Verdigre, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 20, 2019 · Updated September 5, 2024

Population: 519. Estimated population in July 2024: 486 (-6.4% change)
Males: 236 (45.5%), Females: 283 (54.5%)

Knox County

Zip code: 68783

Demographics

Median resident age: 58.6 years
Median household income: $21,667
Median house value: $37,500

Population by Race

Races in Verdigre:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (2.1%)

Ancestries: Czech (48.4%), German (36.6%), Irish (8.9%), English (4.8%), Norwegian (3.9%), Dutch (3.3%).

Elevation: 1352 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Verdigre

High school or higher: 81.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Verdigre village

Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 22.3%
Divorced: 5.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-14.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Verdigre:

CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (about 13 miles; CREIGHTON, NE)
PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL – CAH (about 30 miles; TYNDALL, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verdigre:

CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 51 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 60 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Verdigre:

CREIGHTON MUNI (about 14 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: Y03)
BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verdigre:

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 77 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 140 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)

Schools

Public high school in Verdigre:

VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 90; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Verdigre:

VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 93; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Verdigre:

VERDIGRE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,604; Location: 101 EAST 3RD STREET; 12,805 books; 170 audio materials; 316 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)