West Point, Nebraska

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West Point is a city in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,660 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cuming County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

West Point is located at 41°50′23″N, 96°42′41″W (41.839635, -96.711406)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²), all land. West Point lies on the eastern bank of the Elkhorn River.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,660 people, 1,432 households, and 946 families residing in the city. The population density was 572.1/km² (1,479.2/mi²). There were 1,552 housing units at an average density of 242.6/km² (627.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.02% White, 0.22% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 5.74% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.02% of the population.

There were 1,432 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.2% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,616, and the median income for a family was $38,702. Males had a median income of $27,981 versus $20,774 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,053. About 5.4% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.