Wood Lake, Nebraska
| Wood Lake, Nebraska | |
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| Village | |
Businesses beside U.S. Highway 20 in Wood Lake
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 Location of Wood Lake, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 42°38′15″N 100°14′14″W / 42.63750°N 100.23722°WCoordinates: 42°38′15″N 100°14′14″W / 42.63750°N 100.23722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Cherry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,694 ft (821 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 63 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 65 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 69221 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-53555 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0834857 |
Wood Lake is a village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census.
Wood Lake was founded in 1882 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for the trees at a nearby lake, which were the source of valuable timber.
Wood Lake is located at 42°38′15″N 100°14′14″W / 42.63750°N 100.23722°W (42.637421, -100.237345).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), of which, 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 63 people, 33 households, and 16 families residing in the village. The population density was 196.9 inhabitants per square mile (76.0/km2). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 150.0 per square mile (57.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% White and 1.6% Native American.
There were 33 households of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.5% were non-families. 48.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 30.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.81.
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