Chappell, Nebraska

Chappell, Nebraska
City
Second Street in Chappell
Location of Chappell, Nebraska
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Deuel
Area
• Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	3,701 ft (1,128 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	983
• Density	1,843.9/sq mi (711.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	69129
Area code	308
FIPS code	31-08885Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0828100Template:GR

Chappell is a city in Deuel County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 983 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Deuel CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Chappell is located at 41°5′39″N 102°28′8″W (41.094095, -102.468848)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 983 people, 437 households, and 277 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,843.9 people per square mile (716.1/km²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 904.1/sq mi (351.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.56% White, 0.10% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 437 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $44,659. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,312. About 3.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Richard N. Cabela - Founded Cabela's.
• Frank W. Cyr - Organized the United States' first national standards conference for school transportation in 1939.
• Virginia D. Smith - Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1991 from the Third Congressional District of Nebraska.

External links

• City of Chappell, NE