Stromsburg, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,232. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,165 (-5.4% change)
Males: 593 (48.1%), Females: 639 (51.9%)
Polk County
Zip code: 68666
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $34,250
Median house value: $55,300
Population by Race
Races in Stromsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Swedish (32.8%), German (29.5%), English (9.0%), Irish (7.8%), United States (6.7%), Danish (4.1%).
Elevation: 1678 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Stromsburg
- High school or higher: 85.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Stromsburg city
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 68.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 7.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-2.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Stromsburg:
- ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL CO HEALTH CTR (about 7 miles; OSCEOLA, NE)
- YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; YORK, NE)
- GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GENOA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stromsburg:
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 62 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stromsburg:
- STROMSBURG MUNI (about 2 miles; STROMSBURG, NE; Abbreviation: 11K)
- YORK MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; YORK, NE; Abbreviation: JYR)
- GENOA MUNI (about 21 miles; GENOA, NE; Abbreviation: 97Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stromsburg:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 65 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 66 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
Schools
Public high school in Stromsburg:
- CROSS COUNTY HS-STROMSBURG (Students: 133; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Stromsburg:
- CROSS COUNTY ELEM-STROMSBURG (Students: 157; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Stromsburg:
- STROMSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $53,003; Location: 320 CENTRAL STREET; 14,993 books; 1,077 audio materials; 586 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)