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Moving to Gothenburg, Nebraska

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Population: 3,619. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,692 (+2.0% change)
Males: 1,687 (46.6%), Females: 1,932 (53.4%)

Dawson County

Zip code: 69138

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $35,990
Median house value: $65,000

Population by Race

Races in Gothenburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (41.9%), Irish (12.7%), Swedish (12.0%), English (9.3%), United States (6.7%), Dutch (3.6%).

Elevation: 2567 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gothenburg

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gothenburg city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

3.5% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +326 (+9.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Gothenburg:

  • GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 469 910 20TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gothenburg:

  • COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COZAD, NE)
  • CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; CALLAWAY, NE)
  • TRI-COUNTY AREA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 31 miles; LEXINGTON, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gothenburg:

  • NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 39 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
  • MC COOK MUNI (about 59 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 82 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gothenburg:

  • QUINN FIELD (about 3 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; Abbreviation: GTE)
  • COZAD MUNI (about 12 miles; COZAD, NE; Abbreviation: CZD)
  • JIM KELLY FIELD (about 30 miles; LEXINGTON, NE; Abbreviation: LXN)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gothenburg:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 76 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 190 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 201 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 234 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 236 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)

Schools

Public high school in Gothenburg:

  • GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 368; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gothenburg:

  • GOTHENBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 443; Grades: PK – 06)
  • DIST 100 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 26; Grades: PK – 08)
  • DIST 081 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 10; Grades: PK – 08)
  • NEW HOPE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 6; Grades: PK – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Gothenburg:

  • LIBERTY HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 16; Location: 3307 LAKE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Gothenburg:

  • GOTHENBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $162,460; Location: 1104 LAKE AVENUE; 17,731 books; 824 audio materials; 386 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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