Santee, Nebraska

Santee, Nebraska
Village
Santee, seen from the cemetery hill south of town
Location of Santee, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°50′19″N 97°51′11″W / 42.83861°N 97.85306°W / 42.83861; -97.85306Coordinates: 42°50′19″N 97°51′11″W / 42.83861°N 97.85306°W / 42.83861; -97.85306
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Knox
Area
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,243 ft (379 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	346
• Estimate (2012)	346
• Density	617.9/sq mi (238.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	31-43475
GNIS feature ID	0833214

Santee is the principal village of the Santee Sioux Reservation in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 346 at the 2010 census.

The village was named for the Santee Sioux Indians.

Santee is located at 42°50′19″N 97°51′11″W / 42.838711°N 97.853188°W / 42.838711; -97.853188 (42.838711, -97.853188).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 346 people, 100 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was 617.9 inhabitants per square mile (238.6/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 208.9 per square mile (80.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 2.9% White, 92.5% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the population.

There were 100 households of which 59.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.0% were married couples living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 13.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.94.