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Country
  
United States

County
  
Butler

ZIP codes
  
68667, 68669

Area
  
50 ha

Local time
  
Thursday 9:51 PM

Area code
  
402

State
  
Nebraska

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

FIPS code
  
31-49460

Elevation
  
465 m

Population
  
165 (2013)

Ulysses, Nebraska

Weather
  
5°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 91% Humidity

Ulysses is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 171 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Ulysses, NE 68669, USA

History

The first post office in Ulysses was established in 1869. The village is named for Ulysses S. Grant.

Geography

Ulysses is located at 41°4′21″N 97°12′10″W (41.072375, -97.202762).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 171 people, 74 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density was 855.0 inhabitants per square mile (330.1/km2). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 525.0 per square mile (202.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 74 households of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 276 people, 107 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,378.3 people per square mile (532.8/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 614.2 per square mile (237.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.74% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 107 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $39,306. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,022. About 4.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.7% of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

  • George E. Waldo, New York politician
  • Chester Hardy Aldrich, 16th Governor of Nebraska and Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
  • References

    Ulysses, Nebraska Wikipedia