Lynch, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 269. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-11.2% change)
Males: 130 (48.3%), Females: 139 (51.7%)
Boyd County
Zip code: 68746
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.6 years
Median household income: $25,333
Median house value: $19,600
Population by Race
Races in Lynch:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (24.2%), United States (17.8%), Irish (13.0%), Czech (11.2%), English (10.4%), Swedish (8.2%).
Elevation: 1407 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lynch
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lynch village
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 69.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 5.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-9.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lynch:
- NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL CORP (PO BOX 118)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lynch:
- WAGNER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 19 miles; WAGNER, SD)
- AVERA ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; O’ NEILL, NE)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 34 miles; ARMOUR, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lynch:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 76 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 93 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 109 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lynch:
- WAGNER MUNI (about 20 miles; WAGNER, SD; Abbreviation: AGZ)
- LAKE ANDES MUNI (about 22 miles; LAKE ANDES, SD; Abbreviation: 8D8)
- THE O’NEILL MUNI-JOHN L BAKER FIELD (about 30 miles; O’NEILL, NE; Abbreviation: ONL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lynch:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 106 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 108 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 135 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 143 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 152 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
Schools
Public high school in Lynch:
- LYNCH SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 58; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lynch:
- LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 48; Grades: PK – 06)
- REDBIRD PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 4; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Lynch:
- LYNCH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,469; Location: 423 WEST HOFFMAN; 6,088 books; 55 audio materials; 159 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)