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)