Rulo, Nebraska
| Rulo, Nebraska | |
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| Village | |
Downtown Rulo: 1st Street
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 Location of Rulo within Richardson County and Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 40°3′7″N 95°25′49″W / 40.05194°N 95.43028°WCoordinates: 40°3′7″N 95°25′49″W / 40.05194°N 95.43028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Richardson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 172 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 171 |
| • Density | 273.0/sq mi (105.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68431 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-42670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0832769 |
Rulo is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska. The population was 172 at the 2010 census.
Rulo was laid out in 1857. It was named for Charlie Rouleau, the original owner of the town site.
In 1933, the foundation for the Rulo Bridge, a toll bridge across the Missouri River, was laid. The owner of the bridge was originally John Mullen from Falls City, together with a group of investors, the "Kansas City Bridge Company". Construction of the bridge began in 1938, after the Works Progress Administration decided to finance half the cost. The bridge was finished in 1939.
During the early 1980s, a small group of Christian Identity survivalists, led by Michael W. Ryan, began living in a religious cult located on a farm two miles north of Rulo, along the Missouri River. The farm was converted into a compound and the members of the cult would commit thefts throughout the Nebraska-Missouri-Kansas area. The stolen property would be sold in order to buy weapons and survival equipment for the group. Ryan was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death after the Nebraska State Patrol discovered that he was responsible for the torture murders of a 26-year-old cult member and a five-year-old boy. Ryan died of natural causes in prison in 2015.
In 2013, a new bridge carrying U.S. Highway 159 across the Missouri River was opened. The 1939 bridge, deemed too narrow for semi-trailers and farm machinery, was demolished in 2014.
Rulo, 1917
1939 Rulo bridge
Rulo during the 2011 Missouri River floods
2013 Rulo bridge
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all of it land. None of it is covered by water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 172 people, 85 households, and 43 families residing in the village. The population density was 273.0 inhabitants per square mile (105.4/km2). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 184.1 per square mile (71.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 70.9% White, 23.8% Native American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
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