
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 9
|Nov record low F = −7
|Dec record low F = −27
|year record low F = -37
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.62
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.78
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.92
|May precipitation inch = 4.72
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.90
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.08
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.77
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.18
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.33
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.12
|year precipitation inch = 30.10
|Jan snow inch = 4.7
|Feb snow inch = 6.0
|Mar snow inch = 2.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.8
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.5
|Nov snow inch = 1.2
|Dec snow inch = 4.4
|year snow inch = 20.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.4
|Feb precipitation days = 4.9
|Mar precipitation days = 6.5
|Apr precipitation days = 9.1
|May precipitation days = 11.8
|Jun precipitation days = 9.6
|Jul precipitation days = 8.4
|Aug precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
|Nov precipitation days = 4.7
|Dec precipitation days = 4.9
|year precipitation days = 86.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.9
|Feb snow days = 2.9
|Mar snow days = 1.4
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|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 = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 2.6
|year snow days = 11.2
|source 1 = NOAA
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=oax
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 14, 2021}}
{{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=USC00255362&format=pdf
| title = Station: Mead 6S, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = November 14, 2021}}
}}
See also
{{portal|Nebraska}}
References
{{reflist|22em}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.meadnebraska.net/}}
{{Saunders County, Nebraska}}
{{Omaha-Council Bluffs metro}}
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