Moving to North Loup, Nebraska

Population: 339. Estimated population in July 2024: 316 (-6.8% change)
Males: 167 (49.3%), Females: 172 (50.7%)

Valley County

Zip code: 68859

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $20,288
Median house value: $19,500

Population by Race

Races in North Loup:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
• Hispanic (2.4%)
• Other race (1.8%)
• Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (22.7%), English (10.0%), United States (6.8%), Danish (6.2%), Irish (5.9%), Czech (5.0%).

Elevation: 1960 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in North Loup

• High school or higher: 80.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Loup village

• Never married: 12.3%
• Now married: 67.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.3%
• Divorced: 8.3%

2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-6.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near North Loup:

• VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ORD, NE)
• HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SAINT PAUL, NE)
• ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Loup:

• CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
• KEARNEY MUNI (about 56 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
• HASTINGS MUNI (about 67 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)

Other public-use airports nearest to North Loup:

• EVELYN SHARP FIELD (about 15 miles; ORD, NE; Abbreviation: ODX)
• GREELEY MUNI (about 17 miles; GREELEY, NE; Abbreviation: 99Y)
• LOUP CITY MUNI (about 21 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Loup:

• CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 50 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 131 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 151 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 152 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 156 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)

Public primary/middle school in North Loup:

• ELEM SCHOOL AT NORTH LOUP (Students: 111; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in North Loup:

• NORTH LOUP TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,300; Location: 200 B STREET; 6,130 books; 8 serial subscriptions)