Saturday, January 13, 2018

Waterbury, Nebraska

Population in 2010, 73. Median age from 2000 population of 89 was 31.5. Of those 89 residents, 55% were men. Sounds like they could use some mail-order brides.

http://www.usbeacon.com/Nebraska/Waterbury.html

In 2000, 13% of families and 20% of the overall population was below the official Federal poverty line. The town had its largest population in 1940, when 204 people lived there.


“In the early days, the village had about 40 buildings and 125 inhabitants. The railroad made it a number-one market for grain, produce, and livestock. At first there were both passenger and freight trains. About the turn of the century the line, running from O'Neill to Sioux City, was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Passenger service was discontinued in 1942, but
especially long ‘corn trains’ in season.”

http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/dixon/waterbury/

Otter Creek is southwest and west of Waterbury. Here is a link to a satellite photograph:

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4580549,-96.7362539,1116m/data=!3m1!1e3

As of 2000, the population of Dixon County was 6,000. Ponca is the county seat. The Missouri River separates Dixon County from South Dakota. The county’s highest population was 11,815, in 1920.

Waterbury has Storm’n Norman’s Rock ‘n Roll Auditorium.

http://www.nebraskabusinessfirst.com/wayne/businesses/stormn-normans/

Today’s high in Waterbury is predicted at 13, with an overnight low of 7. Sunday forecast is a high of 30, with a 40% chance of snow showers. Northern Nebraska. Winter cold.


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