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Population: 1,594. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,493 (-6.3% change)
Males: 757 (47.5%), Females: 837 (52.5%)

Morrill County

Zip code: 69336

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $29,527
Median house value: $50,300

Population by Race

Races in Bridgeport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
  • Hispanic (14.8%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (31.9%), Irish (11.2%), English (10.3%), United States (4.6%), French (3.6%), Swedish (3.5%).

Elevation: 3666 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

6.1% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bridgeport:

  • MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1313 S STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:

  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 34 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 37 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 104 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:

  • SIDNEY MUNI (about 40 miles; SIDNEY, NE; Abbreviation: SNY)
  • KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 52 miles; KIMBALL, NE; Abbreviation: IBM)
  • GARDEN COUNTY (about 55 miles; OSHKOSH, NE; Abbreviation: OKS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeport:

  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 142 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 161 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 161 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 161 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 161 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)

Schools

Public high school in Bridgeport:

  • BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 238; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bridgeport:

  • BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 10; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bridgeport:

  • BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,861; Location: 722 MAIN STREET; 16,565 books; 146 audio materials; 498 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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