Beaver City, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 641. Estimated population in July 2024: 597 (-6.9% change)
Males: 286 (44.6%), Females: 355 (55.4%)
Furnas County
Zip code: 68926
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.5 years
Median household income: $27,443
Median house value: $30,900
Population by Race
Races in Beaver City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), United States (15.0%), English (14.4%), Swedish (9.2%), Irish (8.6%), Swiss (3.4%).
Elevation: 2170 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Beaver City
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beaver City city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-8.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver City:
- NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; NORTON, KS)
- TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 28 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE)
- HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 33 miles; ALMA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver City:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 53 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 70 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 90 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver City:
- ARAPAHOE MUNI (about 15 miles; ARAPAHOE, NE; Abbreviation: 37V)
- NORTON MUNI (about 21 miles; NORTON, KS; Abbreviation: NRN)
- CAMBRIDGE MUNI (about 25 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE; Abbreviation: CSB)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver City:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 72 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 142 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 196 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 197 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 221 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Public primary/middle school in Beaver City:
- SO VALLEY ELEM AT BEAVER CITY (Students: 81; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Beaver City:
- BEAVER CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,700; Location: 408 10TH STREET; 16,654 books; 178 audio materials; 413 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)