Red Cloud, Nebraska | |
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 Willa Cather's childhood home, May 2010 | |
 Location of Red Cloud within Webster County and Nebraska | |
| Coordinates:40°05′11″N98°31′20″W / 40.08639°N 98.52222°W /40.08639; -98.52222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Webster |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,716 ft (523 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 962 |
| • Density | 936.71/sq mi (361.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 68970 |
| Area code | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-40920[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396335[2] |
| U.S. Routes |   |
| Website | visitredcloud.com |
Red Cloud is a city in and thecounty seat ofWebster County, Nebraska, United States.[4] The population was 962 at the2020 census.
The region of present-day Red Cloud was intermittently occupied and used as hunting grounds by thePawnees until 1833. In that year, a treaty was signed in which the Pawnees surrendered their lands south of thePlatte River. According toGeorge Hyde, it is likely that the Pawnees did not realize that they were thereby giving up their lands, and that they were led to believe that they were only granting theDelawares and other relocated tribes permission to hunt in the area.[5]
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In 1870, the area that is now Webster County was opened tohomesteaders. In that year,Silas Garber and other settlers filed claims along Crooked Creek, just east of the present-day city. In 1871, the town, named after the renownedOglala Lakota leaderRed Cloud, was voted county seat of the newly formed county. The city was platted in 1872.[6][7]
The authorWilla Cather lived in Red Cloud with her family for seven years, starting in 1883 at age nine, and later visited often.[8] She used the town as inspiration for several in her novels, including Black Hawk inMy Ántonia.[9] Early articles by Cather were published in the city's first newspaper,TheRed Cloud Chief.[10] Several 19th-century buildings described in her books are part of the Willa Cather Historic District, the largest district dedicated to an author listed in theNational Register of Historic Places. Herchildhood home is also part of the district.[9]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2), all land.[11]
| Climate data for Red Cloud, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) | 83 (28) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 106 (41) | 113 (45) | 117 (47) | 113 (45) | 110 (43) | 100 (38) | 84 (29) | 80 (27) | 117 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.3 (2.9) | 41.8 (5.4) | 53.6 (12.0) | 64.2 (17.9) | 74.1 (23.4) | 85.6 (29.8) | 90.5 (32.5) | 87.9 (31.1) | 80.2 (26.8) | 66.8 (19.3) | 52.2 (11.2) | 40.0 (4.4) | 64.5 (18.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 39.4 (4.1) | 49.8 (9.9) | 60.8 (16.0) | 72.2 (22.3) | 77.2 (25.1) | 74.7 (23.7) | 65.6 (18.7) | 52.1 (11.2) | 38.3 (3.5) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 50.9 (10.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.5 (−10.8) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 35.4 (1.9) | 47.4 (8.6) | 58.8 (14.9) | 64.0 (17.8) | 61.4 (16.3) | 51.1 (10.6) | 37.3 (2.9) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 37.4 (3.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) | −30 (−34) | −22 (−30) | 4 (−16) | 20 (−7) | 27 (−3) | 38 (3) | 36 (2) | 20 (−7) | 2 (−17) | −13 (−25) | −36 (−38) | −36 (−38) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) | 0.65 (17) | 1.25 (32) | 2.22 (56) | 4.19 (106) | 3.61 (92) | 3.88 (99) | 3.38 (86) | 1.96 (50) | 1.98 (50) | 1.11 (28) | 0.71 (18) | 25.46 (647) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.9 (12) | 5.6 (14) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 1.1 (2.8) | 3.0 (7.6) | 18.6 (47) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 64.7 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| Source:NOAA[12][13] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 677 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,839 | 171.6% | |
| 1900 | 1,554 | −15.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,686 | 8.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,856 | 10.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,519 | −18.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,610 | 6.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,744 | 8.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,525 | −12.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,531 | 0.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,300 | −15.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,204 | −7.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,131 | −6.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,020 | −9.8% | |
| 2020 | 962 | −5.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of the census[14] of 2010, there were 1,020 people, 480 households, and 267 families living in the city. The population density was 1,000 inhabitants per square mile (386.1/km2). There were 594 housing units at an average density of 582.4 per square mile (224.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.5%White, 0.8%African American, 0.3%Native American, 0.4%Asian, 1.2% fromother races, and 1.9% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 4.3% of the population.
There were 480 households, of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.73.
The median age in the city was 50.5 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 31.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,131 people, 520 households, and 302 families living in the city. The population density was 1,108 inhabitants per square mile (428/km2). There were 618 housing units at an average density of 605.7 per square mile (233.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.35%White, 0.18%African American, 0.97%Asian, 0.18% fromother races, and 1.33% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 520 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
The median age in the city was 47 years. 22.3% of the population was under the age of 18; 3.8% were between 18 and 24 years old; 21.0% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 30.4% were 65 years old or older. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,389, and the median income for a family was $34,038. Males had a median income of $26,364 versus $17,232 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $14,772. About 8.4% of families and 13.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Its school district isRed Cloud Community Schools.[15]
The city owns and operates aswimming pool in its park,[16] and it maintains a nine-holegolf course that is claimed to be the third-best such course in the state.[17]
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