Broken Bow, Nebraska
| Broken Bow, Nebraska | |
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![Broken Bow Commercial Square Historic District, centered on the public square, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Broken_Bow,_Nebraska_bandstand_from_E.JPG)
Broken Bow Commercial Square Historic District, centered on the public square, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Location within Custer County (left) and Nebraska (right) |
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| Coordinates: 41°24′17″N 99°38′29″W / 41.40472°N 99.64139°WCoordinates: 41°24′17″N 99°38′29″W / 41.40472°N 99.64139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Custer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2) |
| • Land | 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,477 ft (755 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,559 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,486 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68822 |
| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-06610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0827664 |
| Website | cityofbrokenbow.org |
Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,559 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.
Broken Bow was platted in 1882. Its name was suggested by a settler who found a broken bow in a field at the site of a former Indian camping ground. The railroad was built through Broken Bow in 1884, and the town was incorporated as a village that same year. Broken Bow was incorporated as a city of the second class in 1888.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.90 square miles (4.92 km2), all of it land.
The geographic center of Nebraska lies approximately 10 miles northwest of Broken Bow.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,559 people, 1,575 households, and 909 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,873.2 inhabitants per square mile (723.2/km2). There were 1,730 housing units at an average density of 910.5 per square mile (351.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 1,575 households of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.90.
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