Kilgore, Nebraska

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Population in 2022: 68 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -31.3%
Males: 29  (44.0%)
Females: 39  (56.0%)
Median resident age:

52.8 years
Nebraska median age:

37.4 years

Zip code: 69216

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-646,914,475 (it was $29,750 in 2000)
Kilgore $-646,914,475
NE $69,597

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,212 (it was $13,767 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $55,726 (it was $27,800 in 2000)
Kilgore:

$55,726
NE:

$232,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $101,582; detached houses: $262,324; mobile homes: $13,722
March 2022 cost of living index in Kilgore: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.0%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.8% for American Indian residents)
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  • Races in Kilgore, NE (2022)
    • 8371.6%White alone
    • 2622.4%American Indian alone



According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Kilgore, Nebraska as of May 21, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Kilgore is 27 to 1.


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Ancestries: German (52.9%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 06/17/1913

Elevation: 2919 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 152 people per square mile   (very low).

Kilgore, Nebraska map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Kilgore village:

1.9% ($525)
Nebraska:

1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (138.5 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (265.1 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (681.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Nenzel, NE (2.7 miles),
Crookston, NE (3.2 miles),
Spring Creek, SD (3.6 miles),
St. Francis, SD (3.8 miles ),
Cody, NE (3.8 miles),
Two Strike, SD (4.4 miles),
Valentine, NE (4.6 miles ),
Rosebud, SD (4.6 miles )

Latitude: 42.94 N, Longitude: 100.96 W

Area code: 402

Distribution of median household income in Kilgore, NE in 2022
Distribution of house value in Kilgore, NE in 2022

Kilgore satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

1.6%
Nebraska:

2.2%
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+25.3%).

Average climate in Kilgore, Nebraska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Kilgore-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1962, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Kilgore village center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/19/1975, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.9 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Kilgore-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 316% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 497.2 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 237.5 miles away from Kilgore center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 117.4 miles away from Kilgore center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.1 miles away from Kilgore center
On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from Kilgore center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 264.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cherry County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kilgore:

  • Chadron State College (about 105 miles; Chadron, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 138 miles; Rapid City, SD; FT enrollment: 2,102)
  • Black Hills State University (about 182 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney (about 182 miles; Kearney, NE; FT enrollment: 6,047)
  • Northeast Community College (about 192 miles; Norfolk, NE; FT enrollment: 3,334)
  • Central Community College (about 195 miles; Grand Island, NE; FT enrollment: 4,159)
  • University of South Dakota (about 205 miles; Vermillion, SD; FT enrollment: 7,328)

Public elementary/middle school in Kilgore:

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Points of interest:

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Notable location: Kilgore Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cherry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kilgore and their reported violations in the past:

KILGORE, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-08-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-08-2011), St Public Notif received (NOV-28-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Average household size:
This village:

2.3 people
Nebraska:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:

60.6%
Whole state:

64.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:

3.0%
Whole state:

6.0%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Kilgore:

Marital status in Kilgore, NE
  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 34.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 34.0%

For population 25 years and over in Kilgore:

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.4
Nebraska average:

11.2

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Kilgore, NE (based on Cherry County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,01411
Catholic8002
Mainline Protestant7615
Other1291
None3,009-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Cherry County:

5.27 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:

2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Cherry County:

10.54 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:

4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:

10.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.7%
State:

7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Cherry County:

29.1%
Nebraska:

28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

10.0%
Nebraska:

12.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

41.1%
Nebraska:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

46.0%
Nebraska:

45.5%

Average BMI:
Here:

31.9
Nebraska:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

28.0%
Nebraska:

21.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Kilgore:

20.2%
State:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

7.0
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Kilgore:

35.1%
Nebraska:

33.5%

General health condition:
Kilgore:

56.4%
State:

55.6%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

86.3%
State:

78.2%

More about Health and Nutrition of Kilgore, NE Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$900
Totals for Government 0$0 1$900

Kilgore government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Other: $17,000 ($250.00)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,000 ($29.41)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($58.82)
    General Revenue - Other: $3,000 ($44.12)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000 ($264.71)
    General Local Government Support: $8,000 ($117.65)
  • Tax - Property: $8,000 ($117.65)

Kilgore government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000 ($220.59)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,000 ($176.47)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000 ($44.12)

Kilgore government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $210,000 ($3088.24)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kilgore:

  • KVSH (940 AM; 5 kW; VALENTINE, NE; Owner: HEART CITY RADIO COMPANY)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KWYR (1260 AM; 5 kW; WINNER, SD; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO CORP.)
  • KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kilgore:

  • KINI (96.1 FM; CROOKSTON, NE; Owner: THE ROSEBUD EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY)
  • KRNE-FM (91.5 FM; MERRIMAN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • K258AI (99.5 FM; VALENTINE, NE; Owner: DUANE WITTE)

TV broadcast stations around Kilgore:

  • K09IW (Channel 9; KILGORE, NE; Owner: KILGORE TELEVISION COMMITTEE)
  • KRNE-TV (Channel 12; MERRIMAN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • K82BP (Channel 82; VALENTINE, NE; Owner: BEAVER-VALENTINE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 5Total average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Kilgore School House Bldg (Lat: 42.946944 Lon: -100.963750), Call Sign: KNJG654,
    Assigned Frequencies: 153.800 MHz, Grant Date: 04/09/2014, Expiration Date: 05/22/2024, Registrant: Platte Valley Communications Of Kearney, 2215 Ave I, Kearney, NE 68848, Phone: (308) 237-9512, Fax: (308) 236-5728, Email:


FAA Registered Aircraft:

3
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 50799, N50799, N-50799, Serial Number: 15069560, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 09/19/1968, Certificate Issue Date: 03/07/2019
    Registrant (Individual): Mark E Johnson, Po Box 146, Kilgore, NE 69216
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6106P, N6106P, N-6106P, Serial Number: 24-1204, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1959, Certificate Issue Date: 09/08/2014
    Registrant (Individual): Lester P Trustee Olsen, Po Box 104, Kilgore, NE 69216
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1751C, N1751C, N-1751C, Serial Number: 30451, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 01/20/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 12/04/1974
    Registrant (Individual): Urban P Vanderwey, 26533 301st St, Kilgore, NE 69216
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 11/01/2019

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kilgore, NE
  • 40.5%Wood
  • 32.4%Electricity
  • 18.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kilgore, NE
  • 100.0%Electricity


Kilgore compared to Nebraska state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
There are 2 pilots and 1 other airmen in this city.
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